TOUR DEI VINI IN FRANCIACORTA

Brescia is the city and comune in the region of Lombardy in northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella River and the Naviglio, a few kilometres from the lakes Garda and Iseo. The urban area of Brescia extends beyond the administrative city limits. The city is the administrative capital of the Province of Brescia, one of the largest in Italy. Brescia is home to several great museums and is a primary tourist city of Italy. Among main attraction tourist, you can find: • Tempio Capitolino. Old Roman ruins, built it by the emperor Vespasian. • Old and New Duomo. The unique pre-renaisance church has a massive stone dome and 12th century crucifixes. • The Castle. Dating to pre-Roman times and Venetian overlords of the 16th century, the city's stronghold houses museums of armory and of the Risorgimento. • Santa Giulia's cloister: This museum and former convent houses a massive collection of art and archeology dating back more than 10,000 years and exploring the region's history from pre-history to Roman occupation to the Lombard invasion, etc. • La Loggia. The city hall and center of regional government, this large and oddly shaped building presides over the city's central square. • Mille Miglia. The Mille Miglia, which starts in Brescia, was one of the world's top automobile races. The actual race, now a parade of refurbished and custom designed cars that slowly winds its way through 1000 miles of northern Italy, starts in May of each year.