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Discover Brescia
Brescia in Provincia di Brescia (Lombardy) with it's 184,826 citizens is a place in Italy about 277 mi (or 445 km) north-west of Rome, the country's capital city.
Current time in Brescia is now 03:20 PM (Sunday). The local timezone is named Europe / Rome with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports near Brescia, of which 4 are larger airports. The closest airport in Italy is Brescia / Montichiari Airport in a distance of 9 mi (or 15 km), South-East. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Italy is Rock Drawings in Valcamonica in a distance of 29 mi (or 47 km), North. We encountered 7 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a hotel, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
While being here, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: San Zeno Naviglio, Collebeato, Cellatica, Bovezzo and Roncadelle. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 11°C / 53 °F
Morning Temperature | 6°C / 42 °F |
Evening Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
Night Temperature | 7°C / 45 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 54% |
Air Pressure | 1016 hPa |
Wind Speed | Light breeze with 3 km/h (2 mph) from North-East |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 6% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Monday, 18th of November 2024
11°C (52 °F)
8°C (46 °F)
Broken clouds, calm.
Tuesday, 19th of November 2024
9°C (48 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Light rain, calm, overcast clouds.
Wednesday, 20th of November 2024
12°C (53 °F)
5°C (41 °F)
Broken clouds, moderate breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Vittoria
MajesticHouse Conference & Restaurant
Ai Ronchi Motor Hotel
Quality Hotel Continental Brescia
Novotel Brescia 2
AC Hotel Brescia
Master
Ambasciatori
Il Santellone
Igea
Videos from this area
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Brescia the most beautiful small city in the world
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Cars and Coffee Brescia
Il Cars&Coffee è sempre un evento da non perdere, ma il 12 Aprile a Brescia hanno esagerato. Siamo rimasti sconvolti dalla quantità e dalla qualità delle auto. Eravamo stati anche a Torino...
Pronti Partenza...Via, alla scoperta di BRESCIA
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RACCOLTA DEI RIFIUTI A BRESCIA, IL PORTA A PORTA È MEGLIO
Efficace e vantaggioso, il sistema di raccolta porta a porta è ormai il più diffuso in Lombardia e nella nostra provincia, con soddisfazione dei Comuni e dei cittadini. Anche per Brescia...
Brescia - Bari 2-1 SerieB (2014-15) 20 Giornata [24-12-14]
Natale amaro per il Bari: la squadra di Nicola esce sconfitta dal Rigamonti a pochi minuti dallo scadere. A decidere un gol dell'ex Sodinha, subentrato nel finale: il Bari era passato in svantaggio...
Visit Brescia! Ep.1 Art & Culture
Visit the Province of Brescia! Official "Art & Culture" video by Bresciatourism Movie production: Secret Wood La provincia di Brescia può contare sul proprio territorio ben tre siti iscritti...
Matteo Renzi a Brescia - Video Discorso su Lavoro e Giustizia
Presidente Matteo Renzi nel video discorso a Brescia sul lavoro, giustizia ed altri temi.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Province of Brescia
The Province of Brescia is a Province in Lombardy, Italy. It borders with the province of Sondrio in the N and NW, the province of Bergamo in the W, province of Cremona in the SW and S, the province of Mantova to the S, and to the east, the province of Verona (which is part of Veneto region) and Trentino (which is part of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region). Source for statistical data: Italian Institute of Statistics Istat, see this link.
University of Brescia
The University of Brescia (Italian: Università degli Studi di Brescia) is an Italian public research university located in Brescia, Italy. It was founded in 1982 and is branched in 4 Faculties. The University of Brescia was officially established in 1982 with three Schools: Medicine and Surgery, Engineering, Economics and Business. However, the creation phase lasted nearly two decades, so the first attempts to open university courses in Brescia go back to the 1960s.
Piazza della Loggia bombing
The Piazza della Loggia bombing was a bombing that took place on the morning of 28 May 1974, in Brescia, Italy during an anti-fascist protest. The terrorist attack killed eight people and wounded over 90. The bomb was placed inside a rubbish bin at the east end of the piazza.
Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo
The Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo is a public art collection in Brescia, Lombardy, northern Italy, exhibiting mainly paintings by local artists from the 13th through 18th centuries. The gallery opened in 1851 in the Palazzo Tosio, endowed in 1832 with the collection of Count Paolo Tosio and further enriched by donations and gathering of items from local religious buildings. For some paintings in the collection see the Category for Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo in Brescia below.
Brescia railway station
Brescia railway station (Italian: Stazione di Brescia) serves the city and comune of Brescia, in the region of Lombardy, northern Italy. Opened in 1854, the station forms part of the Milan–Venice railway. It is also the terminus of secondary lines from Cremona, Bergamo and Parma, as well as the Brescia–Iseo–Edolo railway. The station is currently managed by Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI). However, the commercial area of the passenger building is managed by Centostazioni.
Santa Maria dei Miracoli (Brescia)
The church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli is located on Corso Vittorio Emanuele in Brescia. The church was initially established to house a icon, revered for miraculous powers. The church plan with its cylindrical anterior dome was designed by Ludovico Beretta in 1480-1490. However, the most striking element is the elaborately decorated marble reliefs in the façade screen and portico were designed by Giovanni Antonio Amadeo, and completed with the help of a large number of sculptors.
Santi Nazaro e Celso (Brescia)
The church of Santi Nazaro e Celso is located on Corso Giamcomo Matteotti, at the intersection with Cia Fratelli Bronzetti, in Brescia, Lombardy, Italy. It contains a series of prominent artworks, most notable of which is the Averoldi Polyptych, a masterwork of Titian. Originally a church was found at approximately the same site in 1239, in an area that had been enclosed by enlarged city walls. A major reconstruction began in 1746.
San Clemente (Brescia)
The church of San Clemente is an ancient church located in central Brescia, near the Piazza del Foro. The church by the tenth century was initially attached to the adjacent Benedictine monastery. The present plan was completed by the late 1400s. Further reconstructions occurred, with the latest which gave the present façade in 1800 under the architect Rodolfo Vantini. The interior of the portico has a damaged fresco of Pope Clement I with Christ and saints.
Sant'Angela Merici (Brescia)
The church of Sant'Angela Merici is a church in Brescia located on Via Francesco Crispi. It was once known as the church of Sant'Afra, and thus was often confused with the distinct Sant'Afra in Sant'Eufemia, which now known by just Sant'Afra. The present church of Sant'Angela Merici was also known as the church of San Faustino ad Sanguinem. The site known as the cemetery of San Latino and was venerated for centuries as the location for the burials of many Christian martyrs.
Santa Maria delle Grazie (Brescia)
The church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Brescia is located on at the west end of Via Elia Capriolo, where it intersects with the Via delle Grazie. Built in the 1500s and remodeled in the 1600s, it still retains much of its artwork by major regional artists, including one of its three canvases by Moretto. The other two are now held at the Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo. The interior is richely decorated in Baroque fashion.
San Zeno al Foro (Brescia)
San Zeno al Foro is a church in center of the city of Brescia, situated in Piazza del Foro on the Via dei Musei, a few yards from the ruins of the Roman Capitoline temple in the city. A church at the site had been present from the 12th century. The present Baroque structure was completed about 1745. The interior, entrance and presbytery, is decorated by four canvases depicting Prayer in the Garden, Baptism of Christ, Annunciation, and Birth of Jesus, (1741) by Antonio Paglia.
Santi Faustino e Giovita (Brescia)
The church of Santi Faustino e Giovita, known also as the church of San Faustino Maggiore is a church in Brescia, Italy. It is situated on Via San Faustino. The church was originally attached to a monastery founded in the 9th century, but it has been rebuilt across the centuries. It was initially consecrated in 1142. The saints Faustino and Giovita are the patron saints of Brescia. The interior of the church has extensive frescoes, mostly completed in the Baroque era.