“ Treviso has its own peculiar look, a beauty of church belfries and 14th century towers, handsome brown and clean stones, with small white marble mullioned windows, with the Piazza dei Signori opening theatrically among loggias, mullioned windows and the crenellated cornices of the massive Palazzo dei Trecento": The writer Giovanni Comisso thus described, in an unpublished work of 1963, the chief town, ideal starting point to discover the other treasures which make the Marca precious.
From Treviso, heading west towards the border with the Padua province one meets Castelfranco Veneto, a town of remarkable beauty and historical importance: from the well preserved medieval walls, to the Accademico Theatre, to painting masterpieces by Giorgione, Jacopo Da Ponte, Palma the Young, Annibale Carracci and others, it has many attractions for the tourist.

Heading north, after a few tens of kilometres, the Rocca di Asolo castle stands out at the horizon overlooking the magnificent town, lying on sweet hills and which used to be the haven of poets and artists. Come down from Asolo and turn east to meet with one of the most famous works by Palladio, Villa Barbaro in Maser. Possagno, where Antonio Canova was born in 1757, lies on the foothills of the Venetian Prealps, dominated by the Temple he designed. The artist's masterpieces are celebrated in the Plaster Cast Gallery with its collection of plaster casts, models and copies of drafts and paintings by the great maestro.
Carry on eastwards, over the Piave river, to admire the lignite patterns on the green hills over Valdobbiadene, and cross chestnut woods, get to Follina and here admire the 14th century Abbey and the beautiful and very well preserved cloister.

The urban texture of Ceneda and Serravalle is equally fascinating, the two cores which make up the town of Vittorio Veneto, rich in monuments and ancient palazzos. Definitely worth a visit is also Conegliano, spend some time to admire the paintings by Cima da Conegliano and Palma the Young, kept in the Cathedral. Go up to the castle, whose origins apparently date as far back as the 10th century AD, which holds remarkably valuable findings in its Town Museum. Nearby is the delightful little town of Portobuffolè, the smallest borough of the Marca, whose origins are lost in the mists of time, and which preserves buildings of great historical value, such as the Cathedral, the Mont-de-Pieté and Gaia da Camino's house.