Montichiari
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Montichiari is a pretty town built among 6 hills, its location allows for magnificent views from Lake Garda to the Apennines. The town also has a great historical and cultural heritage among the most important in the Brescian plain.
THE CATHEDRAL OF SANTA MARIA ASSUNTA
The Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta is one of the city’s most important historic buildings of great artistic and architectural value. Built in the 18th century, it was commissioned by Bishop Querini of Brescia. The monumental facade is imposing, besides being made up of niches representing the virtues on the top of the facade are three statues. Inside are 7 beautiful altars, one of which boasts Romanino’s painting of the Last Supper. Also majestic is the dome, an imposing construction with a marble-clad drum divided into eight large windows.
( Fonte immagine: Wolfgang Moroder
BONORIS CASTLE
Bonoris Castle is one of the most characteristic examples of neo-Gothic architecture in Lombardy. Built on the remains of an ancient fortress, Count Gaetano Bonoris had his private residence built. The castle, surrounded by a park, stands on the hill of San Pancrazio dominating the entire historic core. The exterior with towers and crenellated walls echoes the style of the castles of the 14th- and 15th-century architecture of Piedmont and Valle d’Aosta, a style that is echoed in the interior as well. Artists and craftsmen were hired who covered the castle with rich decorations, furniture and unique pieces.
LECHI MUSEUM
Museum Lechi was founded in 2012 to house the collections donated to the municipality of Montichiari by Counts Luigi and Piero Lechi. The collection consists of 365 works including paintings, drawings, prints and porcelain. The collection housed in Palazzo De Tabaris covers a time span from the 15th century to the 19th century. Among the most significant authors we have some of the masters of Lombard, Venetian and Roman painting such as Moretto, Giulio Campi, Giulio Cesare Procaccini and numerous works by Giacomo Ceruti known as Pitocchetto. Enriching everything is a library of about 1,500 volumes on art-historical subjects.