For lovers of local history and culture, Valle Trompia offers a journey full of discoveries, starting with the traditional Iron and Mine Route, passing through the archaeological museums, the historic villas and palazzos, as well as the Paul VI collection of contemporary art and the Sacred Route, without forgetting the farming and peasant tradition. A territory with a thousand faces, all to be discovered and explored.
The Torre Romana (Roman Tower) in Bovegno is the headquarters of the Angelo Canossi Foundation established in 1996 with the purpose of researching, documenting and studying Brescia's traditions and cultural heritage. The Foundation has absorbed and continues to carry out the activities of the Angelo Canossi Institution, which was set up by the parish priest of Bovegno, Monsignor Francesco Bertoli ...
One of the most important public works carried out in the Augustan Age as part of the urban redevelopment of Brixia was the construction of an aqueduct that brought water to the town from the valley of Lumezzane. With an underground route of 20 km, it supplied water to public and private buildings. The aqueduct was built in the first ...
The project to restore the First World War artefacts on the Maniva is an initiative of the Brescia Section of the Alpine Corps, whose commitment was aimed at keeping alive the memory of the Great War by transforming these places, characterised by the presence of numerous traces such as trenches, artillery positions, shelter caves, etc. into a sort of monument. ...
Villa Glisenti is an old manor house in Art Nouveau style, built for the Glisenti family between 1905 and 1906 and designed by engineer Cassa di Cogozzo. The building was built in this area because a few years earlier, the Glisenti family had founded the metalworking factory of the same name in Carcina. This factory was known for having obtained ...
Dating between the 15th and 18th centuries, Villa Mutti Bernardelli is one of Gardone’s most important private residences. The villa has a surface area of 2500 square meters (excluding the portico and garden) and consists of two interconnected buildings with an L-shaped layout. This place, now owned by the municipality, houses the “C.Filippini” Municipal Library, the Museum of Weapons and ...
