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From the shores of Lake Garda, Lake Iseo, and Lake Idro to the mountains of the Camonica, Sabbia, and Trompia valleys; from the rolling hills of Franciacorta and Valtènesi to the green plains through which the Oglio River gently flows, Brescia’s province (which shared the title of Italian Capital of Culture 2023 with Bergamo) offers an extraordinar...

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If you have even the slightest interest in history or want to avoid Italian cities due to the masses of tourists who flock to them, you can’t afford to miss Brescia in northern Italy, just an hour-and-a-half drive east of Milan or west of Venice. The town, too close to two of the most beautiful and visited cities for its own good, is often overlook...

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Roncadelle, a town of 9200 people just outside Brescia in Lombardy, will not easily forget this August 1. Two golds in quick succession. First Giovanni De Gennaro in slalom canoeing and, soon after, Alice Bellandi in 78 kg judo. Both from Roncadelle, both able to propel this small, wealthy, industrious town into Olympic glory. An area of small and...

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Emanuele Rabotti, the owner of the renowned Monte Rossa winery in Franciacorta, loves challenges. During the peak of the COVID pandemic, he decided to revive the Pusterla vineyard, highlighting its historical and winemaking heritage. The vineyard’s origins date back to 1037 when the royal monastery of Santa Giulia cultivated grapes on the slopes of...

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Wearing a crimson and sunshine-yellow flower crown, the young man is surrounded by his family, before there is the pop of the vino frizzante and the royal blue cups are filled for a merry toast to celebrate his graduation. The fading afternoon light dances on this scene taking place near the small central Fontana Contarini in Piazza Vecchia, in Cit...

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Mayors across Italy are fearing a deluge of legal complaints after the country’s top court ruled that noisy nightlife could be harmful to people’s health. In the first ruling of its kind in Italy, the supreme court of cassation ordered Brescia city council to pay €50,000 in compensation to a couple for failing to safeguard them against noise, repor...

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From the beaches of Sicily to the medieval wonders of Florence, you’d need a lifetime to see everything that Italy has to offer. And while you may have visited Milan, the capital city of the northern Lombardy region, there’s a good chance that two of its close neighbours, Bergamo and Brescia, have slipped under your travel radar. If so, 2023 is the...

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Italy's joint Capitals of Culture for 2023 are Bergamo and Brescia, earning this honor for their robust cultural offerings. Yet travelers who want to put a more outdoorsy spin on their visit to these marvelous cities can enjoy a brand-new hiking trail that connects the two. Along the way, trekkers will pass by two Unesco World Heritage sites, 34 co...

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Unusually, Italy has two capitals of culture in 2023: Bergamo and Brescia, sharing the spotlight after their devastating 2020, when the pair were Italy’s early pandemic hotspots. Bergamo is better known — its beautiful Città Alta, or upper town, cantilevered above the Po Valley, has been a tourist fixture for the past couple of decades. That makes...

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Bergamo and Brescia have unveiled a packed programme of dozens of events scheduled for spring this year that make it the must-visit destination of 2023. First, the exhibitions: unpublished, avant-garde, retrospective.  At the Accademia Carrara (Bergamo) and the Santa Giulia Museum (Brescia), respectively, the works will be on display of two major a...

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