What to do near Ghedi, BS

Pieve di santa Maria in Carpino, Carpenedolo, Bs.

Small but charming Romanesque church, lost in the Brescian countryside among oleander and corn, in the shade of a large tree.

Church of St. Mary of the Miracles

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

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"

Parish Church of Medole

Inside the building, which is the result of a harmonious combination of parts and styles, we find important works of art such as the altarpiece by Titian and the Mantegnesco-style Lamentation.

Padernello Castle

Vanity, mirrors himself in the waters of the moat

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

Our Lady of the Parish (small church)

A small Romanesque church from the 1100s holds striking frescoes atop a hill. Surrounded by greenery, it stands out because of the color of its stones, and there is a view of the Po Valley.

Pozzolengo Castle

High above the village, surrounded by walls that also embrace the ricetto, stands a 13th-century castle. Of its many towers, one gives access to the ricetto, another, cylindrical, serves as a bell tower.

The historical center of Orzinuovi

The small town of Orzinuovi with its large porticoed square, overlooked by beautiful historic buildings such as the Gothic Palazzo podestarile, and enclosed at the end by the castle, is well worth a stop.

Martinengo Castle of Villachiara, Brescia

Plain castle, surrounded by a moat turned into a meadow, in the center of the village. Built in the late 1300s, it has a square shape with beautiful cylindrical towers at the corners.