Practical information for visiting Treviso

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.