• Art & Culture

Guided tour by boat on the Navigli of Milan

On foot and by boat along Milan’s canals

Where
Alzaia Naviglio Grande, 4
Costs
Starting from
29 €

Our guides (always and only qualified professionals!) tell you the history of the Navigli of Milan, which starts in the 12th century when the first navigable stretch was built. At that time, Milan was a city with rivers and canals regulated by ingenious technical solutions. Towards the end of the 15th century, Leonardo da Vinci conceived of an innovative system of locks, then implemented by great engineers. The itinerary also includes a very pleasant cruise by boat, during which our tour guides will let you rediscover the neighbourhood of  the Navigli. It is already one of the most best known in Milan, of its famous or infamous nightlife when it comes to life every evening from aperitif time to the small hours of the morning, but it is also, for example, the neighbourhood where Alda Merini, the great Milanese poetess, lived and which she celebrated.

The visit on foot…

Our guided tour, on foot and by boat, starts in the neighbourhood of the Basilica di Sant’Eustorgio, one of the oldest churches in Milan, founded between the 3rd and 4th centuries AD. The apostle Barnabas is believed to have baptized the first Christians here. The visit goes on to discover the history and anecdotes linked to the Ticinese neighbourhood, until we reach our boat at the pier of Alzaia Naviglio Grande, 4. In the not so distant past, the Milanese canals, plied by barges and boats, went into the heart of the city to transport the blocks of marble needed to build the Duomo.

 … and the tour by boat of the Navigli

During the tour, you can admire scenic corners and secret courtyards in the typical Milanese “ringhiera” houses, built around a central courtyard, calmly sailing in front of forgotten traditions and historical places such as the picturesque Vicolo dei Lavandai, where for centuries women did their washing and the 14th century Church of San Cristoforo; returning to the Darsena, the old Milanese port, our guide will show you the bridge of the “Scodellino” under which the boat passes, to reach the Conchetta, the famous lock designed by Leonardo da Vinci on the Naviglio Pavese.


Costs

Starting from 29 €

Places

Navigli District

  • Lifestyle
Navigli District
104 mt

Naviglio Pavese

The Naviglio Pavese was a dream come true, the dream that had lasted five centuries of a direct link between Pavia and Milan.
  • Navigli
Naviglio_Pavese
163 mt

Darsena di Milano

As well as being the city’s port, in the past the Darsena was also a highly important water junction.
  • Navigli
Darsena
277 mt

The Red Oak of Porta Ticinese

There are two monuments that characterise Piazza XXIV Maggio, one architectural and one arboreal: Porta Ticinese and the big red oak.
  • Active & Green
The Red Oak of Porta Ticinese
296 mt

Church of Sant'Eustorgio

Founded in the fourth century, the basilica was enriched with valuable Renaissance additions and the famous Portinari chapel was built
  • Religious Tourism
Church of Sant'Eustorgio
431 mt

Museo Diocesano of Milan

Is located in the setting of the cloisters of Sant'Eustorgio, integral part of one of the most antique monumental complexes of Milan
  • Art & Culture
Museo Diocesano, Museums of Milan
481 mt

Milan, the Culture of flavours

  • Food & Wine
Pigeon skewer according to Enrico Bartolini
609 mt

Columns of San Lorenzo

A space in the city where time seems to have stopped: just beyond the Porta Ticinese, one of the most evocative views of Milan
  • Art & Culture
Colums of San Lorenzo
773 mt

Ticinese columns of San Lorenzo

  • Lifestyle
Ticinese columns of San Lorenzo
781 mt

San Lorenzo Basilica

Majestic, it is preceded by 16 Roman columns, with Corinthian capitals, which delimit one side of the late-antique portico
  • Religious Tourism
San Lorenzo Basilica
807 mt

Sant'Ambrogio Basilica

One of the symbols of the city of Milan, is dedicated to its patron saint, whose feast is celebrated every year on December 7th
  • Religious Tourism
Sant'Ambrogio Basilica, a monumental landmark
1.13 km

MUDEC

Multidisciplinary center dedicated to the cultures of the world, in the former Ansaldo area, in real monuments of industrial archeology
  • Art & Culture
MUDEC Cultures' Museum
1.16 km

Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci

  • Art & Culture
Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci
1.16 km

Museo Mangini Bonomi

Housed in an elegant Milanese building, the museum exhibits an extensive collection organized in 40 sections
  • Art & Culture
Museo Mangini Bonomi, Musei Milano
1.47 km

Ambrosian Picture Gallery

It houses the largest collection of Leonardo's sheets, the Codex Atlanticus, exhibited thanks to temporary thematic exhibitions
  • Art & Culture
Ambrosian Picture Gallery
1.5 km

Church of San Maurizio

In the heart of Milan, is defined the Sistine Chapel of Lombardy. Completely frescoed leaves you breathless
  • Religious Tourism
Church of San Maurizio
1.5 km

Leonardo’s Vineyard

Leonardo's Vineyard is located in Milan, in front of the Santa Maria delle Grazie church; it was given to Leonardo by Ludovico il Moro
  • Art & Culture
Vigna di Leonardo, Musei Milano
1.53 km

Roman Theatre of Milan

Discover the Roman Theatre of Milan
  • Art & Culture
Roman Theatre of Milan
1.55 km

Carcano Theater

Historic Milanese theater, it is still one of the largest halls in the city hosting prose, dance and music shows.
  • Art & Culture
Carcano Theater
1.57 km

Santa Maria delle Grazie

An impressive piece of architecture in the heart of Milan, inextricably linked to the fresco by Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper
  • Unesco Sites
Santa Maria delle Grazie, inspiring churches in Lombardy
1.59 km

Events

Divorzio all'italiana

Teatro De Andrè
Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci, 23826, Mandello Del Lario (LC)
25/11/2024
  • Art & Culture
Divorzio all'italiana
4.89 km

L'albero di Natale

Teatro comunale Fabrizio De Andrè
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 23826, Mandello del Lario, LC.
13/12/2024
  • Art & Culture
L'albero di Natale
4.89 km

Suggestioni tra musica ed immagini

Teatro De André
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 23826, Mandello del Lario, LC.
22/12/2024
  • Art & Culture
Suggestioni tra musica ed immagini
4.89 km

Da Bach a Jannacci tutto è... jazz!

Teatro De André
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 23826, Mandello del Lario, LC.
17/01/2025
  • Music and show
Da Bach a Jannacci tutto è... jazz!
4.89 km

Lydia tra le nazioni

Teatro De André
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 23826, Mandello del Lario, LC.
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  • Art & Culture
Lydia tra le nazioni
4.89 km

Khorakandré

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Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 23826, Mandello del Lario, LC.
01/02/2025
  • Music and show
Khorakandré
4.89 km

Pigiama per sei

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Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 23826, Mandello del Lario, LC.
13/02/2025
  • Art & Culture
Pigiama per sei
4.89 km

L'assaggiatrice di Hitler

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Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 23826, Mandello del Lario, LC.
28/02/2025
  • Art & Culture
L'assaggiatrice di Hitler
4.89 km

Lucio Battisti tribute show

Teatro De André
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 23826, Mandello del Lario, LC.
15/03/2025
  • Music and show
Lucio Battisti tribute show
4.89 km

Pignasecca e Pignaverde

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Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 23826, Mandello del Lario, LC.
21/03/2025
  • Art & Culture
Pignasecca e Pignaverde
4.89 km

Fiori d'acciaio

Teatro De André
Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 23826, Mandello del Lario, LC.
04/04/2025
  • Art & Culture
Fiori d'acciaio
4.89 km

Lo stato delle cose

Teatro De André
Piazza Leonardo Da Vinci, 23826, Mandello Del Lario (LC)
09/05/2025
  • Art & Culture
Lo stato delle cose
4.89 km