Getting there by public transport
Bus 2, 6, 10, 11, 15, 17 and 18; Metrobus (Victoria station).
For information on local transport:
Brescia Mobility website
For information on bus stop access tel. +39 030 3061200.

Parking
The Old Cathedral of Brescia is located in a pedestrian area. In Padre Giulio Bevilacqua, about 50 meters away, there are two parking spaces reserved for people with permit for citizens with disability.
For information on traffic and parking in Brescia

Entrance
The entrance has a threshold (h 2 cm). Two consecutive doors, the first double swing (66 cm each) and the second single swing (103 cm) take visitors to the matronium.

Reception
In the Old Cathedral visitors will find some signs with "QR codes" which can be captured with the smartphone to allow opening a tab with cultural and historical information about the spot of the cathedral in which they are situated.
From the cathedral website visitors can also download a descriptive brochure of the Old Cathedral (in Italian, English, French and German):
English version

Interior spaces
The Old Cathedral, located next to the New Cathedral, was built in the eleventh century. Over the years it has undergone several expansions while retaining its original structure, making it one of the most important examples of circular Romanesque churches in Italy. The interior of the Old Cathedral is divided into zones located on different levels.
From the matronium, via a staircase of 14 steps (h 18 cm) visitors descend to the circular ambulatory which acts as the perimeter of the cathedral.
From the ambulatory, surpassing 10 steps (10 cm) it is possible to reach the Stalls of Santa Maria, from here it is necessary to can climb 7 steps (h 15 cm) and reach the presbytery. The choir and the apse can be reached by climbing a further 3 steps (h 19 cm).
From the stalls of Santa Maria down 19 consecutive steps (h 17 cm) visitors reach the Crypt of St. Filastrio, which houses the relics of the Brescia saint who lived in the fourth century. Inside the crypt there are no obstacles to mobility.
In the cathedral there are pews, kneeling stools and chairs (h 48 cm).