Published on: 20 March 2013 | Last updated: 7 January 2020
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Peschiera del Garda to Desenzano del Garda | 12 kms |
Desenzano del Garda to Brescia | 35 kms |
Brescia to Iseo | 28 kms |
Brescia has a rich history going back two millennia. The Museum complex of Santa Giulia is one of the UNESCO-listed Lombards in Italy collection of sites. As well as the relics of Lombard art there are renaissance frescoes and a rich collection of Roman art including winged victory, which for my money is one of the great surviving examples of Roman sculpture.
After Brescia the route takes you to the Lago d’Iseo.
Options
If you fancy a detour off the route you could follow the signs for the Ciclovia Valtenesi that takes you to the town of Salò and then rejoin the route at Rezzato.
Day-rides
There are a number of suggestions for day-rides in the hills to the south and east of Brescia, with route profiles and gps downloads, on the website for the Strada del vino colli dei Longobardi (it/de/es).
Connections
At Peschiera del Garda is you can pick up the river Mincio cycleway which the heads south to Mantova and the river Po. The Mincio cycleway is part of the Ciclopista del Sole (eurovelo 7) offering connections to Verona and Trento and the north, and Ferrara and Bologna to the south.
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Articles in this series
- Lakes of Lombardia and Piemonte – Overview
- Lakes of Lombardia and Piemonte – Part 1
- Lakes of Lombardia and Piemonte – Part 2
- Lakes of Lombardia and Piemonte – Part 3
- Lakes of Lombardia and Piemonte – Part 3 (variant)
- Lakes of Lombardia and Piemonte- Part 4
- Lakes of Lombardia and Piemonte – Part 5
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