Treviso
A canal-laced Veneto city and the urban gateway to Prosecco, with the Conegliano-Valdobbiadene sparkling-wine hills just to the north.
About Treviso
Treviso is a walled city of canals in the Veneto, north of Venice, whose water wheels and frescoed arcades give it an intimate, less-touristed charm. It began as the Veneti settlement of Tarvisium and became a Roman municipium in 89 BC. Today it is best known to wine travellers as the gateway to Prosecco: the Conegliano-Valdobbiadene hills, a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape of steep terraced vineyards, rise just to the north, and Treviso lends its name to one of the Prosecco DOC's higher designations. The wine is a sparkling made by the tank (Charmat) method from the Glera grape, fresh and aromatic. The city is the practical base for driving the Strada del Prosecco through the hills. Between tastings, Treviso claims tiramisu as a local invention and prizes its bitter radicchio rosso, both good companions to a glass of local fizz.
Practical details
Wine tourism notes
Treviso is the urban gateway to Prosecco country: the Conegliano-Valdobbiadene hills (a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape) lie just to the north, and the town lends its name to the Prosecco DOC designation Treviso. It is the base for driving the Strada del Prosecco through the steep vineyard hills.
Regional cuisine
Trevigiano cooking to pair with Prosecco: risotto and pasta e fagioli, radicchio rosso di Treviso (grilled or in risotto), sopressa salami, baccala, and tiramisu, which the city claims as its own.
Canonical attractions
- Canals and water wheels of the historic centre
- Piazza dei Signori
- City walls and Porta San Tomaso
- day trips to Conegliano-Valdobbiadene Prosecco hills
Editorial notes
Use Treviso as a base and drive the Prosecco road north to Conegliano and Valdobbiadene; the steep hill roads reward a designated driver or a guided tour.