Practical Information for visiting Treviso

Treviso's historic centre is small, flat and ringed by walls -- you can walk from one gate to the opposite one in about twenty minutes -- and much of it is closed to through traffic. Walking is not just the pleasant option here, it is the practical one.

Treviso Centrale station is a few minutes' walk south of the walls. Trains reach Venice in about 30 minutes and run frequently, Padua in about 45, and Conegliano -- for the Prosecco hills -- in around 25.

Treviso Airport (TSF), marketed as "Venice Treviso", is 3 km south-west of the centre, with a bus link to the station and to Venice. It is genuinely close to Treviso, which is easy to forget given how it is sold.

Cycling is how locals cover distance. The Restera, the old towpath along the Sile, runs from the city out through the river park and is flat the whole way; bike hire is easy and cheap.

The Prosecco hills really need a car or a tour, since the interesting parts are the ridge roads between villages and the buses do not go there.

Italian mobile networks (TIM, Vodafone, WindTre, Iliad) cover Treviso and the surrounding plain thoroughly; coverage thins slightly in the folds of the Prosecco hills to the north but stays usable. EU visitors roam on their own plans; others can buy a prepaid SIM at the operator shops near the station or on Corso del Popolo, with a passport for registration.

Municipal public Wi-Fi covers the main squares and public buildings, and cafés generally offer it to customers. Nothing about connectivity here needs planning.

Treviso is a prosperous, low-crime provincial city, and the practical risks to a visitor are minor.

• Petty theft is uncommon but concentrates around the station and the airport bus stops, which is where anyone with luggage is standing. Ordinary care is enough.
• The canal edges are frequently unrailed -- that is part of what makes them attractive -- and the stone is slick after rain. Worth knowing at night.
• Flooding is a real if infrequent hazard; the Sile and Botteniga have both risen into the streets historically, and prolonged autumn rain is when it happens.
• Fog in winter cuts driving visibility on the plain severely, sometimes to a few dozen metres. If you have a car for the Prosecco hills, this is the genuine hazard rather than anything in the city.

Treviso has a large public hospital, the Ospedale Ca' Foncello, with a full emergency department serving the province. EU visitors with a valid EHIC are treated on the same terms as residents; non-EU visitors should carry travel health insurance, since care is billed directly.

Farmacie, marked with a green cross, are common, and a rota system keeps one open overnight and on holidays in each district, with the list posted in the window.

Tap water is safe to drink and, this being a spring-water city, unusually good. Seasonal considerations are the humid summer heat and mosquitoes along the rivers and in the wetlands from late spring through autumn -- the Sile park is worth carrying repellent for.

Single emergency number: 112, free from any phone, covering police, fire and ambulance.

Hospital with emergency department: Ospedale Ca' Foncello, north-east of the historic centre, reachable by city bus or a short taxi ride.

Police: the Polizia di Stato questura takes reports of theft and lost documents; a formal denuncia is required for almost any insurance claim.

Lost passport: contact your own country's embassy or consulate, most of which are in Rome or Milan.