Brescia Walking Tour with Audio and Written Guide by a Local
- 5 hours
- Free cancellation up to 24h before
- 5 languages
- Instant confirmation
Highlights
If you're looking for a fun and curious way to visit Brescia, you've come to the right place! With this digital guide, you can comfortably spend a day, with some food breaks, in Brescia discovering all its secrets. Forget searching websites, and wasting time trying to find which monuments to see and in which order: the solution is here in front of you! I'm a tour leader, and I created this digital guide with a local guide from Brescia, so you'll get to visit the city as a local! You will be able to visit all the most important monuments at your own pace. Get to know the stories and curiosities of Brescia that only locals know! Try local foods, like Italian aperitivo, in authentic local restaurants! And much more!
Inclusions
What's included
- Best advices for local restaurant with authentic food
- Tips for monuments, history, curiosities and anecdotes from a local
- Audio-guide and text in multiple languages (Eng, Esp, Ita, De, Fr)
- Connected with google maps
- Digital guide to visit the city by yourself
What's not
- Ticket Santa Giulia Museum
- Ticket Capitolium
- Boredom
Itinerary
Our starting point! A small square in which we will discover the history of the city and the origins of Brescia's nickname.
We continue to a square with distinctive architecture. Here we will talk about the last 200 years of Italian history and a... rhinoceros!
The Piazza della Loggia represents an emblematic place in the heart of Brescia, characterized by a rich history and fine Venetian architecture dating back to the 15th century. I will also tell you about one of the most serious attacks in Italian history.
Piazza Paolo VI, also known as Piazza del Duomo, is a true jewel in the heart of Brescia. A mix of history, architecture and lived life that leaves you speechless.
In the 11th century, the Brescians decided to spruce up the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore with a brand-new cathedral. It took nearly a hundred years, but the result was nothing short of epic: a circular plan inspired by the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, with a giant dome and a bell tower soaring skyward.
It all began in the 17th century, when the Brescians decided to build a new, larger and more modern cathedral. It took almost two centuries to complete, but the result was nothing short of stunning: an imposing facade with giant columns and statues, an interior rich in marble, frescoes and gilding.
In the heart of Brescia, stands majestically the Teatro Grande, a temple of music and melodrama that boasts a long and fascinating history. Get ready to see it from the outside!
The roots of this street go back at least to Roman times, when Brescia became part of the Roman territories in the 1st century BC. At that time, Rome shaped the urban aspect of the city, turning this street into the decumanus maximus, the main artery.
The building was the largest in northern Italy after the theater in Verona and it's a "must-see" when you come to Brescia. Close to it there is also the amazing Capitolium that worth a view!
Unique in Italy and Europe in terms of exhibition concept and location. It allows a journey through Brescia’s history, art, and spirituality from prehistoric times to the present, in an exhibition area of about 14,000 square meters with thousands of extraordinary works ranging from the 4th millennium BC to the 18th century.
Recognized by many Brescians as the symbol of the city, it is definitely a must-see when visiting Brescia. We are going to talk about the story of the castle and we will enjoy an amazing view!
Cancellation
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.
Reviews
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Ratings come from 56 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.
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5Great tour - 100% recommend
It was a really well-planned tour with a great route. All the essential information was presented very clearly and supplemented with some fun trivia. We really enjoyed the tour and would definitely recommend it!
5Brescia highlights in a day
Enjoyed the highlights and following a map that hit the high points. It was easy and enjoyable because we did it at our own pace and felt like we covered quite a bit! The archaeological site is very impressive and worth spending more time. This was an extra cost but worth it.
5pallidan experience
brilliant explanation by examples of the Pallidan phenomenon. It made clear the art of his architecture and its relationship to the historical time you come away with a real feeling for the man, the artist and the history. time and money well spent.
5Brescia - city walk
The system was easy to navigate, it gave me some information but most importantly I was able to wander the streets of Brescia at my own pace. I stopped in different places: had a coffee here, bought a ticket there. I took most of the day. For me it was an easy way to see a beautiful.city.
4Great way to visit sights in Brescia
The digital walking tour in Brescia was great as a lot of the places to visit were close together and was informative and easy to use.
5A digital guide to the wonders of the city of Brescia
This tour was a life saving experience after the initial tour I booked got cancelled. The audio book have great details of the highlights of the city. Ending the tour in the castle was a worthy experience given the amazing views of the city. Completely recommend this tour if you want to discover the city at your own pace.
Know before you go
- Meeting point
- If you get by train you can easily walk ten minutes (almost) straight to get there!
- Pickup
- Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
- Ticket type
- Mobile or paper ticket accepted
- Group size
- Up to 99 travellers
- Operated by
- Walking Cap
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- You will need a smartphone with internet connection to use the digital guide (details to activate the digital guide will be in your voucher, read it carefully!)
- You'll be able to hear the audio through your speakers or, if you have them, through your headphones
How it compares in Brescia
- Its from-price is 92% below the median of the 71 experiences we list in Brescia.
- It is longer than most of them.
- By number of reviews it ranks 7 of 71.
- The operator lists free cancellation on it.
About Brescia
Brescia is a Lombard city at the foot of the Alps, with Roman ruins, a castle on a hill, a Longobard monastery and the Mille Miglia racing legend.
Brescia stands in northern Lombardy, below the Alpine foothills, between Lake Garda and Lake Iseo. In the heart of the old town, the Roman Capitolium, a temple of the first century AD, and a Roman theatre stand near the Santa Giulia monastery, whose museum is part of a UNESCO listing for Longobard sites. Piazza della Loggia is lined with Renaissance arcades and has a clock tower with figures that strike the hours.
Top-ranked sights in Brescia: Mille Miglia Museum (Museo Mille Miglia).
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