What to do near Brione, BS

La Santissima of Gussago

Atop a hill of vineyards is an abandoned Dominican convent that gives itself airs of a castle. The walk to it and the views of Franciacorta are beautiful.

The Olivetan Abbey of Rodengo Saiano

In Franciacorta, elegant monastery of Cluniac origin holds fine works of art

The Dance Macabre in San Silvestro in Iseo

Even life and death indulge in a dance

Italy in the movies: Piazza Vittoria and "Rosso Mille Miglia"

The world's most beautiful race in a film by Claudio Uberti

Victory Square, where the Mille Miglia begins

In Brescia, a square and a legendary race come alive in the film "Rosso Mille Miglia"

Church of St. Mary of the Miracles

In Brescia, a triumph of marble embroidered with dazzling whiteness.

Parish Church of St. Mary

A small village on the edge of Erbusco holds a beautiful medieval parish church

Trebecco Castle, a plunge into the Middle Ages

Small medieval village overlooking the Oglio Valley from its rocky outcrop

The park of Villa Mazzotti Biancinelli

In Chiari there is a beautiful Art Nouveau villa from the early 1900s; the building is rarely visited but can be admired from the outside because it is surrounded by a large scenic park.

Calepio, a beautiful village

An ancient village, high above the Oglio Valley, is home to stone houses, beautiful stately buildings and a large castle

The village of Grumello del Monte, Bergamo

Grumello is a delightful hamlet of narrow streets and local stone houses at the foot of the Valcalepio hills. Dominating it is a 14th-century castle a mighty ivy-covered tower.