MENUMuseums and places of interest
Torre Pallavicina (BG)
“MOLINO DI BASSO” MILL
This can be considered the operational heart of the entire park. It also houses the Environmental Education Centre and the hospitality facilities: a Hostel and Restaurant. The Parco …
Palazzolo sull'Oglio (BS)
“MURA” TOWER
In the area across the river, in Mura, stand the ruins of the Rocchetta di Mura, but most importantly, there is the surviving torre circolare, or round tower, …
Sarnico (BG)
CIVIC TOWER
The ancient walls were connected to the mediaeval tower in Via Parigi which dates back to the 12th century and is now known as the Torre Civica. Other …
Orzinuovi (BS)
FORTRESS OF SAN GIORGIO – THE CIVIC ART GALLERY
The remains of this great Venetian fortress are easily recognisable. Part of an imposing star shaped fortification, as intended by Sammicheli (1520); it must have been impenetrable, thanks …
Corte de' Frati (CR)
MUSEUM OF MINERALS AND FOSSILS
A collection of Minerals and Fossils from the valleys of Bergamo, Brescia and the Corte de’ Frati Alpine region. Not only can we admire numerous archaeological finds gathered …
Gabbioneta Binanuova (CR)
PEDRINI ORGAN MUSEUM
Here we are welcomed by the Fracassi brothers, whose mother was from the Pedrini family. They have been restoring antique organs for generations. Attached to the workshop there …
Capriolo (BS)
RICCI CURBASTRO AGRICULTURAL AND WINEMAKING MUSEUM
In connection with the world of Franciacorta we should also mention the Museum of Agriculture and Wine located at the Cantina Ricci Curbastro winery, which houses four themed …
Sarnico (BG)
SAN PAOLO CLOCKTOWER
The street takes its name from the Church of San Paolo, located in the small square where we can also find what is known as the Clock Tower …
Soncino (CR)
SANT’ANGELO MILL
Of all the mills that were once here, the Sant’Angelo mill and the San Giuseppe mill, located just outside the town walls, are still visible. Fully functional, they …
Verolavecchia (BS)
SCORZAROLO ICE HOUSE (SUBURB OF VEROLAVECCHIA)
Not far from the village, in the middle of the countryside, stands the unmistakable outline of an ice house. It is an unusual brick built construction with a …
Quinzano d'Oglio (BS)
THE CHIAVICONE
This is an important artefact of hydraulic engineering that regulates the flow of the water into an artificial canal that supplied a textile mill, a mill and a …
Pontoglio (BS)
THE BRIDGE AND CHURCH OF SANT’ANTONIO
The elegant bridge that gave its name to the town was built in 1622 from Sarnico stone. In 1799 it was seriously damaged by the French but was …
Verolavecchia (BS)
THE CIVIC TOWER
In Piazza Risorgimento, near the school complex, stands the Civic Tower: what remains of the old fortified rural village where there was probably also a castle. The ogive …
Borgo San Giacomo (BS)
THE FIAMENGHI ORNITHOLOGICAL MUSEUM IN THE HAMLET OF ACQUALUNGA
Attached to the Palazzo of the Della Volta family is the lower Brescia region’s only centre for ornithological studies. What is more, the structure is an important point …
Sarnico (BG)
THE GIANNI BELLINI ART GALLERY
In Via San Paolo, a side street of Via Lantieri, stands the “Gianni Bellini” Museum, inaugurated in 2002 thanks to the donation of 16th to 18th century works. …
Seniga (BS)
THE ICE HOUSE AT REGONA
In the countryside, just a short distance from the enclosed rural village, we can still see ice houses with their unusual outlines. They were built in brick with …
Soncino (CR)
THE JEWISH PRINTING MUSEUM
Extraordinary in its elegance and singularity. Soncino was one of the few European towns to house a printing office as early as the second half of the 1400s. …
Pontevico (BS)
THE MAGLIO MUSEUM
It is easy to sense the toil and labour of those who worked here. A well-preserved forge, with all the tools of the trade. In the forge we …
Borgo San Giacomo (BS)
THE NAPOLEONIC CEMETERY
Worth mentioning for its singularity, and unique in this area, is the little eighteenth century pre-Napoleonic Camposanto, or cemetery, known as the “Sagrato”, or churchyard, of Borgo San …
Palazzolo sull'Oglio (BS)
THE ROMAN BRIDGE
Here there is a well-preserved bridge, still in use, which was certainly built by the Romans and dates back to between the 4th and 5th centuries AD; although …
Palazzolo sull'Oglio (BS)
THEATRE
There is a wonderful theatre in Piazza Tamanza, behind the San Fedele auditorium, close to the Roggia Vetra, the canal that flows under the Torre del Popolo. It …
Genivolta (CR)
TOMBE MORTE AND TREDICI PONTI
Genivolta’s very striking hydraulic mechanism is known as the Tombe Morte – Tredici Ponti. The overall picture is quite fascinating: a tangle of canals, sluices, sewers, locks, drains, …
Palazzolo sull'Oglio (BS)
TOWER “DEL POPOLO”
Between 1813 and 1838 Torre del Popolo, also known as San Fedele was built on Torre Mirabella, so that it could serve as the town’s bell tower. It …
Palosco (BG)
TOWER OF ENRICO IV
Located in Piazza Castello, the remains of the Tower are around six metres tall; the walls are made of cobblestones and square stones; the base, probably a terraced …
