Car Hire Treviso Airport

The beauty of Treviso is in its versatility. This marvellous city is only miles away from the airport. But if you’re heading for Venice itself, it’s so close you can sense its majesty.

Treviso Airport sits just to the west of Treviso – a mere 10-minute drive along the SR515. If you’re heading for Venice you’ll want to get onto the A27. It’ll take you less than an hour to reach this fabled city nicknamed ‘La Serenissima’. Part of this route is a toll road, where charges are payable by cash or card. For Padua you’ll take the A27 and then A4 and will also take an hour, heading south-west.

In Italy you drive on the right, overtaking on the left. When driving inside a city or other built-up areas there’s a top speed of 50km/h. On the autostrade – Italian motorways, most of which are toll roads – it’s 130km/h.

Like many Italian cities, including Florence and Rome, Treviso has attempted to preserve its historic centres by introducing Zona Traffico Limitato (ZTL). These are areas closed to all traffic at certain times. If you’ve booked accommodation within a ZTL, make sure you notify your hotel of your car registration and they’ll make sure you’re allowed access. Otherwise, you might be handed a fine.

If you’re driving to Venice, you’ll need to park up on the outskirts and proceed to the main sights on foot or via boat – there are no roads, just canals, with a number of parking lots located on the outskirts of the city. Venezia Tronchetto Parking is located closest to the boat stop and costs €3 per hour – €21 for 24 hours.

Treviso, Venice and Padua are three of Italy’s most stunning cities – and you can cover them all with car hire. Whether you’re ticking off each one or selecting one main destination, you’ll soon discover that the Veneto region is one of Europe’s finest.

Treviso: Venice in miniature

Treviso is an unsung gem. With its own canals, cathedrals and cobbled streets, it’s like Venice without all the day-trippers and sight-seers. It’s a beautiful city in its own right, with arcaded walkways that open out onto Renaissance-era piazza and medieval gates and buildings.

The city’s heart is the Duomo San Pietro, an elegant cathedral built across the 15^th and 16^th centuries and boasting seven domes – plus a striking altar painting by Titian. There are more masterpieces to be found here, and many of the houses are enlivened by frescoes.

Treviso is also the original home of prosecco. Here you’ll be able to sample the authentic prosecco – and trust us, the flavour is so much richer than what you may have tried back home. If you’ve parked up for the day, ramble around the local vineyards to experience this traditional beverage at its best.

Venice: the floating city

The floating city is the main destination for people arriving at Treviso Airport – and it certainly lives up to its billing. There are many reasons why Venice is on every traveller’s bucket list. You’ll traverse the lagoon on ancient bridges and boats down the narrow canals, embarking on to medieval squares, perhaps to see Renaissance paintings or a palace carved from marble.

If time is short, head straight for Palazzo Ducale or the venerable Basilica di San Marco with its ceiling mosaics picked out in gold leaf. It’s an overwhelming feast for the senses inside. The Gallerie dell’Accademia is one of the world’s great repositories of art, heavily focussed on religious paintings. Here you’ll wander from Canaletto to Tintoretto, Veronese to Titian, and wonder why it took you so long to visit.

There’s so much more to take in – from the stunning modern art collection of the Peggy Guggenheim Collection at Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, to opera at La Fenice.

Peerless Padua

Just like Treviso, Padua is occasionally overlooked by travellers due to its proximity to Venice – and that’s all the more reason to go. Savvy visitors get more of this beautiful city to themselves. Padua has its own canals, grand marketplaces built in medieval times and the second oldest university in Italy. It also boasts the most incredibly vivid Giotto frescoes in the Cappella degli Scrovegni chapel – preserved since the opening years of the 14^th century.

The warrens of the old town are lined with inviting places to eat, and many are served with a side dish of history. Caffe Pedrocchi on Via VIII Febbraio has been operating since 1722. It’s a stately neoclassical space, and you can enjoy a coffee here knowing that you’re following in the footsteps of former patrons such as Lord Byron, Dario Fo and Hemingway.

Uncover the secrets of Treviso and experience a truly authentic side of Italy when you hire a car at Treviso Airport.