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The Lioness of Italy: A Brescia Self-Guided Walking Tour

By VoiceMap Audio Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is P 600 per adult
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  • Free cancellation available
  • 1h 45m
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Overview

This 90-minute sefl-guided walking tour offers a rich journey through Brescia’s 2,000-year history, from its Gallic origins to its Lombard legacy. Begin at Brescia Castle, known as the “Falcon of Italy,” and learn how the city earned the title “Lioness of Italy” during the 1849 rebellion.

Explore Roman ruins at the UNESCO-listed Parco Archeologico di Brixia Romana, the Santa Giulia Museum, and the 10th-century Duomo Vecchio.

Highlights include Piazza Paolo VI with its two cathedrals, the astronomical clock tower, Renaissance-era Piazza della Loggia, and lively Corso Goffredo Mameli.

This immersive tour reveals Brescia’s role in Italian unification and showcases its layered heritage of rebellion, art, and architecture.

Activity location

  • Sapori in Castello di Gardaamore
    • 9 Via del Castello
    • 25121, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Sapori in Castello di Gardaamore
    • 9 Via del Castello
    • 25121, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy

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The Lioness of Italy: A Brescia Self-Guided Walking Tour in English
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 45 minutes1h 45m
    1h 45m
  • Opening hours: Thu 0:00-23:59
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
P 600.44 x 1 AdultP 600.44
Total
Price is P 600.44

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Lifetime access to this tour in English before your booking date and after it
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    Offline access to audio, maps, and geodata
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    App for Android and iOS
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    Flexibility to explore at your own pace with a self-guided GPS tour
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    Directions to the starting point so that when you’re in the right place, the tour will start
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Smartphone and headphones
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    Personal expenses for attractions not included during the tour
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    Food and drink
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    Transportation

Know before you book

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Brescia Castle (Pass by)

Witness history as you pass by the iconic castle that was started by Holy Roman Emperor John of Bohemia in 1330

Memoriale del terrorismo e della violenza politica (Pass by)

Pass by this historic memorial dedicated to the victims of terrorism and political violence which plagued Italy.

Parco archeologico di Brixia romana (Pass by)

Sneak a peak at one of the most well preserved archeological sites in Italy and a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2011.

Roman Theatre of Brixia (Brescia) (Pass by)

Witness ancient history as you walk by this site, built during the Flavian dynasty between 69 and 96 CE.

Santa Giulia Museum (Pass by)

Walk through history past this vast complex that includes the church of Santa Maria del Solario, the basilica of San Salvatore, the monastic choir, a Roman domus, a statue garden and the UNESCO corridor.

San Clemente, Brescia (Pass by)

Pass by the church dedicated to Saint Clement, the 4th pope of Rome, who died in 101 BCE.

Museo della Musica di Brescia (Pass by)

Walk by this museum, containing ethnic instruments from all over the world, including ones made of dead armadillos and a very early version of the saxophone made by Adolph Sax.

Teatro Grande (Pass by)

Pass by this legendary theatre, built in the 1600s, named in honour of Napoleon Bonaparte, who ruled over parts of Italy during his time in the spotlight.

Palazzo Broletto (Pass by)

Pass by the building of civil administration, starting when it was built in the 1100s, at the time when Brescia was an independent commune, and also an administrative building nowadays.

Torre e Fontana della Palata (Pass by)

End the tour at this historic tower, housing a clock and fountain, with water believed to come from the pipes of the God Triton, son of Poseidon.

Location

Activity location

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    Sapori in Castello di Gardaamore
    • 9 Via del Castello
    • 25121, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Sapori in Castello di Gardaamore
    • 9 Via del Castello
    • 25121, Brescia, Lombardia, Italy

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