Desenzano del Garda - Walls, towers and gates Torre di San Martino The tower of San Martino della Battaglia di Desenzano is 74 meters high and was raised between 1880 and 1893, by the architect Frizzoni of Bergamo and by the engineers Monterumici and Cavalieri, in memory of the battle held on 24 June 1859. The tower is decorated inside with frescoes depicting Renaissance episodes. In the park there is an ossuary, which houses the remains of 2,619 Italian and Austrian soldiers.
Brescia - Walls, towers and gates Torre di Porta Bruciata The Tower of Porta Bruciata is very old, dates back to the twelfth century and is located on one of the doors of the city walls of Brescia. About 30 meters high it was built as a fortified door for access to the city from the west side. Even today the structure of the tower is used as a passage from Piazza della Loggia to Via dei Musei.
Moniga del Garda - Walls, towers and gates Mura del Castello di Moniga con parco The castle is well preserved, perhaps because having never been inhabited by a gentleman it has not suffered looting and destruction. The castle built in the tenth century did not undergo major architectural upheavals.
Lonato - Walls, towers and gates Torre Civica The Civic Tower is one of the historical and characteristic monuments of the city of Lonato. The construction was started in 1555 and featured an onion dome, then modified to a short overbuilding adorned with battlements. Characteristic was the hammer sound of the bells that regulated the life of the Lonatesi.
Brescia - Walls, towers and gates Torre della Pallata The Pallata was built in stone in the middle of 1200. The name probably comes from a palisade erected as a defense. It is 31.10 meters high up to the battlements, its plan is square and the grandiose masonry comes with thin loops. In 1596, a fountain designed by Antonio Carra was added at the foot of the Pallata, who also sculpted the statues depicting Brescia armata and its main rivers.
Brescia - Walls, towers and gates Torre del Pegol La Torre del Pegol is located in Palazzo Broletto in Brescia. The date of construction is unknown, but some 12th-century manuscripts show the tower's resistance to an earthquake. The building, built of stone, has a height of about 54 meters and consists of four clearly visible levels. After the various renovations, since 2007 the tower is open to the public again.
Brescia - Walls, towers and gates Torre d'Ercole The Tower of Hercules was built in the 2nd century AD, and served as a lighthouse for navigation. Architecture is due to the architect Caio Servio Lupo. An external staircase connects the three floors of the tower, which was built as a consecration to Mars, God of War. In the Middle Ages, the Tower of Hercules was converted into a fortification.
Monte Isola - Walls, towers and gates Torre Martinengo The Martinengo Tower is part of the remains of the homonymous Castle. The building was built by the Oldofredi family and then moved on to the Martinengo, from which it also took its name. The Tower was last renovated in the fifteenth century. It has a square-based structure built of local stone.
Verolavecchia - Walls, towers and gates Torre del Castello Scorzarolo The Tower of the Scorzarolo Castle was built in 1194. The building has a quadrangular structure built of bricks with archiacute windows. The tower was restored in recent years and is currently in good condition.