What to see in Milan

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Milan Cathedral

The beautiful facade of the cathedral reveals itself in grand spectacle as you ascend the stairs of the exit of the metropolitana (subway). From its 108 metre post, the gilded statue of the Madonnina stands out, along with the pinnacles, the...
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Castello Sforzesco

Over the centuries, the castle has been a defence fortress, a residence, military barracks and the site of museums and cultural institutions; the transformations of one of the most representative and popular monuments of Milan have been various...
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Teatro alla Scala

The Teatro alla Scala was built as a replacement of the old Teatro Ducale in 1776 by order of the empress Maria Theresa of Austria, and was inaugurated in 1778 with Antonio Salieri’s Europa riconosciuta. It owes its name to the place where it was...
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Brera 's picture gallery

This striking historical baroque building was designed in 1572 by Martino Bassi for the Society of Jesus and continued by Francesco Maria Richino, but it actually has much older origins. Its history began in the 12th century when, near a grassy...
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Ambrosian Picture Gallery

The museum boasts the greatest and stunning collection of sheets of paper belonging to Leonardo, the Codex Atlanticus. These sheets are on show in themed exhibitions that follow one another every three months in the Gallery and in the Sacrestia...
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Cenacolo - Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie

Visitors who truly wish to discover and learn about the city’s wonders cannot miss the splendid Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a rich testament to the Renaissance in Milan.
In this historical period the...
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Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio

A building rich in history and spirituality, a casket of sacred art, the Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio represents, with the Cathedral, the focal point of Milan’s religious life.
The Basilica is surrounded by the devotion of the people, and it has...
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Poldi Pezzoli Museum

The Poldi Pezzoli museum belongs to the Circuit of Historic House Museums of Milan. A city museum network established in 2008 with the aim of promoting the Milanese cultural and artistic heritage through the history of its protagonists by...
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Sempione Park

Parco Sempione ("Simplon Park") is a large city park in Milan, Italy. Established in 1888, it has an overall area of 386,000 m², and it is located in the historic centre of the city, inside the Zone 1 administrative division. It owes its name to...
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Teatro alla Scala Museum

The identity of La Scala in the 19th century can be seen from the period prints and objects in this very unusual collection.
The museum consists of a number of collections, but the exhibits on show in the fine halls are just a small part of...
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Navigli

When we talk about Milan's Navigli district we refer to the Darsena area, the port of Milan near Piazza XXIV Maggio and the streets along the Naviglio Grande that once linked Milan to Switzerland, plus, the Naviglio Pavese, which linked the city...
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Museums of Castello Sforzesco

Uno dei più importanti poli culturali cittadini. Di grande interesse il Museo d'Arte Antica con la grande opera di Michelangelo - "La Pietà Rondinini", La Pinacoteca del Castello con opere di Antonello da Messina, Andrea Mantegna, Canaletto,...
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Brera - Neighborhood

Brera is a district ("quartiere") of Milan, Italy. It is located within the Zone 1 (the historical core of the city) and it is centered on Brera street. The name stems from Medieval Italian "braida" or "brera", derived from Old Lombardic "brayda"...
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Church of San Lorenzo Maggiore

This magnificent early Christian basilica, completed before the end of the 5th century retains every bit of its original monumental splendor, despite several restorations over the centuries.
Its enormous cupola, attributable to the design...
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Church of Santa Maria in San Satiro

Not far from the Cathedral, this church offers a fine episode of Renaissance art. Rich ornamentation, gilded friezes, altarpieces, and a venerated image of the Virgin.
The small church of San Satiro has ancient origins, dating back to the 9th...
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Cathedral Museum

It is often said that the works of the Duomo (Cathedral) will never be finished; an apt metaphor for the proverbial industriousness of the Milanese and, at the same time, for the complexity of the architectural work. It took many, many years to...
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Royal Villa - GAM (Modern Art Gallery)

Villa Reale is in Via Palestro, opposite the Indro Montanelli gardens.A visit to the Villa offers many surprises. It is one of the most important Neoclassical monuments of the city, and at present it hosts the Museo dell’Ottocento (19th century...
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Archaeological Museum

The Archaeological Museum is housed in a unique architectural environment, the former convent of the Monastero Maggiore of San Maurizio founded in the eighth century AD, where traces of the history of ancient Milan can still be seen. In the...
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Royal Palace

One just has to enter Palazzo Reale, formerly Royal Ducal, to imagine, on seeing the fine staircase in the hall, period garments and elegant women in the regal interiors, enjoying the atmosphere of court life and its refined banquets. Moving...
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Stadium Giuseppe Meazza - San Siro

The Stadio Meazza San Siro (San Siro Stadium) was constructed in 1925, as requested by then president of AC Milan, Piero Pirelli, in the Milanese district of the same name. The structure, designed by architects, Ulisse Stacchini and Alberto...
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Columns of St. Lawrence

It is quite an experience to find a corner of ancient Rome in Milan and there is a certain space in the city where you can take a trip back in time. Just beyond Porta Ticinese, Roman columns line up in front of the of the Basilica di San Lorenzo...
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Ticino Gate

The city’s southern access gate, the Ticinese arch was built to commemorate Napoleon Bonaparte’s victory in Marengo. Nowadays it is considered one of Milan’s foremost examples of neoclassicism. Previously known as “Porta Cicca”, this work by...
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Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio

This is one of the oldest churches in Milan. It was founded in the 4th century, and rebuilt in the 19th century. Sant’Eustorgio originally housed the relics of the Three Kings, which were later subtracted and taken to Cologne by Frederick...
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Arch of Peace

Arco della Pace provides the backdrop for life in the surrounding district. The monument is one of the most interesting episodes of Neoclassical architecture in the city.
Its construction began in 1807 when the city was under Napoleonic rule....
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Museum of Science and Technology

Located in an Olivetan monastery built in the early 16th century, the “Leonardo da Vinci” National Science and Technology Museum is Italy’s largest science museum, with an exhibition area of 40,000 square metres.
The collections, which were...
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Pirelli skyscraper

Tall, slender, aspiring, it seems to climb to the sky: 127 meters of glass, steel and reinforced concrete. This is the Pirelli skyscraper, a building which pulls the viewer’s gaze upwards. The “Pirellone,” as it is commonly called by the people...
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Triennale of Milan

The impressive Triennale was founded in the early 1930’s, inheriting the ambitious character of the Great Exhibition and, in over seventy years, has become a prominent location for contemporary design and culture. A well-constructed and multiform...
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Merchants Square

The square is now surrounded by buildings dating back to different periods, with many reflecting late 19th-early 20th century reconstruction. Palazzo della Ragione was built from 1233, and Loggia degli Osii dates back to 1316. Other buildings...
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Porta Venezia

This gate was one of the eight principal city gates that were part of the old Spanish walls. During the neoclassical period, they were converted into in customs houses and triumphal gates.
The two monumental tollhouses, which separate Corso...
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Natural History Museum

The Museo di Storia Naturale provides a range of adventures in the world of nature. There are many spectacular dioramas, over a hundred installations created with meticulous precision, simulating a range of natural habitats.
This is the oldest...
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Boschi Di Stefano Museum House

An incredible quantity of artworks, above all for a private house. The Boschi Di Stefano Museum House possesses masterpieces by Carrà, Fontana, De Chirico, Sironi, De Pisis and Boccioni.
It was created by virtue of the couple who lived there,...
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Torre Velasca

The Velasca Tower (Torre Velasca), a symbol of a Milan in its rush towards development and economic growth, expresses all of the strength and Italian Rationalism of the post-war reconstruction years. It was erected in a formerly residential area,...
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Torre Branca - Sempione Park

Torre Branca is a construction in steel tubing, located in Parco Sempione, Milan. It is the second highest structure in the city at 108.60 metres, lower than the Pirelli tower and slightly higher than the highest point of the Cathedral.
The...
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Civic Aquarium

Over a hundred species of fish, crustaceans, molluscs and echinoderms from the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, plus rare tropical and freshwater fish. You can even see them in the new tanks and even from below, when you are in the glass tunnel...
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Besana roundabout

The Rotonda della Besana is one of the more unusual visits in the city. This is an ideal location for visitors on foot, who wish to dedicate a reasonable amount of time to their exploration. Unusual, romantic, mysterious. Ideal for those with a...
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Monumental Cemetery

The Monumental Cemetery, more than just a simple cemetery, is an extraordinary outdoor museum. It is as if some of the great sculptors of the 1900s were called together to elaborate and reflect on a particularly demanding theme, to be precise,...
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Certosa of Garegnano

The Certosa, a Carthusian monastery or Charterhouse, was founded in 19 September 1349 by Giovanni Visconti, ruler and archbishop of Milan. It was built well outside the city so that the monks could live and pray in silence and solitude. Today it...
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Bags Valsecchi Museum

Fausto and Giuseppe Bagatti Valsecchi decided to build their house on the pattern of 16th-century Italian mansions. A curious ambition for two lawyers of Milan living in the 19th century. In 1883 they inaugurated the façade of their new palazzo,...
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Palazzo Litta

The building, impressive for its great artistic value, is the expression of a new era for Milan and of the connection between Milanese culture and the French and English Enlightenment. During this historical period Milan was born again thanks to...
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Central Station Building

Imposing, outstanding, monumental…. All sorts of adjectives can be applied to Milan’s Central Station, except for “unnoticeable”. Travellers immediately realize this when they arrive, welcomed by the vast canopy reaching a height of 72 metres....