Milan History and Art Full Day Private Tour

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Your tour will start from the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie and the world famous mural of Da Vinci’s The Last Supper.

With only one day in Milan, you can’t miss its famous Duomo complex: regal and imposing, the front view of the Milan Cathedral is easily one of the most iconic images of Milan.

The next step is the 19th-century Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, a downright luxurious place to do some shopping. Even if you’re not planning on doing any shopping, the Galleria is worth walking through.

Then you will visit the famous La Scala Opera House, Piazza Mercanti, a very special place in Milan, where you can feel the the greatness of the past and the Sforza Castle, one of the main monuments of Milan, that has become a symbol of of the city.

You will end your fullday tour at the Pinacoteca di Brera (Brera Art Gallery), that houses one of the most famous collections of paintings in Italy and features masterpieces by great painters such as Raphael, Mantegna and Caravaggio.

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Duration: 6 hours
Starts: Milan, Italy
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours



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Your tour will start from the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie and the world famous mural of Da Vinci’s The Last Supper.

With only one day in Milan, you can’t miss its famous Duomo complex: regal and imposing, the front view of the Milan Cathedral is easily one of the most iconic images of Milan.

The next step is the 19th-century Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, a downright luxurious place to do some shopping. Even if you’re not planning on doing any shopping, the Galleria is worth walking through.

Then you will visit the famous La Scala Opera House, Piazza Mercanti, a very special place in Milan, where you can feel the the greatness of the past and the Sforza Castle, one of the main monuments of Milan, that has become a symbol of of the city.

You will end your fullday tour at the Pinacoteca di Brera (Brera Art Gallery), that houses one of the most famous collections of paintings in Italy and features masterpieces by great painters such as Raphael, Mantegna and Caravaggio.

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Stop At: Il Cenacolo, Piazza Santa Maria delle Grazie, 20123 Milan Italy

Leonardo’s Last Supper (Cenacolo in Italian) is one of the most famous paintings in the world. This artwork was painted between 1494 and 1498 under the government of Ludovico il Moro and represents the last “dinner” between Jesus and his disciples. Is located in its original place, on the wall of the dining room of the former Dominican convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie. We take care of booking Last Supper tickets. Ask us as soon as possible!

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Duomo di Milano, Piazza del Duomo, 20122 Milan Italy

The Duomo in Milan is the main Cathedral and dedicated to the sacred Santa Maria Nascente. Is a majestic building in white marble and also one of the largest Catholic churches in the world. The construction of the Cathedral began in 1386, which coincided with Gian Galeazzo Visconti coming into power. The site where the Cathedral is currently situated was previously occupied by the Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio. During the construction period of five centuries, numerous international architects worked at the Duomo of Milan. It is the most important example of Gothic architecture in Italy.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Piazza del Duomo, 20123 Milan Italy

The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is Italy’s oldest active shopping mall and a major landmark of Milan, Italy. Housed within a four-story double arcade in the center of town, the Galleria is named after Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of the Kingdom of Italy. It was designed in 1861 and built by architect Giuseppe Mengoni between 1865 and 1877.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Teatro Alla Scala, Via Filodrammatici 2, 20121 Milan Italy

La Scala, abbreviation in Italian of the official name Teatro alla Scala, is an opera house in Milan. Most of Italy’s greatest operatic artists, as Giuseppe Verdi and Arturo Toscanini, and many of the finest singers from around the world, have appeared at La Scala during the past 200 years, and still it is considered to be the leading opera and ballet theatres in the world.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Piazza Mercanti, Milan Italy

Piazza Mercanti(“Merchants Square”) is a central city square of Milan, Italy. It is located between Piazza del Duomo, which marks the centre of the modern city of Milan, and Piazza Cordusio, and it used to be the heart of the city in the Middle Ages.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Castello Sforzesco, Piazza Castello, 3, 20121 Milan Italy

Sforza Castle (Italian: Castello Sforzesco) is in Milan. It was built in the 15th century by Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan. It was also the headquarter of the Sforza family that hosted Leonardo da Vinci for about twenty years. Inside, a room with a forest painted by Leonardo, the biggest revelation of the earliest restauration, and a masterpiece by Michelangelo, the Pietà Rondanini.

Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes

Stop At: Pinacoteca di Brera, Via Brera 28, 20121 Milan Italy

The Pinacoteca di Brera (Brera Art Gallery) is located in the great palace of Brera, which has always been the true pole of Arts in Milan, with its Academy of Fine Arts, the Library and the Astronomical Observatory. The museum houses one of the most famous collections of paintings in Italy, specializing in Venetian and Lombard paintings, and features masterpieces by great painters such as Raphael, Mantegna, Caravaggio, Tintoretto, Piero della Francesca.

Duration: 1 hour



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