North East Italian trip

What transport had you in mind?
Day 3 - Train - Venezia S. Lucia to Treviso Centrale takes 37 minutes and costs €3.40 (see: http://www.trenitalia.com/tcom-en )
Day 4 to 6 - car, good for exploring.
Within Venice and Treviso - on foot, you cannot use a car in either city.

We've never been to Treviso so I don't really know if it is worth taking a day away from Venice -- but then we just really love Venice and have visited it a number of times. Perhaps others can provide insight as to whether Treviso merits a day trip from Venice. Other than that observation it looks like a nice relaxed trip. Enjoy!

Thanks for reply.

It would be train and/bus for the entire trip but mostly train as there seems to be a good network and seems to be very fairly priced. Also I only hire cars in countries where the public transport isn't quite there for what i need I.e Albania. I do prefer a car as you can explore and not have to plan your days based on a timetable but I like tasting the local beverages if you know what I mean. To be honest some of my best travelling experiences have come from missing buses or having delayed transport so I don't overly worry myself with this. It's what you make it after all. What are your thoughts on the rest of the trip? Is there anything that you think I've missed? Also this will be late May/early June

Thanks

Thanks TC, I agree Venice does deserve more than two days! But I really wanted to see different aspects to the country but I shall be back in Venice for the evening on day 3 too. If I like it I can return for a short break in the future, but I wouldn't fly to Italy just to visit treviso hence why I've tried incorporating it into this trip at the sacrifice on 1 day in Venice. That's the beauty of cheap airlines I can return for as little as £40 in late September to finish of my Venice visit. Thanks for the advice though 😀

I don't know about Treviso, but I did enjoy a couple of days in Padua and it's also only about 30 minutes by train from Venice.
It has the Scroveni chapel (need reservations) and the 600 year old university with students who also enjoy the local beverages. ;-)
I like your idea of dividing Italy into sections to explore. It minimizes the long travel days and lets you relax and enjoy.
Lucky you to be so close!
Happy trails!
SharYn

So much in the northeast! I love Ferrara and Padove as well; in over 20 trips to the Veneto I haven't been to Treviso yet, so can't advise about that.

Take train to Bassano de Grappa in foothills of Alps for a day trip. History and beauty.

Like you, I did a 10-day Veneto-only tour once and have no regrets at keeping it that focused. We did go to Treviso and really enjoyed it. It's very pretty and more laid back/fewer tourists than the other towns you have listed. We had a great day trip of just wandering around the town, and I recommend leaving it on your list. Question for you, though. Your NE Italy itinerary only includes Veneto. Is it just due to time constraints, or do you not have any interest in the other two NE regions? No Trieste or Dolomites? It's tough to narrow things down, I know, but you called it a NE trip, not a Veneto trip, so I was curious.

On our trip, we spent almost no time in Venice, as it was July and boiling hot. All three of my family members got heat exhaustion and were throwing up the two times we tried, so we gave up, abandoned my prepaid vaporetto and museum tickets, and beat a retreat to the countryside. We enjoyed slow-touring Portogruaro, Padova, Treviso, Verona plus the two abortive half days in Venice. I would have liked to have added Vicenza, Brenta Canal and Bassano del Grappa but time ran out. Maybe also something along the coast other than Venice.

I'll return to Venice to see it properly in the off season someday.

My next trip to Italy was Piedmont-only, and I enjoyed it even more. I love your approach.

My description was a little mis leading but didn't know what else to call it, I tried to just target one region at a time, I get a big amount of holiday and it is extremely flexible so I'll visit Italy for example 6+ times before I mentally cross it off the map. I am planning on covering the whole Dolomites region in another trip, ironically I am actually working on the itinerary for that trip as we speak. As for Trieste I have already visited, I was travelling through Slovenia a few months ago and I visited Trieste on a day trip from Ljubljana. FYI Slovenia is an amazing country to visit, lake bled and the lesser known lake bohinj were stunning.

Ravenna? We did it as a day-trip from Bologna because the Ravenna mosaics were on my bucket list from art appreciation 101 in college.

Also, if you fly in on Ryan Air, their "Venice" airport is Treviso. Bus connection to Venice.
Another vote for Padua and Scrovengi Chapel.

ooooh, jealous. Cheap, short flights, and lots of time to use them. You'll love Italy, especially taking it in digestible bites. I'd love to see some trip reports!

Ravenna was suggested above...just know that, although the mosaics and museums in town are simply spectacular, it's a 3-hour, one way ride from Venice since you have to transfer through Bologna.
If you are in Verona during the summer months be sure to secure tickets to the opera in the ancient Colosseum. There's nothing else like it!

Just a teensy point of info: the outdoor opera venue in Verona is the Roman amphitheatre (anfiteatro romano); Colosseum (Colosseo) refers to the Flavian amphitheatre in Roma. (In case you look for directional signage in Verona.)