BRESCIA BRESCIA AND AND

ITS TERRITORYITS TERRITORY

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BRESCIA ….BRESCIA ….Brescia is one of the largest and most populated territory in Lombardy which is the richest region in Italy.

There are many different economic attivities based on agriculture, industries, services and constructions.

Most of workers are employed in services and industrial sectors.

The rate of foreigners is higher than the Italian average thanks to the job opportunities offered until a few years ago.

Unemployed rate is now about 8,4%.

TOURISM

INDUSTRIES

COMMERCE

SERVICESAGRICULTURE

STATISTICS

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18.5

15.213.8

1.83.8 3.8 3.4

1.5

MilkPigsPoultryCattleOthersVines and olive treesVegetablesFlowersOthers vegetables

Agricolture sectors and their PIL in %

There are quality certified production area near the lakes (Franciacorta. Valtenesi ) and various DOC wines such as Botticino, Cellatica, Cortefranca, Lugana....

The viticulture is considered the most important agricultural sector of the food system Brescia.

The wines of our land are world famous for their quality and there are different types: red, white, rosé and sparkling.

VITICULTUREVITICULTURE

The Garda area plays an important role involving a large number of businesses (26 companies)

The territory of Brescia is leader in the production of extra virgin olive oil in the Lombardy region, with its 26 active companies. .

OLIVE OIL PRODUCTIONOLIVE OIL PRODUCTION

INDUSTRIES MECHANICAL

FIREARMS

BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION METALLURGICAL/

STEEL

CUTLERY / TAPS

TEXTILE

About 37.00 out of 122,000 companies are the active manifacturing and construction companies in the province of Brescia.

Most of the them are small or medium, usually family run.

INDUSTRIES

MECHANICAL

FIREARMS

METALLURGICAL/STEEL

CUTLERY / TAPS

TEXTILE

once they were very important , but now due to the crisis many of them have moved abroad

also known known for manufacturing shooting clothes and accessories

The building industry is very important in Brescia: there are thousands of small building companies and their qualified and experienced workers are appreciated both in Italy and abroad.However during the last years many companies have gone bankrupt due to the crysis.

CONSTRUCTIONSCONSTRUCTIONS

COMMERCECOMMERCECommerce is an important economic activity in the area of Brescia, with its 26.000 firms in the

whole territory (6.000 only in the town of Brescia)

The number of small size shops has been decreasing during the last years, while the number of large size shops and shopping centres has increased.

The most important shopping centres are:

FRECCIA ROSSA

OUTLET FRANCIACORTA

SERVICESSERVICESServices companies mainly refer to

BANKS : there are about 950 units spread in the territory, most of them are branches of small banks such as CREDITO COOPERATIVO or the local UBI BANCA

INSURANCE COMPANIES

TRASPORT COMPANIES

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Transport : the tube

THE TUBETHE TUBEIt is a light rail line over 13 kilometers long that connects the districts north of the city of Brescia to those of the south- east, passing through the historic center and using a fully automatic system .Today there are 16 trains that can carry up to 8500 passengers per hour in each direction . Seventeen stations total Brescia, with 194 thousand residents , it is the smallest city in Europe to have its subway , whose history is long and debated. The work began only in 2003.

Termoutilizzatore

The Waste Incinerator recovers electricity and thermal energy from residual waste after recycling.

The waste incinerator was conceived within a strategy for integrated waste management.

District heating

The city of Brescia was one of the first in Italy to adopt, in 1971, a power station and a network of district heating.

THE TOURISTS AND TOURISMTHE TOURISTS AND TOURISM

42%

9,9%

9,3%35,8%

From ITALY : 35,8%From other countries : 64,2% OTHERS

3%

What to see in Brescia ?What to see in Brescia ?

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The most beautiful race in The most beautiful race in the worldthe world

The “Mille Miglia” is a long distance race for vintage cars that evokes the original race ran in 1927.The race is to make round trip from Brescia to Rome

What to see in the province ?What to see in the province ?

STATISTICSSTATISTICS

TERRITORY AND TERRITORY AND POPULATIONPOPULATION

Communes' number Population Population density

Brescia 206 1238075 4784 258,8

Lombardia 1544 9700881 23861 406,6

Italia 8092 58394207 301336 197,1

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FOREIGNERS RESIDENTSFOREIGNERS RESIDENTS

Foreigners resident % of total population

Brescia 155927 12,6

Lombardia 952295 9,8

Italia 4053599 6,8

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% of total population

EMPLOYED COMPOSITIONEMPLOYED COMPOSITION ( in %) ( in %)

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31.2

7.9

57.8

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Unemployment's rate

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39.3

57.3

42.7

58.7

41.3

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Employed's rate

““young” sectorsyoung” sectors

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Non-EU entrepreneurs

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AGRICOLTURE AND FISHERIESSERVICES TO PEOPLEBUSINESS SERVICESINDUSTRY AND CON-STRUCTIONCOMMERCEENTERPRISE NOT CLASSIFIED

Entrepreneurs non-european : nationality (in %)Entrepreneurs non-european : nationality (in %)

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MAROCCOPAKISTANCHINAINDIAEGYPTALBANIASWITZERLANDSENEGALOTHER COUNTRIES

HOME TRADEHOME TRADENumber Employed

Brescia 57 190.436 1.904

Lombardia 398 1.185.835 14.275

Italia 1.669 4.947.113 51.032

Departement stores

Brescia 59 66.866 754

Lombardia 342 497.765 6.267

Italia 1.806 2.494.998 30.023

Supermarkets

Brescia 277 271.625 4.238

Lombardia 1.630 1.731.337 38.486

Italia 9.815 8.841.499 178.632

Large specialized surfaces

Sales area in mq

FOREIGN TRADE

EXPORTATION AND IMPORTATION in €

Exportation Importation

Brescia 13.380.758.524 7.190.996.301Lombardia 108.080.496.419 114.873.713.116Italia 389.725.036.583 378.759.439.770

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Quality of life in Brescia

Brescia is in 53rd place in the national rankings

- Standard of living: 39th National pace

- Business and Work: 12th National place

- Services, environment and health: 35th National place

- Population: 40th National place

- Security: 101st National place

- Leisure: 60th National place

PollutionPollution

Caffaro is a chemical factory. In 1930s it started to produce PCB (polychlorinated biphenils) toxic chemicals.

Caffaro didn't respect the environment and it seriously contaminated fields and water.

The scandal started a serious set of studies and authorities are still discussing about measures to be taken to reclaim.

Places to visit in Brescia Places to visit in Brescia

““Santa Giulia” MuseumSanta Giulia” Museum

The Museum of Saint Julia is the principal museum of Brescia.

It is situated inside the monastery of Saint Julia.

The underlying zone to the Museum is rich of archaeological finds of various epochs, for the most part belonging to the Roman epoch and excellently preserved, particularly the Domuses of the Ortaglia..

THE CASTLETHE CASTLE

The Castle of Brescia is a fortitude of medieval epoch castled on the hill Cidneo, behind the historical center of the city of Brescia.

Whoever reaches Brescia, from any direction, can see since it marks the panoramic profile of the city.

The complex of fortifications is one of the greatest of Italy, and it covers completely the hill Cidneo.

Piazza DuomoPiazza Duomo

In the same square, in the North there is the palace of Broletto, the medieval seat of the lords, now houses the municipal offices.

The new Cathedral (Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta), is the main church of Brescia and was built between 1604 and 1825, the area where there was the early Christian basilica of St. Peter de Dom V-VI century. Next to the cathedral is the Duomo Old or New Round (from its circular shape) of XI century.

CapitoliumCapitolium

Along with the theater and the remains of the city forum is the most important complex of ruins and remains of public buildings of the Roman period found in northern Italy.

The Capitolium is a Roman temple located in Brescia, Piazza del Foro, along Via dei Musei, the core of the ancient Roman Brixia.

The church and cloister of The church and cloister of S.FrancescoS.Francesco

The Church of S. Francesco of Assisi in Brescia is a beutiful romantic church and it lis located on a land given to the Conventual Franciscans, by Brescia City Council to thank fthem for having pacified the internal disagreements.

Next to the church you can adnire the Franciscan cloister dating back to the thirteenth century, where the Conventual. Franciscans have lived since then.

Piazza LoggiaPiazza Loggia Piazza Loggia is one of the main square in Brescia.

Its shape is rettangular.

It is bounded by a series of buildings from the Venetian Age , and dominated by Palace of the Loggia, nowadays the Town Hall.

S. FaustinoS. Faustino

St.Faustino is the patron of Brescia.Its fair is every year on February 15 and entertains 602 stands with every kind of merchandise.

Railway stationRailway station

The station built according to the project of Benedict Foix, on April 24 has been inaugurated 1854. The architecture of the building is in neoclassic style, influenced by elements neoromanici. It detaches the monumental aspect, the red coloration of the bricks and the medieval blackbirds.

Places to visit in the provincePlaces to visit in the province

Garda lakeGarda lake

Garda lake is the most important source of tourism in the province of Brescia.

It is visited not only by Italians but also by Germans (the most numerous), French, Swiss, Dutch and other foreigners.

LimoneLimone ,

Limone is one of the most typical and visited place of Garda lake.

It is famous for its “limonaie”, its fine olive oil and for the longevity of some of its inhabitants.

Terme di Sirmione/Sirmione BathTerme di Sirmione/Sirmione BathTerme di Sirmione S.p.A. is a multiple reality which originates from a precious natural element: the sulphurous , salsobromoiodic water.

It has two spas, Terme Virgilio and Catullo Spa, three hotels spa and Aquaria Thermal Wellness Centre

The water of Terme di Sirmione is rich in sulphur, sodium chloride, iodine, bromine and trace elements, magnesium, selenium and zinc.

The sulphurous water, stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system and generates a capillary vasodilation with a reduction in blood pressure.

Iseo lakeIseo lakeLake Iseo is wedged between the provinces of Brescia and Bergamo.

It has its tourist season from May to September, during which there are many events: sailing regattas, concerts and dances.

It is popular all year round. Different sports are practised there: swimming, windsurfing, fishing, scuba diving and sailing, the latter favored by regular winds.

MontisolaMontisola

Monte Isola is the largest natural lake island in Italy as well as the highest lake island in Europe: from Montisola you can see the isle of Loreto to the north and to the south the small isle of St. Paul. The island has a typical Mediterranean vegetation, gorse in full bloom in spring and heather in autumn.

Pyramids of ZonePyramids of Zone

The nature reserve Pyramids of Zone is the singular result of the erosive force of the water.

The area was declared a regional reserve and is a major tourist attraction.

Pitoti : petroglyphsPitoti : petroglyphsThe rock carvings of Valcamonica ( UNESCO site since 1979) constitute one of the largest collections of prehistoric petroglyphs in the world.UNESCO has recognized more than 140,000 figures, but new findings have gradually increased the total number of recordings cataloged, perhaps up to three hundred thousand .The rock art in Vallecamonica it is marked on the rocks about 2000 in more than 180 locations, including 24 in common .The incisions were made over a period of time of eight thousand years, until the Iron Age ( first millennium BC )

BagolinoBagolinoBagolino is a mountain village, center of winter and summer resort also known for its carnival. It has kept largely intact the ancient medieval urban structure : old stone houses , ornate by wrought iron and connected to each other by underground passages.

The area produces one of the most characteristic alpine cheese , the Bagòss , mature cheese with distinctive and intense flavor.

The Bagòss is a specialty unique and inimitable. It is a cheese whose typical production area is the town of Bagolino, in the province of Brescia.

CHEESE and SALAMI

The province of Brescia has been for a very long time the heart of the cattle trade, and today, the meats that are produced are of the highest quality.

The production of salami refers to a tradition that is now lost, based on a popular wisdom passed on from father to son and from generation to generation .

TYPICAL PRODUCTSTYPICAL PRODUCTS

The “Cotechino” is made with pork, traditionally made by the preparation of other meats, using a lot of fat in addition to finely chopped rind that gives the sausage a characteristic gelatinous consistency.   It's a typical winter dish and appears on the tables of Brescia during the Christmas season, often accompanied by lentils and sometimes polenta.

TYPICAL DISHES

Casoncelli bresciani : first course made of pasta filled with grated bread, aromatics herbs, cheese and served with melted butter and Parmigiano

Spiedo con polenta: birds and pork meat put on spit and broiled served with polenta

VineyardsVineyards