Hiring a car from Brescia Airport opens a whole new aspect to holidaying in the Brescia region. Drive out for the day into the Italian Alps to see fields of flowers and herds of goats munching their way noisily through the summer pastures.
In winter your car journey will take you to the ski resorts of the area, either for the day if staying in Brescia, or for a ski holiday if the alpine resorts are your destination. Don’t forget the historic city with its 73 public fountains and bountiful architecture.
Brescia Airport Mini Guide
Brescia is a city in Italy which has an economy based on manufacturing. One of the items produced there are the famous Berretta pistols used by 007 in the James Bond movies.
The city of Brescia has a unique culture of its own making it a great place for gastronomes and wine buffs as well as those who are interested in museums. Among the museums is Santa Giulia’s Cloister which has art and archaeological artefacts on show.
Brescia is the capital of the Lombardian province and it is worth having a car at your disposal as there are some interesting sights to see in the area such as the beautiful surrounding towns and lakes. It is also necessary to have a car when you go into the historic city centre of Brescia as there is no underground system there at the moment. There you will see some fascinating Roman ruins known as the Tempio Capitolino as well as a castle dating to pre-Roman times.
Take some time to drive to lakes Garda and Iseo and head for the Franciacorta region where you can tantalise your taste buds with some of the best wines in the country while taking a tour. Once you have made the drive you may wish to park up and walk or go on a bike ride to really get as much fresh air into your lungs as possible.
Although Brescia’s airport is not very big it is possible to fly into the nearby airports at Verona VillaFranca (50 kilometres away), Milan Linate (100 kilometres away) and Milan Malpensa (150 kilometres away). The most well connected of these is Milan Orio al Serio Airport 50 kilometres away in Bergamo which has a large number of airlines using it such as MyAir and Ryanair.
Rhino cars are available for rent from any of these terminals which gives you the freedom to travel wherever you want. We can even arrange for you to use different pick up and drop off points if that makes your journey any easier.
From Brescia Airport itself you can get to European destinations such as Girona, London Stansted and Barcelona on Ryanair, though the choice of destinations is somewhat limited. There are also domestic flights offered to Rome, Napoli and Crotone on the Italian airline Air Bee. Brescia has also expanded rapidly over the last few years to the point where a whole other large town has sprung up alongside it.
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