[:it]B&B Bed and Breakfast Ai Musei : dove siamo[:de]B&B Bed and Breakfast Ai Musei : Wo finden Sie uns[:en]B&B Bed and Breakfast Ai Musei : Our location

The AI MUSEI Bed&Breakfast is right in the heart of Brescia’s old city centre, in the most ancient part of the city, just a few metres from the Roman Basilica and the Capitolium Temple, from the Santa Giulia monumental complex, Piazza Duomo and via Musei.

The classic old-village atmosphere is perceived to this day in this area of the city, where old shops can still be found among beautiful buildings: the delicatessen, the pasta shop, the tailor’s, the ironmonger’s shop, the pharmacy and the tobacconist, next to the antique shop or the jeweller’s or vintage clothes shop, near the bicycle repair shop.

By day there is the cheerful bustle of students of the Catholic University (whose campus is just a stone’s throw from the B&B), tourists and schoolchildren on visits to the city’s beautiful historical sites.

In the evening, the streets of the district come alive with people out for a stroll, music and merriment, and tables outside: themed evenings and shows are staged all year round in the squares or in the many restaurants and bars to be found in the centre.

The AI MUSEI Bed&Breakfast is the ideal starting point for a walk to see the city’s beautiful sites, which are clustered within a fairly small perimeter:

• The San Salvatore and Santa Giulia Monastery, World Heritage Site on via Musei
• The Capitolium Temple and the wonderful Piazza del Foro, scattered with Roman finds
• In 5 minutes you can easily walk up the Cidneo hill where you will find the beautiful Castle nestled in a large park – fresh and shaded gardens for a relaxing walk and to enjoy the fantastic view overlooking the city and of the adjacent hills.
• The main squares are less than 500 metres away: in 3 minutes you can reach Piazza Paolo VI (the old Piazza Duomo with its New and Old Cathedrals, referred to as La Rotonda, and the Broletto Palace with its tower, the former premises of the city’s municipal offices), Piazza Loggia with the splendid Loggia Palace and characteristic Clock Tower, Piazza Vittoria, planned in a typically Neoclassical style, the quiet Piazza Tebaldo Brusato and the lively Piazza Arnaldo
• The Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo picture gallery, with its fine collection of works by artists from Brescia and not only, is 5 minutes away on foot
• Don’t miss Corso Zanardelli and the Arcades of Via X Giornate for a classic stroll around the centre, with bookshops and ice cream parlours; it’s roughly 500 metres away: there you will find the Teatro Grande with its wonderful Foyer, or “Ridotto”, in rococo style, offering a diverse selection of interesting performances, both prosaic and classical music and opera
• You can easily reach the other churches of the city on foot in around ten minutes: the Roman St. Francis Church, the Renaissance church of Santa Maria dei Miracoli, the Baroque church of Santa Maria delle Grazie and the Gothic church of Santa Maria del Carmine.

From this truly central position, you can easily reach any destination by using public transport such as buses (stop 300 metres away) and the underground (stop in piazza Vittoria, 500 metres away); from the train station, just a few bus stops away, you can set out on a short excursion to the lakes around Brescia (Lake Garda and Lake Iseo), or you can visit nearby Verona, Bergamo or Milan for a day trip (excellent service network with high-speed trains).