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Brescia is a city located near Lake Garda in northern Italy. It is part of the Lombardy region. The city is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of 191,523 inhabitants.
The city of Brescia is the second largest city in the Lombardy region, after its capital Milan. The city is the administrative capital of the province of Brescia, one of the largest provinces in Italy.
In antiquity it was known as Brix, which is an important historic monuments still retains a number of Roman and medieval town including the castle.
Brescia is located in the plains of Lombardy, as Bergamo and has a continental climate, hot summers and harsh winters. Temperatures and enable the development of a mild climate with lush vegetation and flowering plants. Summer temperatures do not exceed 30 degrees Celsius, but is present abstracts - a gentle breeze, typical of the region around Lake Como.
In terms of tourism, benefiting both the proximity of Brescia region lakes Garda and Iseo, as well as the Alps.
City plan is rectangular, the streets intersecting at right angles, a feature due to Roman times, although the territory included in the medieval city outnumber the former Roman fortress, which occupies only the eastern part of the contemporary city.
Piazza del Museo score board and the museum located in the north end by a Corinthian temple with three cellae, attributed by some of Hercules, but more likely belonging Capitolium city, built by Vespasian in 73 (if the inscription was discovered in 1823 really belongs to this building).
The museum houses among other exhibits and the famous bronze statue of Victory achieved, discovered in 1826. In the south of the Forum were also discovered ruins of a so-called curia, which appears to have been actually a basilica, and a theater in the east of it.
Brescia | Brescia is a city located near Lake Garda in northern Italy. It is part of the Lombardy region. The city is situated at the foot of the Alps, between the Mella and the Naviglio, with a population of 191,523 inhabitants
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