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A chapel already existed in the eighth and ninth centuries. It was later demolished to make way for the parish church, in Romanesque style, dedicated to Saint Mary, mentioned in a bull of 1186 by…

In 1593, the rich wealthy Giacomo Pace died in San Felice. He left all his assets to the works of the Monte di Pietà (Mount of Piety), a charitable institution in which the poor could take a sum of…

The first mention of the castle of San Felice dates back to 1330 when the Scaligeri (Scala family) in the context of the many wars between Guelphs and Ghibellines, aspired to the dominion of Brescia…

It is also called Church of San Michele after the locality in which it is found, near the cemetery. With a single nave anrustic façade, it is one of the most recent Romanesque churches of the…

This is merely the ruins of an ancient irregularly shaped fortress built in a hexagonal shape to follow the hill on which it stands. It was probably built between the 9th and 10th centuries to guard…

Constructed at the beginning of the 17th century, inside it has 18th century paintings by Cattaneo and Zadei as well as a fabulous Via Crucis by Dusi. Vicentini was responsible for the altarpiece on…

Built to defend against Hungarian invasions in the 10th century, Polpenazze castle was destroyed by the Visconti family at the beginning of the 15th century and reconstructed by Polpenazze in 1426.…

Authorisation from Pope Pio II, conceded in 1400, was necessary for the construction of the parish church of Polpenazze. The parish church of Santa Maria was constructed over almost the whole of the…

Brunati villa was built at the end of the 1500s as a holiday resort. A plaque and frescoes prove that in 1859, after the Battle of Solferino and San Martino, it was home to Victor Emmanuel II and his…

The walls which enclose the town were built in the 10th century to face the Hungarian invasions. The castle sits near the main road and is still in fairly good condition. Rectangular in shape (60 ×…

The church of San Martino is one of the oldest parish churches in the Valtenesi area. It was built opposite the imposing castle of Moniga. It was consecrated in October 1454 and extended in the…

The medieval castle has preserved its original structure. With solid walls made of large stones, there are three towers (the middle one has collapsed) on the north-western side. The plain square main…