Art and culture

Constructed in the later medieval period on the foundations of a roman castra (a reservation of land cut-off for military use). For the most part the castle served as a refuge for the people.The views are splendid, and considered by many to be so...

The Cathedral and the Last Supper by Tiepolo Desenzano Cathedral is dedicated to St. Mary Magdalene, it was built between 1586 and 1611 by the Brescian architect, Giulio Todeschini. Inside there are some lovely works by Andrea Celesti, one of...

Inaugurated in 1990, the Civic Archaeological Museum gathers together remains from the Bronze Age which were found in the Lavagnone area, a small lakeside hollow, reclaimed and later cultivated. In 1873, when the peat was being extracted fr...

The current harbor (called the “Old Port”), which was already mentioned back in 1274, was built in its current shape during the era of the Veneto Republic. In 1806, construction began of the wharf and the lighthouse in Nordic style, whil...

Saint Angela Merici lived between the late fifteenth century and the first half of the sixteenth century, during an extraordinary period of intellectual, scientific and artistic ferment called the Renaissance. In religious circles during these ye...

In 1878 a high neogothic style tower was built on the hill of San Martino, not far from the ossary, it was a celebration of the events of the Italian Risorgimento. Its designers were the architect Frizzoni, from Bergamo, and the engineers Luigi Fa...

This mosaic garnished Roman Villa was discovered by chance in 1921, and is considered one of the most important witnesses of the great Late Antique Villas in Northem Italy. The owner’s name, Decentius, seems to have giv...