Best Things To Do in Milan, Italy

  1. San Cristoforo Sul Naviglio

    Church, Religious Site

    There are actually two churches here, fused into a single structure. The older church is a Romanesque building rebuilt in the 13th century, given an ornate brick Gothic portal and rose window in the 14th. It's built on the site of an ancient Roman church, which is suspected to have been built on an even older Roman temple. The newer structure was built in the 15th century, and is called the Duc...Read more
  2. Vicolo Dei Lavandai

    4.5 (186 Votes)
    Vicolo Dei Lavandai
    This is one of Milan's hidden historical delights. In this tiny alley women used to wash the clothes of the people of Milan. It was the local laundry, established in 1700. The practice was started by men, picked up by women, who continued to was here right into the 1950s. It's not even an alley as such, just a large trough roofed with red tiles. To spot the tiny alley, look for the Ristorante E...Read more
  3. Basilica Di San Lorenzo

    4.6 (2746 Votes)
    Basilica Di San Lorenzo

    Church, Religious Site

    This is one of the popular and very well known tourist destinations of Milan. Originally a church, famous for exclusive and unique architecture – the museum is worthy to visit for all. If you are in Milan, considering not visiting this church would definitely a big miss! San Lorenzo Maggiore is located within a city park called Basilica's Park. You are allowed to take a guide with y...Read more
  4. La Vigna Di Leonardo

    4.6 (198 Votes)
    La Vigna Di Leonardo

    Heritage Building

    This Renaissance house stands right in front of the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, where Leonardo painted The Last Supper. The garden here used to be a vineyard, gifted to Leonardo by a grateful Duke, who wanted to remind the artist of his home in Tuscany. Today it is only visitable by guided tours, short ones of 25 minutes each. The tour is divided into 7 parts that take you through the c...Read more
  5. Royal Palace

    4.5 (366 Votes)
    Royal Palace

    Palace, Heritage Building

    The palace has played an important role in Milan's history for a long time, almost a thousand years. It was the seat of the government during the medieval ages, and later, a governor's palace under Ferrante Gonzaga in the 16th century. Though fire stuck the Court theatre multiple times, and it was restored each time, the palace's final neo-classical look was designed by in the Giuseppe Piermari...Read more
  6. Milano Centrale Railway Station

    Station

    Milan's main railway station was opened in 1931, and handles over 120 million passengers around the year. The design for the station was modelled on the Union Station in Washington D.C, but the final product bears the influence of many architectural styles of the day - Art Deco, Liberty. Check out the huge steel canopies.
  7. Bosco Verticale

    Tower, Architecture

    You cannot enter these residential towers if you don't live here, but many are content to simply admire it from the outside. The 111 meter tall buildings use a vertical forest integrated into its facade design to create the building's micro-climate. These include 730 trees, 5,000 shrubs, and 11,000 perennials. That's basically enough plants to cover one hectare of land. Get close and take as ma...Read more
  8. Giardini Pubblici

    4.4 (4004 Votes)
    Giardini Pubblici

    Garden, Park, Leisure, Picnic Spot

    Giardini Pubblici Indro Montanelli, formerly known as Giardini Pubblici is a major and historic city park in Milan, Italy. Several monuments, museum and tourist attractions are enclosed within the park. The park's present arrangement is complete with natural elements, such as waterfalls and rocky outcrops. In addition to the galleries and museums on its outer edges, th...Read more
  9. Leonardo3 - The World Of Leonardo

    Art Museum, Museum

    This is a very interesting museum. It interactively explores the paintings, inventions and thought of Leonardo da Vinci. His machines and designs have all been rebuilt here - the Continuous Windpipe, the Continuous Organ and ‘Glissati’ Flutes - and more and more are added over time. These even include musical instrument of the artist's own design uc as the Madrid Codex. Get your pic...Read more
  10. Fondazione Prada

    4.3 (45 Votes)
    Fondazione Prada

    Art And Culture

    The institute, with two venues, one in Milan and one in Venice, is dedicated to contemporary art and culture. This venue is built on the site of an early 19th century distillery. The main attraction here is the so-called haunted house, 4-story building papered with gold foil. See the Wes Anderson designed cafeteria. As for the artwork itself, check the attraction website for their current and u...Read more
  11. Parco Delle Cave

    4.5 (67 Votes)
    Parco Delle Cave

    Park, Picnic Spot

    This used to be a sand and gravel quarry, almost 100 years ago. The excavations left hollows that were filled up with water, in which locals began to fish. A few decades later the area was converted into a park, complete with trails, grass and bike paths. There are three lakes here now. As far as sheer greenery goes this is one of the nicest spots in the city. Bring a picnic. Alternatively, you...Read more
  12. Fontana Di Piazza Castello

    Fountain

    Right in front of Sforza castle is a nice display of water. It is a fountain that cycles through various jet formations, becoming higher and higher, until, in the end, larger circles enclose a smaller and high circle, culmination in a final explosion of water in the center. It's a nice place to cool off after a day of museum hopping and touring.
  13. North Park

    Park, Picnic Spot

    These 300 hundred acres of woods, meadows, trees and flowerbeds feel surprisingly removed from the city once you are there. It is a tranquil and green place, with sweeping and rolling lawns. Broad gravel paths make it popular with bikers and joggers. Dogs can be walked on leash. It's much bigger than some of the city's other parks, and the crowd is less dense. There are two open air chess board...Read more
  14. Galleria Civica D'Arte Moderna

    Art Gallery, Museum, Exhibition

    This modern art gallery, established in 1921,  mainly exhibits Italian and other European painting from the 18th through 20th centuries. These include works by Cezzane, Manet, Van Gogh, Picasso and Canova. There are two guided tours you may take - one throgh the 19th century collection, and the other through the collections of Grassi and Vismara. Around 600 of the total 4000 works are on e...Read more
  15. Corso Buenos Aires

    Entertainment, Streets

    This elegant street of neoclassical and art nouveau architecture has the highest concentration of clothing shops of any other in Europe. There are over 350 outlets here stretching along 1.2 kilometres of road. This makes it one of the busiest and trendiest streets in the city. You'll find both standard upscale brand names and local boutiques here, but the prices are more or less reasonable. It'...Read more