Milano Trip Overview
If you are curious to discover the Hidden Gems of Milan, this tour is made for you!
You will visit three wonderful churches, rich in art and charm. Particular artistic masterpieces hidden from touristic paths.
The first is an Amazing masterpiece of Michelangelo, the Pietà Rondanini, which is kept in one of the Sforza Castle Museums. It is very impressive!
The tour continue admiring the Chiesa Di San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore. A vast cycle of frescoes by the Leonardesque school has given the church the name of the Milanese Sistine Chapel.
Walking along Via Torino you will reach the Chiesa di Santa Maria presso San Satiro, in which you will find a staggering prospects game, created by the Genius of Bramante.
A trip in the Reinassance age you will love!
Additional Info
Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Milano, Italy
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Milano, Lombardia, Italy
If you are curious to discover the Hidden Gems of Milan, this tour is made for you!
You will visit three wonderful churches, rich in art and charm. Particular artistic masterpieces hidden from touristic paths.
The first is an Amazing masterpiece of Michelangelo, the Pietà Rondanini, which is kept in one of the Sforza Castle Museums. It is very impressive!
The tour continue admiring the Chiesa Di San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore. A vast cycle of frescoes by the Leonardesque school has given the church the name of the Milanese Sistine Chapel.
Walking along Via Torino you will reach the Chiesa di Santa Maria presso San Satiro, in which you will find a staggering prospects game, created by the Genius of Bramante.
A trip in the Reinassance age you will love!
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Pass By: Tours of Milan Private Tours, Via Dante 14, 20121 Milan Italy
The tour is offered by Tours of Milan
Pass By: Castello Sforzesco, Piazza Castello, 3, 20121 Milan Italy
The tour begins at the main entrance to the Sforza Castle where you will meet with your Blue Badge Guide.
Your guide will tell you a little about the tour and then you go to visit this magnificent fortress that was once home to two of Milan’s most famous families, the Visconti and Sforza.
Stop At: Museo Pieta Rondanini, Piazza Castello Castello Sforzesco, 20100 Milan Italy
The castle is famous for its wonderful courtyards and in its time welcomed many great artists; Michelangelo Buonarroti and Leonardo Da Vinci, to name but two, used to stroll through these very courtyards.
Inside the Castle, you will see the masterpiece of Michelangelo: the Pietà Rondanini. This statue is an excellent example of the extraordinary skill of the artist in old age. In fact, Buonarroti must have been eighty years while he was making this sculpture.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: La Sala delle Asse, Piazza Castello Castello Sforzesco, 20121 Milan Italy
You will visit the Sala Delle Asse, frescoed by Leonardo Da Vinci and recently reopened, to celebrate the 500 years from Leonardo’s death, after year of restoration.
You will be fascinated by the mastery and accuracy with which the ceiling was painted
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Chiesa di San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore, Corso Magenta 15, 20123 Milan Italy
On the way to San Maurizio church, last stop of your tour, you can see the Roman ruins of the Imperial palace of Massimiliano.
San Maurizio can leave you a bit disappointed by the outside. You cannot imagine the treasure hiding there.
The frescoes on the walls will leave you breathless! You will realize why it’s called the Sistine Chapel of Milan!
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Chiesa di Santa Maria presso San Satiro, Via Torino 17-18, 20123 Milan Italy
It’s now time to reach the last stop of our tour: The San Satiro church.
The beautiful Neo-Renaissance façade will only give you a taste of the wonder you will experience inside.
Inside you will come across a wonderful dome, with rosettes, which are actually blind. But the most spectacular thing is given by an optical illusion …. but you will discover this wonder up close!
At the end of this tour, you will have discovered many anecdotes and curiosities about the period of maximum Italian grandeur: the Renaissance!
Duration: 30 minutes
