How to get to the relics of Saint Julia of Carthage in Brescia?

Responsible Nadezhda Petrenko, head of the department of Italy, UK, Ireland of the company "Russian Express"
Visiting Brescia is offered by tour operators on an individual basis with a flight to Milan. From Malpensa airport on weekdays, 3 times a day, there are buses Milan - Brescia. The timetable for flights can be viewed on the carrier's website
Responsible information department of the "Tourism Subtlety"
The Italian city of Brescia is located on the railway line Milan-Venice . From Venice to Brescia you can get by high-speed trains such as " (Frecciabianca), and leisurely regional (the fastest of the regional - RV, Reggiola Veloche) . Difference in time - 2 hours 17 minutes instead of 1 hour 47 minutes, ticket price - from 12, 80 EUR . The schedule is most conveniently viewed on the T renitalia . The journey to Milan takes about an hour and costs 18 - 24 EUR depending on the class of the train . Also to Brescia you can get from Verona for 30-40 minutes, paying 16 - 21 EUR . From Bergamo - order 40 km by train or just 10 minutes by bus .

By itself Brescia, although very curious, but traditionally not included in tours in Italy - go here alone and, as a rule, literally for one day.

Holy martyr Iulia (Julia) Carthage is considered the patroness of Corsica and the Italian city of Livorno . Her miraculous relics, healed from in the 8th century . e . were moved to the convent of Brescia, the main city of the Italian province of Lombardy . Then they were kept in the cathedral dedicated to her, and now they are located in a small temple of white stone and light wood north of the town, in the village of Villaggio Prealpino, in the foothills of the Alpine mountains . And in the church of Saint Julia in Brescia, the Museum of Religious Painting was opened .

Despite the fact that the relics were "evicted" Brescia, various figurines, icons and pictures depicting the saint You can buy on weekends at the flea market on the square in front of the cathedral. Still there is a fountain, depicting a magnificent white marble beauty, from whose breast two powerful jets of water beat; over the head of a beautiful woman, the inscription is Santa Julia.

On the excursions and the very visit of Villaggia Prealpino from Brescia, it is better to arrange on the spot, here it is also possible to join the pilgrim groups

October 16, 2014

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