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CASTELFRANCO VENETO
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See also:CASTELFRANCO VENETO , a See also:town and episcopal see of See also:Venetia, See also:Italy, in the See also:province of Treviso, 16 m . W: by See also:rail from the town of Treviso . Pop . (1901) 5220 (town), 12,551 (See also:commune) . The older See also:part of the town is square, surrounded by See also:medieval walls and towers constructed by the See also:people of Treviso in 1218 (see See also:CITTADELLA) . It was the birthplace of the painter Giorgio Barbarelli (II See also:Giorgione, 1477—1512), and the See also:cathedral contains one of his finest See also:works, the Madonna with SS . See also:Francis and Liberalis (1504), in the background of which the towers of the old town may be seen . |
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Additional information and Comments
We visited this community in May 2006. The walls are great. Nearly all the shops are in a strip mall outside the walls, so it didn't have much charm in that respect. Parking is in a paid lot by the strip mall. The police are very diligent and will hurry over to give you a parking ticket while you are trying to pay the machine, then pretend they don't speak English, but they do when they ask for a bribe to cancel the 35 euro parking ticket. Make sure you leave someone with your car while you go to get your parking sticker.
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