Set off for Treviso, partly to visit the city and partly hunting for rugby. We haven't seen any live live rugby this season, so we are getting withdrawal symptoms! The Camperstop Europe book didn't show a stop in Trevisio and, needless to say, there weren't any proper campsites open at this time of the year. We had, however, identified at least two camper stops not far from Treviso where we could stay. We did a tour of the car parks in the centre without finding anywhere with spaces that would take a motorhome but, by going down side roads, we eventually managed to find some (free) off-road parking only 10 minutes walk from the centre. We wanted to find the tourist information office but didn't know where it was. A pleasant tour of the city followed and we took in the sites whilst trying to locate the tourism office. As normal, it was closed when we arrived but opened again at 14:00 and it being 13:00, we decided to have some lunch.
Jane spotted a poster advertising Treviso v Perpignan tomorrow and we decided that we would definitely go to the match. We asked the tourist information lady about campsites and she confirmed that they were all closed but she told us about a free camper stop in a Treviso car park, complete with water, waste water and WC disposal. This is exactly what we needed and we headed for it. It turned out to be in a different place from the position shown on the tourist information map, which caused some rather rushed driving decisions, but we got there in one piece and parked up with 3 other motorhomes. We chose a place on the other side of the small car park from the other vans and settled down for the evening. Then we discovered the detail that we hadn't been told and, being dark, that we hadn't seen. The rear of Henrietta was about 10 metres from a railway line and an extremely long and very noisy train came past. It was at this point that we understood why all of the other motorhomes had parked over the other side – we moved!On our walk we came across an unusual fountain.
Jane spotted a poster advertising Treviso v Perpignan tomorrow and we decided that we would definitely go to the match. We asked the tourist information lady about campsites and she confirmed that they were all closed but she told us about a free camper stop in a Treviso car park, complete with water, waste water and WC disposal. This is exactly what we needed and we headed for it. It turned out to be in a different place from the position shown on the tourist information map, which caused some rather rushed driving decisions, but we got there in one piece and parked up with 3 other motorhomes. We chose a place on the other side of the small car park from the other vans and settled down for the evening. Then we discovered the detail that we hadn't been told and, being dark, that we hadn't seen. The rear of Henrietta was about 10 metres from a railway line and an extremely long and very noisy train came past. It was at this point that we understood why all of the other motorhomes had parked over the other side – we moved!
On our walk in the morning we came across an unusual fountain and later found it highlighted in the tourist information brochure. The normal tourist information brochure would describe it in the following terms "The fountain by Famousi Sculptori clearly embodies the spirit of the Trevigiani (inhabitants of Treviso), reflecting the bounty of this fertile area whilst referencing the many sculptures and paintings of Our Lady feeding the Christ Child". This brochure, refreshingly and bluntly describes it as "The Fountain Of Tits". The water is drinkable too - quite the most interesting drinking fountain that I have seen!
Photos: Ship passing the Fusina campsite; River flowing through Treviso; The Fountain of Tits.
Jane spotted a poster advertising Treviso v Perpignan tomorrow and we decided that we would definitely go to the match. We asked the tourist information lady about campsites and she confirmed that they were all closed but she told us about a free camper stop in a Treviso car park, complete with water, waste water and WC disposal. This is exactly what we needed and we headed for it. It turned out to be in a different place from the position shown on the tourist information map, which caused some rather rushed driving decisions, but we got there in one piece and parked up with 3 other motorhomes. We chose a place on the other side of the small car park from the other vans and settled down for the evening. Then we discovered the detail that we hadn't been told and, being dark, that we hadn't seen. The rear of Henrietta was about 10 metres from a railway line and an extremely long and very noisy train came past. It was at this point that we understood why all of the other motorhomes had parked over the other side – we moved!On our walk we came across an unusual fountain.
Jane spotted a poster advertising Treviso v Perpignan tomorrow and we decided that we would definitely go to the match. We asked the tourist information lady about campsites and she confirmed that they were all closed but she told us about a free camper stop in a Treviso car park, complete with water, waste water and WC disposal. This is exactly what we needed and we headed for it. It turned out to be in a different place from the position shown on the tourist information map, which caused some rather rushed driving decisions, but we got there in one piece and parked up with 3 other motorhomes. We chose a place on the other side of the small car park from the other vans and settled down for the evening. Then we discovered the detail that we hadn't been told and, being dark, that we hadn't seen. The rear of Henrietta was about 10 metres from a railway line and an extremely long and very noisy train came past. It was at this point that we understood why all of the other motorhomes had parked over the other side – we moved!
On our walk in the morning we came across an unusual fountain and later found it highlighted in the tourist information brochure. The normal tourist information brochure would describe it in the following terms "The fountain by Famousi Sculptori clearly embodies the spirit of the Trevigiani (inhabitants of Treviso), reflecting the bounty of this fertile area whilst referencing the many sculptures and paintings of Our Lady feeding the Christ Child". This brochure, refreshingly and bluntly describes it as "The Fountain Of Tits". The water is drinkable too - quite the most interesting drinking fountain that I have seen!
Photos: Ship passing the Fusina campsite; River flowing through Treviso; The Fountain of Tits.
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