City of Brescia

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This guide is dedicated tosharing with you more aboutthis beautiul Italian city,

with excellent quality o lie, outstanding

museums, ashionable shops, marvellousarchitecture and culture. The guides objectiveis to accompany the tourist in experiencing theemotions which come rom walking throughthe streets o the old town and losing oneselbetween palaces and monuments, in a richlyItalian atmosphere.

Alessio MerigoPresident, Bresciatourism

BreBresc ia : a l l o I ta l y in one c i ty .


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BY TRAIN:Brennero-Modena LineMilan-Venice Line

www.trenitalia.it

Brescia is strategically located a short distance rom Milan andVenice and at the intersection o the great European corridorsconnecting France to Austria (rom west to east) and Germany andCentral Europe to Rome (rom north to south).

BY AIR:Verona - VillarancaValerio Catullo Airport (50 km)www.aeroportoverona.it

Montichiari (Province o Brescia)Gabriele DAnnunzio Airport (15 km)wwww.aeroportobrescia.it

Bergamo, Orio al Serio Airport (80 km)www.sacbo.it

Milan, Linate and Malpensa Airports(100 km)www.sea-aeroportimilano.it

Venice, Marco Polo Airport (100 km)

BY CAR:From Torino and Milan, highway

A4, Brescia Centro exit. Alternateroute: rom Torino, highwayA21.From Venice or Verona, highwayA4 in the direction o Milan, BresciaCentro exit.From Bologna, Florence or Rome,highway A1 to Modena, highwayA22 to Verona, highway A4 toBrescia Centro.From Genoa and Liguria, highwayA7 to Tortona, highway A21 toBrescia.

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Verona

Bergamo Venezia

BresciaTorino

Modena

Milano

Bologna

MALPENSA

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Mantova

ORIO

MONTICHIARI

Cremona

Roma

Brescia is a halway point in a circuit o cities o art such as Verona,Trento, Bergamo, Milan, Mantua and Cremona. Brescia and its lakesare, thereore, the perect jumping-o spot or visiting these cities,shopping or going to concerts.Its geographic location and scenery, along with its historic, artistic andcultural treasures, ood and wine, and events and acilities, make the

Province o Brescia a perect tourist destination.

Easy to reachby highway,

rail or air

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Brescia,There are many reasons why we suggest a visit to Brescia.


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a European cityBrescia is a city best enjoyed on oot along the streets o the old town,losing yoursel among the monuments and architecture which tell thecitys history through various architectural styles. Have lunch in theshadow o historical churches, soak up the Italian atmosphere andpersonally experience how easy it is to all in love with the art andculture heritage contained within the city walls.

Brescia is located conveniently close to art citiessuch as Milan, Bergamo, Cremona, Mantua,Verona, all o which can be reached in less thanone hour by car or train; Venice, Parma, Comoand Trento are less than two hours away.

Thus, Brescia is an ideal strategic base or a splendid holiday based

on high quality culture, un, ood and wine and exceptional excursionsto some o the most amous Italian tourism destinations. This isthe ideal starting point or a visit to see Aida perormed in Veronasamous Arena, navigate the calli o Venice, shop in Milan, discover theintriguing smaller towns o Lombardy and return to your hotel in theevening, in a peaceul atmosphere without trac congestion.

We invite you to get to know this beautiul city better because it is a superbexample o the classic Italian art destination: dynamic, rich with history, oeringa high quality o lie, enlivened by thousands o ashionable shops, its universities

and museums.


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Despite being subject to the changes imposedby modern architecture and modern livingrequirements (resulting in Brescia Due, the

modern service economy neighbourhood),Brescia has learned how to appreciate itsimposing artistic, historical and culturalheritage and has given it maximum valuerom a tourism perspective.

But Bresciaitsel is a

splendiddiscovery,

a city worthvisiting

careully.


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Shops, bars, restaurants, businesses andworkshops, art galleries and museums alllocated in very charming locations, withinancient buildings, next to historical churchesor under picturesque porticoes.

The old town is a splendiddisplay o various eras.


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surrounding the Capitoline Temple and the Roman Forums. Valuableamphorae, sculptures, mosaics and thousands o other remainso the Roman era are on display in the Santa Giulia Museum. Thearchaeological park area Is In continuous expansion, coming alive ortourists who come to experience this vast example o our history.

In the old town, the elegant appearance o the Venetian style o Piazzadella Loggia contrasts with the severe Medieval lines o Palazzodel Broletto; as the Renaissance design o the New Cathedral is acounterpoint to the Romanesque lines o the Old Cathedral, a veryancient and rare example o a church with a circular design. Nearby,you can explore the multi-ethnic Carmine neighbourhood and the littlemedieval alleyways which lead rom the castle to the old town.

Brescia is also home to the

largest Roman archaeologicalsite in Northern Italy,


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The young people who study at the universitiesand visit the many museums and hip art,photo and sculpture galleries add colour andrhythm to Brescia. The city has a populationo approximately 190,000 and combines a

very ancient history with a contemporary

European dimension. We invite you to walkreely among these streets, startingrom the three piazzas located in the

historical centre, and we are surethat many surprises will attract

your curiosity.


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Beneath the medieval castle, the neighbourhoods o Brescia takelie and shape: the Roman city o Brixia and the three main piazzas:

piazza Paolo VI, piazza Loggia and piazza Vittoria are emblems oBrescia and its history.

Brescia CastleWhen looking at the Brescia skyline, you can admire the domeor the top o the torre del popolo or even the Palladian roo o theLoggia, and you will certainly notice mount Cidneo surmounted

by its medieval Castle.

Once a deensive ort (in the Fourteenth Century its walls were widened and expanded toinclude the circular barbican ortress known as the mastio Visconteo) and later home to the

citys zoo, today it is a very popular location or romantic walks - an ideal location or anevening visit to enjoy the panorama o the city lights or a drink in one o the many bars andclubs located here. Inside the walls o Brescia castle you will nd the Marzoli museum oancient armaments and the Risorgimento Museum.


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Perectly restored, today the Castle is home to two important museums dedicated to ancient armaments and tothe history o the unication o Italy. The traditional manuacture o sporting and hunting arms dates back to theSeventeenth Century. Brescia is the birthplace o one o the oldest gun companies in the world, Beretta. Together withgun production the tradition o bulino engraving also developed: the abstract decorations, nature themes, gures omen and animals which gave prestige to rifes and pistols, transorming them into works o art.

The beating heart o Bresciaextends to the eet o the

ancient castle built on theCidneo hill, right at the

centre o the city.


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Allow your steps to be guided by your thirst or culture or your desireor un or, why not, your desire to purchase the best o made inItaly products on display. Your Brescia can be whatever you want it

to be: a lively and multi-ethnic metropolis or a calm and welcomingprovincial town; you will always eel as i you areat home.

Visit the city on oot, just walkand explore the medievaldesign o the streets o theold town and you will discovermuseums and churches ogreat artistic value. Or perhapsyou would like to investigate

shopping in the old town oBrescia, oering the bestselection o shops in the area.


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Located nearby in the heart o the old town are the citys threeamous piazzas, which have become symbols o Brescia. PiazzaPaolo VI is dominated by buildings o dierent styles and epochs.

The New Cathedralis located in the centre o the piazza and wasbuilt between the Seventeenth and NineteenthCenturies. There were several pauses in theworks and changes o architects, resultingin a Seventeenth Century central nave, anEighteenth Century aade and a NineteenthCentury cupola. The majestic dome (thethird highest in Italy) holds a statue o PaulVI (Giovanbattista Montini), the pope romBrescia.

The Old Cathedralis a rare example o Romanesque architecture o the Eleventh Century. Its circular layout is acopy o the Church o the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem and the atmosphere inside transportsvisitors and the aithul to a heavenly dimension. The Old Cathedral is decorated by preciousartworks by renowned masters such as Il Moretto and il Romanino.

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The Brolettois a typical example o solid and harmoniousmedieval architecture. It was built in theTwelth Century, when the monk Arnaldo daBrescia was outspoken against the corruptiono the modern world. His preaching earned

him death at the stake here in 1155. Thepiazza is ull o history in every corner andascinates us with reminders o historicalgures whose memory lingers here.

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Just a ew steps through an alleyway lled withlively by bars and restaurants, then you ndyoursel in Piazza della Loggia, home to the townhall and a Brescia icon.

Piazza Loggia


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Every book o architectural history contains detailed photos oPiazza della Vittoria in Brescia in the section dedicated to RationalistArchitecture.

Piazza Vittoria

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Designed by Marcello Piacentini, the piazzawas built between 1929 and 1932 and it

was opened by Benito Mussolini. Austere anddominated by well dened and orderly verticaland horizontal lines, with constructionsin marble and red bricks, it was built tocelebrate the victory o the rst World Warand designed as a site or political meetings,as demonstrated by the marble statuarypodium situated on the East side.

Today Piazza della Vittoria is the home to thefower, antiques and used book markets andonce a year, or the historical Mille Miglia carrace, the square is the site o the registrationo the cars.

Every year in the month oMay, Piazza Vittoria hosts theregistration o cars participatingin the Mille Miglia race and istransormed into a showcase

or the world history oautomobiles.

In a ew hundredsquare meters,we have travelledthrough the historyo Italy rom Romantimes to our days,

by way o theRenaissance andstatues o theindividuals whomade history:the great artists,statesmen andreligious gures who

lived in and indeedcreated Brescia.


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When you leave the Castle on oot and explorethe roads which encircle the old town, you

will discover unexpected itineraries. Romanroads, alleyways, ancient streets, walls, doorsand windows decorated with marble capitals,columns, ancient riezes. These streets arethe ideal place to shop or antiques, the latestashions, books and ood and you will alsodiscover many trendy trattorias. The heart oBrescia is a meeting place where you can lose

yoursel in the history o a great city, lively,dynamic, youthul and most o all welcomingto visitors and tourists.Its so easy to get to know Brescia and to allin love with our city.

Ater having explored the city, there remains nothing more than to enjoya little bit o well deserved rest in one o the many bars overlooking thepiazzas which are lively places or a drink or a light meal or perhapsyou would preer to enjoy the quiet o the many parks.


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Ino, hotel, booking:www.bresciatourism.itGRAPHIC DESIGN:CLERICI & ASSOCIATI, BRESCIA

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THANKS TO:ADAMELLO SKI, AGROITTICA CALVISANO, BARONE PIZZINI -RISTORANTE S. GIULIA, BOGLIACO GOLF, BRESCIAMUSEI, CENTROCOMMERCIALE LE PORTE FRANCHE, COMUNE DI BAGOLINO, COMUNEDI BRESCIA - UFFICIO TURISMO, CONSORZIO TUTELA FRANCIACORTA,CONSORZIO OLIO DOP DEI LAGHI LOMBARDI, CONSORZIO BOTTICINODOC, CONSORZIO OPERATORI TURISTICI LAGO DI IDRO, CONSORZIO

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