Treviso canals and other Treviso, Italy General Tips

Favorite Thing: In a certain way, the canals make Treviso very similar to Venezia.

The old walls and the canals formed around it by the rivers Sile and Cagnan, give Treviso the aspect of a fortress.

The river Sile is crossing Treviso from west to east, while Cagnan (called Botteniga until it arrives to Treviso) passes under the old Ponte Fra’ Giocondo.

Once passed the city walls, Cagnan splits in three directions: on the west Roggia and then Siletto, in the middle Cagnan de Mezo (or dei Buranelli, delle Beccherie or dell’Ospedale according to the area it passes through) and in the east Cagnan Grande or delle Pescheria.

Navigated today only by geese and swans, the canals are an important part of Treviso life.


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Favorite Thing: The charm of Treviso is also given by its cobbled streets with porticos.

As the locals explain, the porticos allow them to walk in the town even when it rains without using the umbrella or getting wet.

And even one of the symbols of Treviso, Loggia dei Cavalieri, it is actually a square portico covered in wood.


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