Breno

Breno stands in the Val Camonica beside the Oglio, beneath a hill crowned by its castle. At nearby Spinera are the remains of a Roman sanctuary of Minerva, dating from the first century. The medieval castle once had separate towers belonging to the Guelph Ronchi and the Ghibelline Alberzoni families. At a peace settlement in Breno in 1397, representatives of the town were found on both sides of the factional divide. Under Venice, Breno became the seat of the community of Val Camonica.