Casonsei di Brescia

Brescia is an important industrial town in Lombardy. Its province includes the western shore of Lake Garda. The city dates back to Roman times, when it was known as Brixia. Throughout history, either as a free duchy or under foreign domination. Brescia has been Europe’s leading producer of arms and armor. Italians refer to it as La Leonessa (the lioness), a name Brescia earned after it rose up against the Austrians in 1849. In Brescian dialect casonsei means shorts or, perhaps