Brescia Fall + People Pictures

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Trace a timeline of Brescia’s rich heritage from prehistoric times to the 19th century at this museum and former convent complex.

Explore this huge, hilltop castle complex to see a 14th-century keep now housing an arms museum as well as a granary that hosts a museum devoted to Italian unification.  

Trace a timeline of Brescia’s rich heritage from prehistoric times to the 19th century at this museum and former convent complex.

Two starkly different themes have earned this beautiful old square its fame: superb Venetian architecture and a horrific terrorist attack in the 1970s.

Get a glimpse of the ancient city of Roman Brixia, which still exists in fragments such as this towering arcade of crumbling columns from the 1st century.

Trace a timeline of Brescia’s rich heritage from prehistoric times to the 19th century at this museum and former convent complex.

View a virtual reconstruction of an ancient Roman forum and browse temporary art exhibits in the collections contained within this 17th-century palace.

Explore this huge, hilltop castle complex to see a 14th-century keep now housing an arms museum as well as a granary that hosts a museum devoted to Italian unification.  

Trace eight centuries of Brescia’s history in this central square, where medieval, Baroque and modern architecture chronicles the different faces of the city.

Housed inside a monastic complex on the outskirts of Brescia, this automobile-themed museum chronicles the story of the historic Mille Miglia road race. 

A holiday in Brescia, halfway between Milan and Verona, is a splendid chance to discover this city located between the foothills of the Lombardy Pre-Alps and the Mella River. Originally a Roman outpost, Brixia was an active hub in the Imperial Age and it enjoyed renewed importance at the beginning of the nineteenth century when it was the site of the Risorgimento movement that culminated in the \"Ten Days of Brescia\". The city offers countless interesting places to visit, most of which are easily reached on foot, thanks to the city\'s architecture and urban plan: from the Broletto to the Loggia, from the Roman Forum to the medieval Castle and the artwork at the Pinacoteca gallery. Its proximity to Lake Garda gives Brescia a pleasant climate and a well-organised accommodation network. Our holiday offers to Brescia make it an affordable and enjoyable destination at the foot of the Lombardy Alps.