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Until XVI century Toscolano was the seat of important paper mills and
factories placed along the valley, where the torrent with the same name
flows.
In front of the lake stands the fifteen-century Madonna del Benaco's shrine. In Saint
Markus' square, in Maderno, stands the Saint John's basilica, which is a beautiful example
of romanesque-lombard Architecture. The basilica was built on an old wreck, that preserved
relics of Saint Herculaneum , who was the bishops of Brescia. The inside has three aisle
and under the presbytery there is the recently restored crypt.
The parish Church, with neoclassical forms, houses among many others, a workshop canvas,
which portrays Saint Herculaneum with the Angel. On the opposite side of the square there
is the monument to Giuseppe Zanardelli "The beautiful Italy", realised in 1909 by Leonardo
Bistolfi. Close to it rises the Saint Mark's column, built in XVI century as symbol of the
venetian rule, which lasted until 1797.
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Valle delle Cartiere - Photo (c)
die.tine
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