BRIXIA
Brescia, the administrative capital of the province of Brescia in Lombardia, is also known as “Leonessa d’IItalia” (Italian Lioness) and has its origin in a Gallic Cenomani small village, later become a Roman colony called Brixia.
In 2011, Brescia received an important recognition: the monumental area of Roman Forum and the monastic complex of San Salvatore – Santa Giulia, today the city museum with about 11.000 works of art and many archaeological finds, have been inscribed in the World Heritage List by UNESCO.