Fri 25 to Sun 27 September 2026

HMS visit to Brescia, region, N-Italy

Price and booking

Upcoming, planned for mid-April

Programme

Friday 25 September

Arrival at Diana Hotel, Darfo Boario

Saturday 26 September

• Roman to modern lead/zinc mines of Gorno. Museum + site visit
• Hammer mills of Bienno, the main place where the 'Brescian iron' was processed during Medieval and Renaissance times. Museum + guided tour in the town
• Presentation by local researchers. presentation tbc
• Dinner at Hotel Dianna

Sunday 27 September

• Preserved 15th-century 'Brescian' blast furnace
• Brescia
  • Castel Museum: products of the Brescian iron industry
  • Capitolium: 2m-high 'Winged Victory', one of the most famous bronze statues of Antiquity

Includes

• Hotel
• Bus transport on Saturday and Sunday
• Museum entries and guided tours
• Presentations

Optional

• Visit dinner on Saturday

Not included

• Flights
• Transport from airport to hotel (Fri)
• Transport from Brescia to airport (Sun)
• Lunches + tea/coffee (Sat/Sun)