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Brescia & its Astonishing Museum of Santa Giulia
History, Art Architecture & Design, Archaeology Dr Eireann Marshall History, Art Architecture & Design, Archaeology Dr Eireann Marshall

Brescia & its Astonishing Museum of Santa Giulia

Few people would put Brescia, the 2nd largest city in Lombardy, near the top of their list of places to visit in Italy – perhaps because it is such an industrial city and associated with steel and arms manufacturing. Walking along the historical streets of the city, sipping the famous bubbly Franciacorta made in the province and, above all, visiting its historical heart

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