Car Hire Treviso - Mini guide to Treviso

Situated 20 miles north of Venice, the pleasant town of Treviso has a healthy flow of tourists throughout the year. It's best known for its wine production and culinary delights, although this birthplace of Benetton attracts plenty of artists, fashion designers, filmmakers, and art lovers.

Those searching for historical sights should head to the gigantic Romanesque-Gothic San Nicolo, Via San Nicolo. This ornate building has a superb vaulted ceiling with late 14th-century frescoes by Tomaso da Modena. Round the corner is the Episcopal Seminary, home to 40 unique portraits of Dominican monks.

Treviso is famous for its wrought iron and copper utensils, and located on Via Palestro is the store, Prior, easily the best place to shop. Stretching across the Via Perscheria, is the sweet smelling open air market where you can buy the town's home-grown cherries.

Treviso is a haven for Italian cuisine, and if you want to experience the best of its culinary fare, then head to El Toule da Alfredo, on Via Collalto 26. This restaurant chain is known throughout Italy for its superb food and offers delicious dishes such as its sorbets made with local fruit. There are a number of cheaper, less immaculate, restaurants close by.

The wine routes of Treviso should not be missed when in this scenic area of Italy. The undulating foothills of the Dolomites around Treviso are known for producing fine wines. Drive along the two highways known as the Strade dei Vini del Piave for a view of the nearby Piave River.

The best way to reach Treviso is by train, there are over 40 trains per hour that arrive in the town from Venice, and the trip takes only 30 minutes. By car, take the A11 from Venice through Mestre for 10kms, head northeast on the A4 for 5kms, and then take Route S13 for 16kms north to Treviso.