Brescia Walking Tour: Digital Audio & Local Guide Experience

Highlights

• Multilingual Digital Guide
• Self-Paced & Personalized Visit
• Local Expert Tips

What's included

Itinerary

1. 1

   Piazza del Mercato

   10min

   Our starting point! A small square in which we will discover the history of the city and the origins of Brescia's nickname.

2. 2

   Piazza della Vittoria

   20min

   We continue to a square with distinctive architecture. Here we will talk about the last 200 years of Italian history and a... rhinoceros!

3. 3

   Piazza della Loggia

   15min

   The Piazza della Loggia represents an emblematic place in the heart of Brescia, characterized by a rich history and fine Venetian architecture dating back to the 15th century. I will also tell you about one of the most serious attacks in Italian history.

4. 4

   Piazza Paolo VI

   10min

   Piazza Paolo VI, also known as Piazza del Duomo, is a true jewel in the heart of Brescia. A mix of history, architecture and lived life that leaves you speechless.

5. 5

   Duomo Vecchio di Brescia

   20min

   In the 11th century, the Brescians decided to spruce up the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore with a brand-new cathedral. It took nearly a hundred years, but the result was nothing short of epic: a circular plan inspired by the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, with a giant dome and a bell tower soaring skyward.

6. 6

   Duomo Nuovo

   20min

   It all began in the 17th century, when the Brescians decided to build a new, larger and more modern cathedral. It took almost two centuries to complete, but the result was nothing short of stunning: an imposing facade with giant columns and statues, an interior rich in marble, frescoes and gilding.

7. 7

   Teatro Grande

   10min

   In the heart of Brescia, stands majestically the Teatro Grande, a temple of music and melodrama that boasts a long and fascinating history. Get ready to see it from the outside!

8. 8

   Tempio Capitolino e Piazza del Foro

   15min

   The roots of this street go back at least to Roman times, when Brescia became part of the Roman territories in the 1st century BC. At that time, Rome shaped the urban aspect of the city, turning this street into the decumanus maximus, the main artery.

Before you go

Location