Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Getting Around
TO/FROM THE AIRPORT
ATB ( 035 23 60 26; www.atb.bergamo.it ) Every 20 minutes from Bergamo bus and train sta-
tions (€2.10, 15 minutes). Direct buses also connect the airport with Milan and Brescia.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
ATB's bus 1 connects the train station with the funicular to the Upper Town and Colle
Aperto (going the other way not all buses stop at the station but at the Porta Nuova stop).
From Colle Aperto, either bus 21 or a funicular continues uphill to San Vigilio. Buy tick-
ets, valid for 75 minutes' travel on buses, for €1.25 from machines at the train and funicu-
lar stations or at newspaper stands.
TOP OF CHAPTER
Brescia
POP 193,900
Urban sprawl, a seedy bus and train station, and the odd 1960s skyscraper don't hint at
Brescia's fascinating old town, which serves as a reminder of its substantial history. Its
narrow streets are home to some of the most important Roman ruins in Lombardy and an
extraordinary circular Romanesque church. The town is dominated by the Colle Cidneo
hill, on top of which sit Bresica's rambling castle; the grounds make for a pleasant stroll.
Sights
Museo della Città
(City Museum; 030 297 78 34; www.bresciamusei.com ; Via dei Musei 81b; admission adult/child €10/
free, temporary exhibitions extra; 10.30am-7pm Tue-Sun mid-Jun-Sep, shorter hours rest of year) The
Monastero di Santa Giulia & Basilica di San Salvatore is Brescia's single most intriguing sight.
Inside this rambling church and convent complex, the Museo della Città houses collec-
tions that run the gamut from prehistory to the age of Venetian dominance. The star piece
of the collections is the 8th-century Croce di Desiderio, an extraordinary cross encrusted
with jewels.
The building of the monastery, which started as early as the 8th century, absorbed two
domus (Roman houses), which were left standing in what would become the monks'
MUSEUM, MONASTERY
 
Search WWH ::




Custom Search