Can anyone tell me anything about Castlefranco Veneto which is near Venice eg.population, what to do, hotels, restaurants etc.

C'mon hasn't anyone been to Castelfranco?. Help please!!

No, I have not been there, but it must be a good base with railways in six directions. Day trips by train or bus to Venice, Treviso, Padova, Vicenza, Bassano del Grappa, Feltre, Mar&oacute;stica, &Aacute;solo, classical villas, vineyards of Valdobbi&aacute;dene. The Villa Barbaro at Mas&egrave;r, "the finest country house in all of Italy". <BR>

Trevor,<BR><BR>I actually stopped there for an hour or two last summer on my way from Padua to Cortina d'Ampezzo!<BR><BR>It's got a very pretty small walled old town, with a famous church (which was of course closed for "lunch" until 4PM or something - argh!). We ate at the restaurant/pizzeria just outside the main gate to the old town (nice outdoor terrace and the greatest "melone & prosciutto crudo").<BR><BR>Drove on to visit the Villa Maser which was a disappointment IMO.<BR><BR>Castelfranco is a nice stop on the way to the Dolomites but hardly a destination I would want to spend days in.<BR><BR>Hope this helps,<BR>Andre

Trevor, We spent 4 days in that part of veneto one time and enjoyed it. We did visit Castelfranco, but stayed in Bassano as our base camp. Much more to see and do there---cool town.