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Brescia (Italian: ⓘ, locally Italian:; Lombard: Brèsa, Lombard: [ˈbrɛsɔ, ˈbrɛhɔ, ˈbrɛsa]; Latin: Brixia; Venetian: Bressa) is a city and comune (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo.
Brescia ( IPA: /ˈbreʃːa/ [5] [6] ascolta ⓘ, localmente [ˈbreːʃa], Brèsa o Bressa in dialetto bresciano, pronuncia /ˈbrɛsa/, localmente [ˈbrɛsɑ] o [ˈbrɛhɑ]) [7] è un comune italiano di 199 004 abitanti, [2] capoluogo dell' omonima provincia in Lombardia. È il secondo comune della regione per popolazione, dopo Milano, e rientra nei venti comuni pi...
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While the province is rich in scenic and popular tourist destinations, including the shore of the Lake Garda, Brescia itself is less known for tourists. One may that due to its heavily industrialized cityscape it can be found not as interesting compared to other major cities of Lombardy. Yes, Brescia is famous for its industrial past and for its ro...
By plane
1. 45.42390710.3292941 Aeroporto di Brescia-Montichiari (VBSIATA) (20 km from the city centre in Montichiari). A small airport served by charter flights.(updated May 2016) The other close airports are: 1. Bergamo Airport (aka Milan Orio al Serio, 50 km away, and is served by low-fare flights from all over Europe) 2. Verona Airport(50 km away) 3. Milano Linate(100 km away) 4. Milano Malpensa Airport(150 km away).
By train
You can reach Brescia by any train from the expensive Eurostars to the cheap and slow regionalecommuter trains. 1. 45.53220710.2139272 Stazione di Brescia (Railway station). It is about an hour from Milan (costing €7.30 on the Regionale), and other cities including Bergamo, Verona and Venice are within an hour or two.(updated Mar 2019)
By bus
There are 2 bus hubs located near the railway station. 1. 45.53305210.2145553 Autostazione SAIA, Via Solferino 6/D.(updated May 2016) 2. 45.53330710.2115794 Autostazione SIA, Viale Stazione, 14.(updated May 2016)
The compact historical centre of the city has a bus system that works well for inhabitants and other commuters. To get to the outer districts, you can take advantage of Brescia's metro, opened in 2013, making it the smallest city in the world with an underground train system. It features the same driverless automated system as in Copenhagenbut with...
Brescia is home to several great museums. However, since it is not a primary tourist city, very few English translations are provided, and even if they are, translations are often so poor that you may prefer to try the Italian explanations. 1. 45.53966210.228991 Monastero di Santa Giulia, Via dei Musei, 81/b. 16 Jun - Sep: Tu-Su 10:30-19:00; Oct - ...
The city's medieval historical center, with shopping districts, open markets (try Via San Faustino and Piazza della Loggia on Saturdays), gelaterias, etc., is a good example of city life untrammeled by tourism. 1. 45.53678710.2207611 Teatro Grande (Opera House). Since 1912, the theatre is a national monument of Italy.(updated Sep 2015) 2. 45.534672...
If you are truly fascinated by the nearly endless parade of invaders that oppressed the city for the past 2000 years—the Romans, the Lombards, the Venetians, and the French, to name the longer-lasting ones—you'll find many historical sites and museums. The city's collection of religious art is housed by several museums. You can buy a yearlong, unli...
The historic centre of the city has an active shopping district, with numerous clothing and jewellery stores. City residents enjoy strolling through the stretches from the Portici (shopping porticos built literally on top of their similarly styled and utilized Roman antecedents in the heart of the downtown) to Piazza della Loggia.
Try the true "bresciano" food, including casoncelli (called in Brescian dialect "casonsei"), homemade tortellini with beef, served with "Burro versato" (spilled Butter) and sage with sprinkling of Parmigiano.Try the polenta (in winter only) a mush made with durum wheat, Polenta taragna is mixed with homemade cheeses and butter. Try the amazing spie...
Franciacortawines are easily found. They're excellent, world famous, and very expensive. Try some of the non-DOC labels, which avoid EU regulations in order to preserve centuries-old vineyard traditions. Brescia is also one of the most night-active city in the whole Italy, because of the industrial wealth. Brescian youths (and Lombardians in genera...
Because it's not a primary tourist destination, Brescia is a bit short on hospitality, especially in the budget range. You'll find a few budget hotels in shadier parts of the city, and some nicer ones close to the train station. For hostels, you're out of luck, and bed and breakfasts are recommended but only if you have a car, as they're usually fo...
Brescia es un municipio y ciudad italiana, capital de la provincia homónima, en la región de Lombardía. Con 194 671 habitantes en 2021, es la segunda ciudad de la región por población tras Milán. Se la conoce también como la Leonessa d'Italia, según el apelativo atribuido a Giosuè Carducci.
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La storia di Brescia trae origine dalla fondazione di alcuni insediamenti abitativi sul Colle Cidneo in piena età del bronzo. Nondimeno, è probabile che siti abitati esistessero già alla fine del III millennio a.C. nell'odierna zona sud-orientale della città, come testimoniato anche da ritrovamenti archeologici rinvenuti in loco.
Apr 23, 2023 · April 23, 2023. • 4 min read. This article was produced by National Geographic Traveller (UK). Unusually, Italy has two capitals of culture in 2023: Bergamo and Brescia, sharing the spotlight...
