Theme Week Lombardy – Brescia
Wednesday, 26 November 2014 - 01:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: European Union / Europäische Union General , UNESCO World Heritage
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Brescia Panorama © Luca Giarelli/cc-by-sa-3.0
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Brescia is situated at the foot of the
Alps , between the
Mella River and the
Naviglio , a few kilometres from the lakes
Garda and
Iseo . With a population of around 194,000, it is the second largest city in the region and the fourth of
northwest Italy . The urban area of Brescia extends beyond the administrative city limits and has a population of 673,000, while over 1.5 million people live in its metropolitan area. The city is the administrative capital of the
Province of Brescia , one of the largest in Italy, with over 1,200,000 inhabitants.
Founded over 3,200 years ago, Brescia (in antiquity Brixia ) has been an important regional centre since pre-Roman times. Its old town contains the best-preserved Roman public buildings in northern Italy and numerous monuments, among these the medieval castle, the Old and New cathedral , the Renaissance Piazza della Loggia and the rationalist Piazza della Vittoria .
Palazzo della Loggia - Brescia City Hall © Ugo franchini/cc-by-sa-3.0
The monumental archaeological area of the Roman forum and the
monastic complex of San Salvatore-Santa Giulia have become a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of a group of seven inscribed as
Longobards in Italy. Places of the power (568-774 A.D.) .
The city is at the centre of the third-largest Italian industrial area, concentrating on mechanical and automotive engineering and machine tools, as well as
Beretta and Fabarm firearm manufacturers. Nicknamed the
Leonessa d’Italia (“Lioness of Italy”), Brescia is known for being the original production area of the
Franciacorta wine and for the prestigious
Mille Miglia car race that starts and ends in this city. In addition, Brescia is the setting for most of the action in
Manzoni ‘s
Adelchi .
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