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Pallazo della Loggia

Pallazo della Loggia, Brescia

 croisbeauty Says:  Palazzo della Loggia or Palazzo Pubblico dominates the square named after it. It is a beautiful Renaissance building with fine sculptural details. The ground floor was built between 1492 and 1508, the upper storey between 1554 and 1574. The architect is unknown, although... 

Chiesa di San Francesco

Chiesa di San Francesco, Brescia

 croisbeauty Says:  The church of San Francesco, St. Francis, was built in 1254-1265, and it has a handsome facade. In fact, the whole church looks very beautiful in particularly the rear side where the presbitery is situated.Inside the church contains paintings from the 14th century, works of... 

Fountain

Fountain, Brescia

 croisbeauty Says:  The ground floor of the Torre della Pallata is decorated with an beautiful fountain, which is meeting point for the locals. The fountain is made of the white marble from Botticino. The marble of many Brescian monuments comes from Botticino, starting from the Roman era when... 

Torre della Pallata

Torre della Pallata, Brescia

 croisbeauty Says:  Beautiful Clock Tower, Torre della Pallata, is situated at the cross of Corso Garibaldi and Via Pace. The 31 metres tower was constructed in the 13th century under the designs of Bagnadore. It is one of the emblems of the town of Brescia. 

San Giulia

San Giulia, Brescia

 leics Says:  What can I say about this huge complex? It's just been made a UNESCO World Heritage site, for its magnificent convent and the two churches with...San Salvatore and Santa Giulia. It contains the civic museum as well as those two churches, stuffed with fascinating local... 

The Roman Theatre

The Roman Theatre, Brescia

 leics Says:  You'll have to keep your eyes open for the narrow 'street' which leads to Brixia's theatre. Walk a little further east from the Forum, along Via dei Musei, and you'll find Vicolo Fontanone leading off Via Giovanni Piamarta on your right. Follow it and, all of a sudden, the... 

Tempio Capitolino

Tempio Capitolino, Brescia

 leics Says:  Via dei Musei leads from the Broletto on Piazza Paolo toward the Roman centre of Brixia (Brecia's name at that time). It tuns along the same route as the Roman decumanus maximus, the main east-west street of any Roman town (the Romans built to a grid pattern). Folliwing it... 

Piazza della Vittoria: chunky Fascist architecture

Piazza della Vittoria: chunky Fascist architecture, Brescia

 leics Says:  When I emerged from the arcades eading from Piazza Paolo Vl this piazza was a bit of a shock.I had not expected such a very 'modern' setting. But it's is impressive in its own way, although its regimented style is not to my personal taste.Designed by the architect Piacenini,... 

Duomo Vecchio

Duomo Vecchio, Brescia

 leics Says:  The Duomo Vecchio (Rotonda) is such an ancient church (1100s, but built over an earlier church probably dating from the 7th century) that its entrance now lies some way beneath the modern surface of Piazza Paolo Vl. You now enter through what was originally the women's... 

Piazza della Loggia: Torre dell'Orlogico

Piazza della Loggia: Torre dell'Orlogico, Brescia

 leics Says:  I din't really pay as much attention to this as I should have done. It looked too modern. Since returning home and researching further, it turns out that the Torre dell'Orlogico is really pretty old.Venice has a similar clock tower, and the good citizens of late-Medieval... 

Hotels  

Cristallo Hotel

 1 Review and 33 Opinions  I spent one night only here during a business trip. The hotel is not too big but very comfortable.... 

Restaurants  

Osteria La Grotta: Traditional food and local wine

Osteria La Grotta: Traditional food and local wine, Brescia

 oriettaIT Says:  Osteria La Grotta is a very nice place in the center of Brescia. You can not find it by accident because it lays in a mall streets, but the searching is worth it!!! They serve local traditional food, very well cooked and well presented. The local wine list is not large but... 

Gelateria Dolce Vita: Good ice cream

Gelateria Dolce Vita: Good ice cream, Brescia

 Turska Says:  There´s ice cream sold at every corner in Italy. It´s hard to belive, that we Finns do eat more ice cream per person than any other country in Europe! One could thought,that Italians eat more. But I think they will buy more ice cream from gelaterias, when we Finns have those... 

Nightlife  

La Palazzina: Only lively place we found at September

La Palazzina: Only lively place we found at September, Brescia

 Turska Says:  We didn´t seem to find any places to sit out and have a beer or glas of wine and not be the only ones there. I think it might have been because we were there at september, and from moday to friday-morning, no weekend-nights.Anywaym this place was very close to our apartment,... 

Transportation  

By bus to the centre

By bus to the centre, Brescia

 leics Says:  Bus 1 (direction Mompiano) will take you from the railway station to Brescia's historical heart. You can find bus routes, timetables and info (in Italian) on the link below.Cross the road directly opposite the railway station and you will find the bus stop. You can buy... 

By train from anywhere....

By train from anywhere...., Brescia

 leics Says:  Italian trains are safe, comfortable and very reasonably-priced. The network is extensive and thus it is entirely possible to get to Brescia from anywhere.The direct train from Bergamo (my base) takes an hour but there are obviously direct trains from other locations... 

Off The Beaten Path  

Bar

Bar, Brescia

 Redang Says:  At the exit (or before the main entrance) of the Castle, there is a bar which name I really don't know, but I bring it just to tell you that it has a very nice terrace and it's a good place for a drink or a snack after visiting the Castle. Great place to relax. 

Torre d'Ercole

Torre d'Ercole, Brescia

 leics Says:  Tower houses (tall, square structures up to 7 or 8 storeys high, sometimes more) were all the rage in northern Italy during the 1100s. they were a way of showing your neighbours just how wealthy and powerful your family was.I'm fascinated by them...fascinated by their... 

Palazzo Martinengro: the excavations

Palazzo Martinengro: the excavations, Brescia

 leics Says:  Again, somewhere I came across entirely unexpectedly.I wandered along Via dei Musei on my way to see the roman temples and theatre. A sign the 16th/17th century Palazzo Martinengro (now used as fuction rooms and suchlike) invited me in Italian to visit the archaeological... 

Chiesa e Convento di San Giuseppe

Chiesa e Convento di San Giuseppe, Brescia

 leics Says:  I came across this place quite unexpectedly, by walking under the Porta Bruciata (a Medieval tower-gate to the north-east of Piazza della Loggia) and then taking one of the narrow side-streets...Vicolo San Giuseppe. My eye was first caught by the lovely fresco, apparently... 

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General Info

General Info, Brescia

 Redang Says:  Tourism Offices:* TOURIST OFFICE (pic)Piazza Loggia, 13/B25121 Brescia- Tel.: (+39) 030 240 03 57- Fax: (+39) 030 377 37 73- E. mail: infopoint@bresciatourism.it* BresciatourismPiazza del Vescovato 325121 Brescia- Tel.: (+39).030.240 08 35- Fax: (+39).030.377 40 20- E. mail:... 

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Q:  Dear All We were considering going to Camping Rio Ventone which is on the side of Lago d'Idro, near the town of Crone. Does... 

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A: I haven't made this particular journey and have not yet found a bus Brescia> Crone. But this one will certainly get you to... 

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Brescia

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 The town of Brescia is situated in the region of Lombardy, in fact, it lies on the border in between Lombardy and Veneto. According to whispers, it was founded by the Ligurians, historiant point says... 

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Brescia - small team, but great supporters

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 Brescia is a classic football town for me. I've been there so many times, that I think in Italy it's only Milano I've been to more often. The club is one of the smallest in the Serie A, but the... 

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Brescia

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 Brescia is another beautiful city in Italy that offers a lot. It's about 50 kms. east of Bergamo, so that, close to Milano. Pic: Palazzo Broletto, Duomo Nuovo and Duomo Vecchio (Broletto Palace, New... 

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Beautifuls mountains...

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 Brescia offers a variety of opportunities for spending a pleasant evening characterized by cheer and good food. Moreover, university students give this rescia has two important venues for a night at... 

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Fascinating 'ordinary' place....

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 My apologies for the fact that, judging from my photos, I seem to have spent my day in Brescia on a continual slant! I'd decided to visit Brescia (a straighforward direct train journey of around an... 

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