Tourist Guides

WITH THE PATRONAGE OF THE BRESCIA PROVINCIAL AUTHORITY

Brescia Poetry and Music

for the Soul

Qualified Tourist Guides

will take you to the places of

Poetry "From Catullus to Goethe and D'Annunzio”

Music"From Gasparo da Salò to Maria Callas

History “From Charlemagne to Napoleon”

Painting “From Raphael to Tiepolo"

Wines “From Lugana to Franciacorta"

EMOTIONS IN THE CITY

Classic itinerary

An exciting walk to discover the squares of Brescia

Piazza del Foro

(Roman era)

Piazza Paolo VI

(Middle Ages)

Piazza Loggia

(Renaissance)

Piazza Vittoria

(20th century)

and the medieval

Castle on the hill

Brescia, the “Lioness of Italy”, abounds in monuments and historic remains, living proof of its legendary past

Palazzo Martinengo Cesaresco

View the town’s history first-hand on a tour of the underground rooms of this 17th century building, with its remains of Iron-Age huts and Roman baths on the north side of Piazza del Foro in the heart of ancient Brescia, just round the corner from the Vespasian temple

The light and colours of the Lombard Renaissance

The best of Lombard realism features in civic and religious art collections on display in numerous churches and palaces. Artists from the Brescia school such as Foppa, Moretto, Romanino and Savoldo paved the way for the pictorial solutions of the great genius Caravaggio

Weapons Museum

The kings and emperors of yesteryear donned 'Brescian' armour; they ordered from the Valtrompia craftsmen swords and arquebuses that were veritable works of art. A magnificent collection revives the age of ancient sieges and medieal tournaments

“Risorgimento” Museum

For the famous Ten Days in 1849, Brescia the “Lioness of Italy” rose up against the enemy, alone against a powerful army. The museum displays uniforms, weapons, love letters and other exhibits relating to the story of Giuseppe Garibaldi and the Unification of Italy

EMOTIONS IN MUSIC

BRESCIA, POETRY AND MUSIC FOR THE SOUL

Brescia boasts a musical past of considerable importance just waiting to be discovered. The tour follows in the steps of violin-maker and musician Gasparo da Salò, who is considered the inventor of the violin, Luca Marenzio, king of the madrigalists, composer Marcello, chamberlain of the Republic of Venice, and the Antegnati organ builders. It ends with the Brescia Guitar and Violin Museum and the atelier-cum-workshop of the Passadori siblings, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli’s piano tuners, entire generations of whom have taken the pianoforte to the drawing rooms of the nobility and the most famous theatres of Italy.

This extremely interesting tour is all about Brescia’s musical culture viewed in a historical and artistic context. It normally lasts about three hours, but can take up a whole day

LOCAL BEAUTY SPOTS

Lake Iseo, Lake Idro, Lake Garda

Franciacorta: river Oglio, wine and castles on the plains

EMOTIONS IN THE CITY

BRESCIA IS A WORLD HERITAGE SITE

Visit the Unesco Sites in the Brescia Area

Santa Giulia, Town Museum

Hermengard, Lombard princess and wife of Charlemagne, died within the walls of the Santa Giulia monastery. Treasures like the Winged Victory, Roman domus, church of San Salvatore and the Cross of Desiderius bear witness to the magnificence of life in the city through the centuries

The National Park of Rock Engravings in Valcamonica

The Camuni used to study the course of the stars and they were avid hunters. In Capo di Ponte, between the Concarena and Pizzo Badile, they carved their history into the mountains with thousands of engravings steeped in magic and symbolism

Ancient pile dwellings around Lake Garda

The “Prehistoric Pile-dwelling Sites around the Alps” designated by UNESCO in the Brescia area are the Lucone Lakes in Polpenazze, underwater discoveries in Manerba and Sirmione, and the Lavagnone area between Desenzano and Lonato, where the world’s oldest plough (2000 B.C.) has been unearthed