Get to know the fascinating city of Milan with a fabulous walking tour – here are the best.
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For some visitors Milan can be a surprise. While the Italian city is certainly swish, with boutiques and fancy shopping streets, it has many different sides. This is also a city with an urban heartbeat, with graffiti and edgy modern bars and restaurants, rubbing shoulders with couture and catwalks. There is a surprise around every corner in Milan, whether it is a century-old eatery selling Minestrone Milanese, a sprawling urban market or medieval ruins. The best way to get to know Milan is to take a walking tour, with many being affordable, or even free. Here are some of the best walking tours in Milan.
Milan by night walking experience
This tour is two hours long and costs less than fifty bucks – good value for Milan. While most walking tours take in the city in the day this tour is fairly unusual in that it explores Milan by night. It’s a small group which makes it a bit more special too. The tour guide regales the group with many stories of Milan’s noble families and the phantoms that walk around the city in the night. You’ll pass by Sforza Castle courtyards and La Scala Opera House, as well as Vittorio Emanuele Gallery and arriving in Duomo Square. It’s exciting and a little bit different. From €44.00.
Book at Viator.com
The Best of Milan: Everything you need to see!
This is a free excursion organised by Dragon Tours. It’s a really engaging and fascinating tour taking in many of Milan’s sights in just two hours. There is a lot of emphasis on respect for the environment and communities with these tours so they tend to blend in with the everyday life of the city, which is a great thing. You’ll see everything from the magnificent Duomo di Milano to the world-renowned La Scala Opera House, as well as the picturesque Sempione Park and the artistic masterpieces of the Sforza Castle. It’s fun and informative and free – just remember that if you enjoy the tour you should give the guide what you think it’s worth at the end. Free.
Book at Guruwalk.com
Milan: Guided Walking Tour & Last Supper Visit with Ticket
This is a much-loved tour of the Italian city, covering the highlights of Milan’s Renaissance history over the course of three hours. You’ll be able to see the 14-century Sforza Castle and its surrounding park, as well as walk along Via Dante to Piazza dei Mercanti, site of the city’s medieval market. The opulent La Scala Theater, built in 1776 in Piazza della Scala, is also a must-see location that this tour takes in. Of course the highlight of this tour is Da Vinci’s mural of ‘The Last Supper’. You get fast-track entry to what is arguably the world’s most famous Renaissance mural during the tour. Considering you get to see most of what Milan has to offer it’s good value too. From €82.
Book at Getyourguide.com
By Oliver Stallwood