Look for a tall Gothic brick façade with pointed Venetian-style windows and traces of painted floral patterns, a rare medieval survivor tucked between the street fronts.
Ca' dei Ricchi carries the memory of Treviso’s fourteen-hundreds before you even step inside. The Azzoni Avogadro family raised it in the second half of the thirteen hundreds, and it still reads like a page left open from medieval Treviso. If you glance at your screen, the façade in the photo shows that mix of exposed brick and elegant window shapes beautifully. For a time, this palace hosted the Collegio dei Nobili, a school for young aristocrats, and later it served as the town hall... which is a fairly classic career change for a grand old building. Inside, the piano nobile, meaning the main ceremonial floor, keeps its refined decoration. After years of silence, architect Toni Follina led its restoration, and the city reopened it in two thousand thirteen. Since then, art shows, film screenings, and jazz concerts have filled these rooms again.
Practical note: this site is listed as open all day, with a moderate price level.
Ca' dei Ricchi proves Treviso never really threw away its medieval bones. When you’re ready, continue on toward the little fountain in Vicolo Pola.
