In the historic heart of Brescia the archaeological remains of the monumental buildings of ancient Brixia are still preserved. In Roman times Brescia was in fact one of the most important cities in northern Italy, located along the so-called Via Gallica.

The archaeological park of Roman Brescia is the largest urban archaeological area in northern Italy and allows you to admire the remains of the Republican Sanctuary (1st century BC), the Capitolium (73 AD), the Roman Theater (1st – 3rd century AD) and of the paving of the decumanus maximus, on which Via dei Musei stands today. The area also opens onto today's Piazza del Foro, which preserves vestiges of the Roman square (1st century AD).

In addition to these Roman buildings, the area also includes noble palaces from the Middle Ages, Renaissance and modern times which "rise" directly from the ancient ruins (Palazzo Maggi Gambara and Casa Pallaveri, both municipally owned).

In the archaeological park we can therefore read an uninterrupted stratigraphy of evidence that extends from the 2nd century BC to the 19th century. Since 2001 the archaeological park of Roman Brescia, together with the monumental complex of San Salvatore-Santa Giulia, have been registered in the UNESCO World Heritage List with the site “The Lombards in Italy. The places of power (568-774 AD)”.