Piazza dei Signori.
by Maurizioago
Piazza dei Signori is the main square in Treviso. It is surrounded by some ancient palaces. Cal Maggiore; a beautiful porticoed street starts from there.
The main sights of this square are the Palazzo dei Trecento; built between 1200 and 1213 to house a meeting hall for the podestà (the Mayor) and the City Council. Adjoining this building you can see the Palazzo del Podestà. This was the Mayor and his family's residence.
Porta Fra' Giocondo
by Diana75
A more recent entry point to the ancient town, Porta Fra' Giocondo is connecting the northern part of Treviso with Piazza San Francesco and its architectural jewels through Via Sant'Antonio da Padova.
Monte di Pieta
by croisbeauty
The small square, Piazza Monte di Pieta, is situated right behind the Palazzo del Podesta. The square is named after the building of Monte di Pieta, which incorporates the 16th century Capella dei Rettori, a small chapel with gilt-leather wall coverings of the 17th century frescoes and canvases.
The Chieso di San Nicolo - Paintings
by suvanki
Besides the frescoes by Tomaso di Modeno mentioned in my previous tip, there were many other works of art, from different periods and in different styles.
One piece that caught my eye straight away, was the fresco of St Christopher, in the right nave, next to the organ - It was hard to miss this painting, as it reached nearly upto the ceiling!
Another painting that I liked was one from the 16th Century, by G. Carboncino 'Il Beauto e Susone e L'Addolorate', particularly the painting of 2 male characters in it (pic 2)
One that fascinated me, was 'Madonna con Bambino e I Santi Pietro e Paolo' a 15th century piece by A. Vivarini. (pics 3-5) It made me feel quite uneasy looking at the 6 characters- I'm not sure if this was the intended effect of the artist. The saints looked quite sinister, the cherubs quite surley and The Virgin Mary and Christ child quite demonic.
Loggia dei Cavalieri
by Diana75
Built in the second part of 1200 in the times of podesta' Andrea da Perugia, Loggia dei Cavalieri is the only building of this kind in Europe.
Made of bricks, with an irregular form, the Loggia has three of its sides with five arches supported by columns with capitals in Istria stone.
This was the place where the most important persons in town met in order to play society games.
Forty years ago, the Loggia was used as antique books and toys market.