Today I wake up to a lot of noise and commotion outside my window. I am surprised by a event that brings women together to have fun, get exercise, and support a good cause. It’s the Treviso in Rosa, a run and walk race that seems to bring every women in Veneto into town. The …
A walking tour of Treviso today takes me past buildings showing fragments of frescoes that still adorn their facades. The guide mentions that Treviso was known as the painted city. In the 15th and 16th centuries, buildings were covered with frescoes in designs from Venetian tapestries and textiles. Materials for applying frescoes were readily available: …
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A beautiful day in Venice. It takes me about half an hour to reach the Santa Lucia train station from Treviso. I had paid in advance 5 Euro for the daily tourist fee, but I walk right by the young collectors on arrival. Maybe they don’t see me? Very quickly I’m in a different world. …
Today I travel to the wine country known for producing the Conegliano Valdobbiadene Prosecco DOCG. This area has been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site for the unique wines made here. I’m lucky to find a free shuttle bus that takes me throughout the area, because it is very difficult to visit without a …
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The local tourist office offers a walking tour of the town, with the focus on what it looked like in the past. This building was once Treviso’s hospital, founded by the Brotherhood of the Battuti, a religious group that practiced flagellation (battuti = beaten.) The group came to Treviso in the thirteenth century. They focused …
A walk along the Sile River today in the Fiera district, just outside Treviso’s wall. An elaborate, old weathervane sits atop a building under restoration. Not a real bus stop, but a place where children meet to be walked to school by an adult. Swans create nests by the riverside to lay and brood their …
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More masterful creations from Dolci Cose, the candy store on Treviso’s main street. I think of making the molds, then casting. Quite the process. They look way too good to eat. The Loggia dei Cavalieri, a place where nobles once gathered, later became a warehouse. Today it hosts an antiquarian book sale, which takes place …
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Store windows are filled with eggs, bunnies and little chicks. Oops, and lambs! This candy store goes over the top with its beautiful confectioneries. I haven’t indulged—yet! Maybe with the post-Easter sales? I drop into the Diocesan Museum, which displays relics and other objects from the Cathedral. The enormous crypt beneath has seen many changes …
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At one time, facades of some Treviso buildings were frescoed with designs made to look like tapestry. So many buildings were decorated that Treviso was known as “the painted city.” Now only fresco fragments remain. This morning, I visit the fish market, situated on an island very near the historic center. The market sells fish …
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Another stay in Italy. This time I’ve rented an apartment in Treviso for a month. Here is the view to the cupole of the Duomo from my living room window. A whole month! I am thrilled to be back. My Italian instructor Elena picked me up at the train station and brought me to the …