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Visit Brescia
Brescia is a city in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometres from the lakes Garda and Iseo. With a population of more than 200,000, it is the second-largest city in Lombardy and the fourth-largest in northwest Italy.
Founded over 3,200 years ago, Brescia (in antiquity, Brixia) has been an important regional centre since pre-Roman times. Its old town contains the best-preserved Roman public buildings in northern Italy and numerous monuments, including the medieval castle, the Old and New Cathedral, the Renaissance Piazza della Loggia, and the rationalist Piazza della Vittoria.
Brescia is considered an important industrial city. Metallurgy and the production of metal parts, machine tools, firearms, and mechanical and automotive engineering, are of particular economic significance.
Brescia is home to the prestigious Mille Miglia classic car race that starts and ends in the town. In the arts, it was nicknamed Leonessa d'Italia ("The Lioness of Italy") by Gabriele D'Annunzio, who selected Gardone Riviera (nearby on the shores of Garda Lake) as his final residence. The estate he built (largely thanks to state-sponsored funding), il Vittoriale, is now a public institution devoted to the arts; a museum dedicated to him is hosted in his former residence. Brescia is also the setting for most of the action in Alessandro Manzoni's 1822 play Adelchi.
The province is known for being the production area of the Franciacorta sparkling wine and the primary source of Italian-produced caviar. Brescia, with her territory, was the "European Region of Gastronomy" in 2017 and the "Italian Capital of Culture" with Bergamo in 2023.
Better choices Getting to Brescia
By aeroplane from BGY airport
Brescia is easily accessible by plane from "Il Caravaggio Airport" (BGY) in Bergamo Orio al Serio.
The Bergamo Orio al Serio International Airport is about 50 km from Brescia. One of Ryanair’s European hubs, it connects Italy to the main European cities with low-cost flights.
From Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport you can reach the city of Brescia by:
The Autostradale bus service (autostradale.it, € 12, one way, first ride 5:10am, last ride 10:30pm, travel time 60 min) and arrival at Brescia’s SIA bus station (via Solferino 6, platform no. 24)
The new Orio al Serio Airlink service quickly, directly, and safely connects Brescia (Metro Poliambulanza light rail stop) with Bergamo Orio al Serio International Airport, which has dozens of daily runs.
Alternatively, you can take the ATB – Azienda Trasporti Bergamo shuttle (€ 2.30 one way, first ride 5am, last ride 00:30am, duration 17 min) to Bergamo train station (Piazza Marconi, 7, 24122 Bergamo), then reach Brescia’s train station with Trenord local train service (info and timetable: https://www.trenord.it, € 4.80 one way, first train at 5:50am, last train at 11pm, duration 60 min).
By aeroplane from VRN airport
Brescia can be easily reached by plane also by “Valerio Catullo Airport” (VRN) in Verona Villafranca
Valerio Catullo international airport in Verona Villafranca is located about 60 km from Brescia. It connects Verona to Italian cities such as Rome, Naples, and Palermo and to international destinations such as Amsterdam, Dublin, Frankfurt, London, Munich, Moscow, and St. Petersburg.
You can reach Brescia from Verona airport with the Aerobus service offered by ATV – Azienda Trasporti Verona (www.atv.verona.it) which takes you to Verona Porta Nuova train station (€ 6 one way, first ride 5:15am, last ride 10:50pm, duration 15 min). The station is connected to Brescia’s train station through both regional and high-speed trains (https://www.trenitalia.com/, with fares starting from € 7.05 and duration between 35 and 53 min).
By aeroplane from VRN airport
Brescia can be easily reached by plane, also by Milan Linate International Airport, which is located about 85 km from Brescia. It connects Milan to several Italian and European cities.
To arrive to Brescia you can take the Starfly bus offered by Autostradale to Milan Centrale train station (https://autostradale.it/, € 5 one way, first ride at about 7:45am, last ride 10:45pm, duration 25 min, tickets can be purchased on board or online at https://www.airportbusexpress.it). Once in Stazione Centrale, choose one of the regional or high-speed trains which stop in Brescia (https://www.trenitalia.com/, from € 7.30, duration between 35 and 65 min).
Accomodations
Hotel Leonardo - info@hotel-leonardo.com
When booking directly through the hotel, please advise them that you are part of the LC3D or O3DM workshops organized by the University of Brescia. A 10% discount will be applied if rooms are available.
Hotel Battisti31 - info@hotelbattisti31.com
When booking on their website, please enter the Promo code “UNIBS CONGRESS"
Other hotels
Hotel Vittoria, Hotel Master, Hotel Regal, Hotel Igea, Hotel Leonessa
When booking on their website, please use the Promo code "ISPRS24"