BRESCIA
A Lombard monastery transformed UNESCO Site. A city now without walls lived in the streets, passing from an aperitif to a local gelato. Stick around for the roar of the Mille Miglia
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The Torre dell’Orologio and its astronomical dial. The medieval neighbourhood, Carmine, among the Indian groceries and university copy shops. Brescia is the city of many faces.
Tourism Brescia. The ancient Brixia Romana puts on a contemporary face. September’s Festa dell’Opera brings the melodramma, filling the local courtyards, restaurants, and factories with music. Nearby, the wine flows along with the time while sipping on glasses of Franciacorta’s finest or the pirlo, a popular local aperitif made by mixing a still white wine and Campari. Elegant and always leaning towards the innovative, it’s here you’ll find the original Zone Diet gelato or a book detailing the local wine/gelato pairings. The city’s pride and joy, the Santa Giulia Museum, is a monastic complex included in the 2011 UNESCO World Heritage Site: The Longobards and Their Places of Power.
Get lost among the Renaissance cloisters, the Basilica of San Salvatore, and the Romanesque Oratory of Santa Maria in Solario with its star-studded dome, leaving the best for last. Exceptional Roman ruins depict lobsters, pomegranates, and theatrical masks that come to life through vibrant mosaics and frescoes.
Connecting the past and present, the Mille Miglia classic car race weaves its way through Italy from Brescia to capital of Rome and back in the month of May. This is one round-trip you won’t want to miss.
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Experiences
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- Active & Green
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- Lifestyle
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- Lifestyle
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Val Trompia, where nature and ancient mines await visitors
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- Lifestyle
Museums Brescia
- Art & Culture
Castles Brescia
- Art & Culture
Churches Brescia
- Religious Tourism
Brescia Caviar
- Food & Wine
Brescia, a Theatre City
- Art & Culture
Places
Brescia Castle
- Art & Culture
Bienno
- Villages
Piazza del Mercato
- Art & Culture
Desenzano Castle
- Art & Culture
Museo delle Armi "Luigi Marzoli"
- Art & Culture
The Capitolium and the Roman Forum
- Unesco Sites
Affresco della Madonna in trono che allatta il Bambino con sant'Antonio Abate
- Art & Culture
The Queriniana Library and the Bishop's Palace
- Art & Culture
Teatro Grande
- Art & Culture
Where to sleep
ALFIERI
Sirmione
ACERO ROSSO
Ponte di Legno
MIRELLADUE
Ponte di Legno
CONCA VERDE
Zone
BOGLIACO
Gargnano
BAIA VERDE
Manerba del Garda
AMBASCIATORI
Brescia
PARADISO
Tremosine sul garda
AL TEMPO PERDUTO
Bagolino
ISEO
Iseo
AL POGGIO VERDE
Barghe
CLODIA (MEUBLE')
Sirmione
AQUILA D'ORO (MEUBLE')
Desenzano del Garda
GRAND HOTEL FASANO
Gardone Riviera
GALLO
Tignale
PARK HOTEL FAVER
Tremosine sul garda
IL MELOGRANO
Roè Volciano
PROMONTORIO
Toscolano-Maderno
VILLA GIULIA
Gargnano
ADAMELLO
Edolo
IL TUO VIAGGIO inLOMBARDIA. PRENOTA QUI
How to arrive
BY PLANE
Milano Malpensa 137 km, Linate 84,2 km, Orio al Serio 52,7 km
BY TRAIN
trenord.it
italotreno.it
trenitalia.com
BY CAR
Autostrada A4, A21 e A35
How to move
Information
INFOPOINT BRESCIA CENTRO
Via Trieste, 1
T. +39 030 2400357
Orari Lun-Dom 9.00 – 19.00
infopoint@comune.brescia.it
INFOPOINT BRESCIA PIAZZA DEL FORO
Piazza del Foro, 6
T. +39 030 3749916
Fax +39 030 3749982
INFOPOINT BRESCIA STAZIONE
Via della Stazione, 47
T. +39 030 8378559
infopoint@comune.brescia.it
WIFI
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FIND OUT MORE
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Useful numbers
EMERGENCY
112
HOSPITALS
Azienda Ospedaliera Spedali Civili
Piazza Spedali Civili, 1
T. +39 030 39951
Poliambulatori Pediatrici
Ospedale dei bambini
Via del Medolo, 2
T. +39 030 39951
POLICE
Piazza Tebaldo Brusato, 19
T. +39 030 28801
Via S. Zeno, 107
T. +39 030 2451163
Via Fratelli Bandiera, 28
T. +39 030 49412
Via Monte Grappa
T. +39 030 302287