Veneto · Treviso
Treviso
The walled provincial capital between the Sile and Botteniga rivers, Venice's first mainland conquest in 1339 and the birthplace of tiramisu.
Picked by Peter Benei
Letter to come
Visiting
- Best time
- Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct
- Airport
- In the comune (TSF)
- By car
- 39 min from Venice
- By train
- Station in the comune
- Population
- 85,652
- J8°
- F11°
- M14°
- A18°
- M22°
- J27°
- J30°
- A30°
- S25°
- O20°
- N13°
- D8°
- Best
- Hot or crowded
- Quiet
- Mostly closed
Daytime air temperature, averages for 2020–2024. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com.
Why come
Treviso sits where the Botteniga flows into the Sile, twenty-five kilometers inland from Venice. The Roman Tarvisium took its name from a Celtic root for bull, and the city became a municipium after 89 BC. After the Caminesi and a brief Scaliger domination, Treviso submitted to the Republic of Venice on 29 June 1339, the first major mainland territory of the Serenissima.
The walls and ramparts that still ring the centro storico were built then and renewed in the next century under Fra Giocondo. The Botteniga splits into a network of canals locals call the cagnan; the Sile runs the southern flank of the walls and feeds the Pescheria, the fish market on its own island. The Palazzo dei Trecento on Piazza dei Signori, the Loggia dei Cavalieri, the Duomo with the Annunciazione of Titian and the frescoed cloister of San Nicolò give the city its medieval and Renaissance spine. Tiramisu was invented at the Alle Beccherie restaurant near the duomo in the 1970s.
How to get there
Treviso has its own airport (TSF), about 9 min from the middle of town.
Verona (VRN) is about 1 h 49 min away.
By car from the center of Padua 52 min or Udine 1 h 26 min.
Driving in is restricted: a limited traffic zone is mapped here. Check the signs and the times before you drive into the center.
There is a railway station in the comune, so you can arrive without a car.
Coming from Venice, Verona or Bologna?
Coming by train into Venezia Santa Lucia? Treviso is about 40 min away by road.
Every town within reach of Treviso airport.
First time driving in Italy? Read our complete manual.
What to see
Piazza dei Signori
Civic heart of Treviso, with the thirteenth-century Palazzo dei Trecento, the Torre Civica and the arcades that frame the medieval public space.
Duomo di San Pietro
Cathedral founded in the twelfth century and rebuilt in the eighteenth, with the Annunciazione by Titian in the Malchiostro chapel.
Chiesa di San Nicolò
Gothic Dominican church with frescoes by Tomaso da Modena, including the 1352 chapter house portraits of forty Dominican brothers.
Canali e Pescheria
Network of Botteniga canals threading the centro storico, with the Pescheria fish market on its own island under arcaded stone walks.
Mura Venete
Sixteenth-century city walls and ramparts, built after Treviso's 1339 submission to Venice and renewed under Fra Giocondo, still encircling the centro storico.
From the guides
Where to eat
Not our picks, but places the guides put their name to: a Michelin star, a Gambero Rosso fork, a Slow Food snail, a Michelin Key for the hotels. Worth a table, a counter, or a night when you pass through.
FeriaIndonesiano
Feria has two Gambero Rosso Mappamondi and a spot in the Michelin Guide.
Le BeccherieBistrot
Le Beccherie has a Gambero Rosso listing and a spot in the Michelin Guide.
Pierre - Trattoria SartorialeRistorante
One Gambero Rosso fork (79/100) for Pierre - Trattoria Sartoriale, and a spot in the Michelin Guide.
8 more places the guides name in Treviso
Antica TorreRistorante
Antica Torre holds one Gambero Rosso fork (78/100).
Antico MorerRistorante
A spot in the Michelin Guide, at Antico Morer.
Il BasiliscoRistorante
Il Basilisco has a spot in the Michelin Guide to its name.
La Proseccheria ai SoffioniWine Bar
La Proseccheria ai Soffioni holds one Gambero Rosso bottle.
MARdiVINORistorante
A spot in the Michelin Guide, at MARdiVINO.
medRistorante
med has a spot in the Michelin Guide to its name.
Plenus BistròBistrot
Plenus Bistrò carries a Gambero Rosso listing.
Toni del SpinTrattoria
Toni del Spin carries two Gambero Rosso prawns.
Before you sit down: how to order at a restaurant, how to spot a tourist trap, what aperitivo is and how the Italian bar works.
Living here
Could you live here?
Treviso is a city.
- A city of 85,652 people, and a provincial capital: the services are here, not a drive away.
- A station of its own, so the rest of Italy is a train ride away.
The rules come from our series Where to Move in Italy, written from the places we have lived: Part 1, The End of the Road · Part 2, The Small Town · Part 3, The City · Part 4, The Postcard · Part 5, The Other Half. The towns we would pick are in Part 6, The Best Towns.
- Population 85,652, up 2.4% since 2015
- Train station in the comune
- A national health service hospital in the comune · how healthcare works in Italy
- Homes in the center: €2,100 to €3,700 per m² to buy, €8.00 to €13.00 per m² a month to rent
All the numbers Common questions, designations, lists and sources.
More about living here
- A local hub
- Pharmacy in town
- High school within a 30-minute drive
- Full fibre reaches 95% of homes
- Primary school in the comune
- Earthquake zone 2, medium hazard
- Treviso airport (TSF), 9 min drive, the nearest with scheduled flights
- Market day Saturday
- Regional capital Venice, 39 min drive
If you are moving here
Who lives here
15% of residents are foreign citizens, most often from Romania, Bangladesh and China, against 9% across Italy. 350 of them come from English-speaking countries or western and northern Europe, mostly France, the United Kingdom and the United States. There are 241 people over 65 for every 100 children under 15, against 216 across Italy. 13% of homes have no resident, holiday homes and empty ones counted together, against 27% across Italy. Treviso province ranks 6th of 107 in Il Sole 24 Ore's quality of life ranking for 2025.
Health and schools
There is a major emergency department in the comune. The nearest children's emergency room is in Padua, 41 km away. The nearest IB school is Collegio Vescovile Pio X International, 1 km as the crow flies. There are 2 within 30 km.
Information, not medical advice. Confirm with a professional.
Taxes
A home that is not your main one pays 1.06% a year in property tax at the 2025 rate, charged on the cadastral value rather than the price. A main home pays none unless it is in a luxury category. The town adds 0.8% to your income tax, with nothing due on income under €16,000. 7% pensioner tax: this town is not in a qualifying area.
Information, not tax advice. Confirm with a professional.
What it costs
The average household in Veneto spends about €2,310 a month, €560 of it on food, against about €2,170 across Italy. A family of three pays about €490 a year for water, on the Veneto average. In Treviso, the provincial capital, in September 2026, an espresso cost €1.44, a meal in a pizzeria €12.22 and a man's haircut €28.82.
Climate and risk
It is in climate zone E, on a scale from A, the warmest, to F, the coldest, and heating may run from October 15 to April 15, up to 14 hours a day, unless the mayor changes it. 4% of residents live in a zone the national maps rate high for floods. They show no residents in a high landslide zone.
These shares cover the whole comune, not any one street. Check an address on IdroGEO.
Moving from abroad? Which visa you need. Sources: ISTAT, the Ministry of Health, ISPRA, the Finance Ministry, the Ministry of Enterprise, Poste Italiane, the comuni, the IB, International Schools Database, Il Sole 24 Ore, Cittadinanzattiva.
Known for
TIRAMISU
Invented at Alle Beccherie restaurant near the duomo in the 1970s; the recipe was certified by the Italian Academy of Cuisine in 2010.
THE CAGNAN CANALS
Botteniga splits into a working network of canals through the centro storico, with the Pescheria fish market on its own island.
RADICCHIO ROSSO
Radicchio Rosso di Treviso IGP, the bitter winter chicory grown in fields south of the city and forced in dark water sheds from November to March.
ASPARAGO DI BADOERE
The commune also lies inside the Asparago di Badoere IGP production zone.
Common questions
- What is Treviso known for?
- Treviso is the walled provincial capital at 15 meters between the Sile and Botteniga rivers, Venice's first mainland conquest in 1339 and the birthplace of tiramisu.
- Where is Treviso?
- Treviso is a comune in the province of Treviso, in Veneto.
- What is the nearest airport to Treviso?
- Treviso has its own airport (TSF), about 9 min from the middle of town by car.
- Can you get to Treviso without a car?
- Yes. There is a railway station in the comune, so you can arrive by train.
- How long is the drive from Padua to Treviso?
- About 52 min by car.
- When is the best time to visit Treviso?
- Best in Apr–Jun, Sep–Oct. July is the warmest month, averaging 30 degrees, and May the wettest, with about 15 rain days.
- Which other towns are like Treviso?
- Bassano del Grappa, Conegliano and Imola.
- How many people live in Treviso?
- 85,652 residents, by ISTAT's count on 1 January 2025.
- Is Treviso a good place to live?
- Treviso is a city of 85,652 people, the kind of place Part 3 of our Where to Move in Italy series is about. There is a national health service hospital in the comune. Full fibre reaches 95% of homes.
Tags & data designations · numbers · sources
Recognized as
The numbers
- Elevation: 15 m
- Population: 85,652
- Surface area: 55.58 km²
These figures were compiled from public directories: ISTAT, OpenStreetMap and Wikidata, and from the official listings of the guides named on this page. Town details change; verify with official sources before you travel.
The ranked lists
Lists Treviso appears in
- The best towns known for what they grow within 75 minutes of PaduaNear Paduawithin 75 minproduce zone6 towns · smallest 8,911 residents · closest 52 min away
- The best towns that eat well within an hour of PaduaNear Paduawithin 60 mineats well6 towns · smallest 8,911 residents · closest 3 min away
- The best towns that eat well within an hour of VeniceNear Venicewithin 60 mineats well6 towns · smallest 20,464 residents · closest 34 min away
- The best towns with a serious restaurant in the province of TrevisoTreviso provinceserious restaurant6 towns · smallest 3,607 residents
- The best towns inside a nature park in VenetoVenetoinside a park7 towns · smallest 1,779 residents
- The best towns you can reach by train within an hour of PaduaNear Paduaby trainwithin 60 min7 towns · smallest 3,897 residents · closest 3 min away
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Towns like Treviso
What all six share with Treviso: over 10,000 people · near sea level · have a railway station in the comune
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