Guidebooks Brescia

The province of Brescia, the largest one in Lombardy, is characterized by a varied landscape gathering huge hilly areas, large plains, wide valleys, impressive mountains and three big lakes.

This province gathers some of the most appreciated tourist resorts of the region, such as the south-western shores of Lake Garda, which include the centres of  Sirmione, Desenzano, Gardone Riviera and Salò, or Mount Adamello, whose top hosts the largest glacier in Italy, a popular holiday destination which attracts the lovers of skiing and climbing all year round.

The old towns of the province, such as the one of Brescia itself, stand out for excellent tourist services, modern accommodation facilities which are able to suit even tourists' most demanding requirements, warm hospitality and outstanding monuments and works of art.

Those interested in the itinerary of Franciacorta wine route will have the opportunity to taste genuine local staples and fine DOCG Franciacorta wines while visiting picturesque wine cellars, admiring enchanting natural landscapes and exploring charming ancient villages overlooking Lake Iseo.