MILAN

A city to discover one hidden gem after the next, where the hustle and bustle is to be experienced by foot or bike (sharing). Starred restaurants make for stellar dishes

POPULATION
1,368,590
DENSITY
2,034.6 inhabitants/sq. km
AREA
1,577.00 sq. km
ELEVATION
122 m a.s.l.
PATRON SAINT
Sant'Ambrogio

Once an introverted city, and often difficult to read, Milan has become the capital for fashion, innovation and design. A cityscape exuding energy between the façades of yesterday and today
 

Tourism Milan. Catapulted into the spotlight just a few decades ago, the 1991 debut of Fuorisalone, the lively spin-off of the Salone del Mobile, established Milan Design Week as one of the most anticipated events in the world. After Expo 2015, the city expanded its reign to include capital of food, while maintaining its position as an international fashion powerhouse. Today the metropolis marches towards the future, revisiting forgotten areas and neighborhoods and breathing life back into post-industrial spaces.

Exposed beams and concrete are restored while new skyscrapers rise up in City Life and Porta Nuova alongside the new Mercati Metropolitani and the Bosco Verticale. Contemporary art fills recycled spaces like the old hangars of Hangar Bicocca and an early 20th century distillery, now the Fondazione Prada.

Leonardo da Vinci’s one and only The Last Supper is protected in the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie, remaining an absolute must for visitors, followed by the Pinacoteca di Brera. Last but not least, a day of shopping is always a guarantee in the city of chic. Ready to be explored, Milan remains on the cutting edge of it all.

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Experiences

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10 good reasons to visit Milan

10 suggestions we are sure you will fall in love with Milan
  • Lifestyle
10 good reasons to visit Milan

Milan, capital of taste

From the skyscrapers to the fields of crops. Milan is a city of thousand cultures and its surrounding area a land of a thousand flavours
  • Food & Wine
Milan, capital of taste

Design shopping. Mandatory stops in Milan

Vecchi artigiani e nuovi maker, supermarket del design, spazi industriali. Guida ai negozi dello shopping di design a Milano
  • Lifestyle
Design shopping. Mandatory stops in Milan

Milan, a fun with the children

Ancient castles, amusement parks and interactive museums. Discover what Lombardy offers for children. First stop, Milan.
  • Art & Culture
Milan, a fun with the children

Aperiterme in Milan

  • Wellness
Aperiterme in Milan

Dinner on the atmosfera tram

  • Food & Wine
Dinner on the atmosfera tram

Milan, following Leonardo’s footsteps

Pictorial suggestions and drawings. Machines and impressive hydraulic engineering works. In Milan, a journey in the wake of Leonardo
  • Art & Culture
Milan, following Leonardo’s footsteps

Milan, a novel city

Discovering the writers of the past, between the places and the atmospheres of Milan that have inspired great masterpieces of literature
  • Art & Culture
Milan, a novel city

Places

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Sforza Castle

Social life in Milan has always revolved around the Sforza Castle, a symbol of the city’s renowned industriousness and its love of beauty
  • Art & Culture
Sforza Castle

Museo del Novecento

A permanent collection of XXth century artwork inside Palazzo Arengario only a few steps away from the Vittorio Emanuele II Gallery
  • Art & Culture
Museo del Novecento

Brera Picture Gallery

  • Art & Culture
Brera Picture Gallery

Vittorio Emanuele Gallery

  • Lifestyle
Vittorio Emanuele Gallery, inspiring monuments

Triennale

  • Art & Culture
Triennale

Duomo of Milan

  • Religious Tourism
Duomo of Milan

The Last Supper

The Last Supper is the masterpiece of Leonardo da Vinci. A Unesco Heritage site along the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan
  • Unesco Sites
The Last Supper

Sempione Park

  • Active & Green
Sempione Park

Events

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Carlo Carrà

Palazzo Reale
Piazza del Duomo, 12, Milano
04/10/2018 - 03/02/2019
  • Art & Culture
Carlo Carrà

Picasso Metamorphosis

Palazzo Reale
Piazza del Duomo,12 Milano (MI)
18/10/2018 - 17/02/2019
  • Art & Culture
Picasso Metamorfosi

Romanticism

Gallerie d’Italia
Piazza della Scala, 6 Milano (MI)
26/10/2018 - 17/03/2019
  • Art & Culture
Romanticismo

The art of Banksy. A visual protest

Mudec
Via Tortona, 56 Milano (MI)
21/11/2018 - 14/04/2019
  • Art & Culture
MUDEC Banksy

Being Leonardo da Vinci. An impossible interview

Piccolo Teatro Studio Melato
Via Rivoli, 6, Milano
02/05/2019 - 05/05/2019
  • Leonardo 500
Intervista Leonardo

Gaffurio and the Maestros of the Chapel in the Duomo di Milano at Leonardo’s time

Basilica di Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milano
17/06/2019
  • Leonardo 500
Organo Leonardo

The Last Supper after Leonardo

Fondazione Stelline
Corso Magenta 61, Milano
01/04/2019 - 30/06/2019
  • Leonardo 500
Wang Guangyi_The Last Supper

The wonderful world of nature before and after Leonardo

Palazzo Reale
Piazza del Duomo 12, Milano
05/03/2019 - 07/07/2019
  • Leonardo 500
Il meraviglioso mondo della natura

Leonardo and the Sala delle Asse converging nature, art and science

Museo di Arte Antica, Sala dei Ducali - Cappella Ducale
Castello Sforzesco, Milano
16/05/2019 - 18/08/2019
  • Leonardo 500
Madonna col bambino

Leonardo da Vinci Parade

Museo nazionale della scienza e della tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci
Via San Vittore, 21, Milano
19/07/2018 - 13/10/2019
  • Leonardo 500
Leonardo da Vinci Parade

Leonardo’s ‘Last Supper’ for Francis I: a masterpiece of silk and silver

Palazzo Reale
Piazza del Duomo 12, Milano
07/10/2019 - 12/01/2020
  • Leonardo 500
La cena di Leonardo per Francesco I

Virtual Museum of Leonardo’s Milan

Museo di Arte Antica, Sala delle Armi
Castello Sforzesco, Milano
02/05/2019 - 12/01/2020
  • Leonardo 500
Milano Leonardo

Extraordinary opening of Sala delle Asse

Museo di Arte Antica, Sala delle Asse
Castello Sforzesco, Milano
02/05/2019 - 12/01/2020
  • Leonardo 500
Sala della Asse

Leonardo and his School in the Ambrosiana’s collections

Pinacoteca Ambrosiana
Piazza Pio XI 2, Milano
01/12/2018 - 31/01/2020
  • Leonardo 500
Mappa della Città di Milano - Leonardo da Vinci

Activities

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Museum of the Risorgimento tickets

  • Art & Culture
from €9
from MUSEMENT
Museum of the Risorgimento tickets

Museum of Twentieth Century tickets

  • Art & Culture
from €14
from MUSEMENT
Museum of Twentieth Century tickets

Guided tour of the “Picasso Metamorfosi” exhibition at Palazzo Reale

  • Art & Culture
from €32
from MUSEMENT
Guided tour of the “Picasso Metamorfosi” exhibition at Palazzo Reale

Private walking tour Milan the city of fashion

  • Art & Culture
from €180
from Fedra Pavesi
Private walking tour Milan the city of fashion

Exclusive Da Vinci's Last Supper tour by night with dinner at Eataly

  • Art & Culture
from €160
from MUSEMENT
Exclusive Da Vinci's Last Supper tour by night with dinner at Eataly

Porta Nuova walking tour and food tasting

  • Art & Culture
from €71
from MUSEMENT
Porta Nuova walking tour and food tasting

Navigli Canals of Milan: Guided Walking Tour

  • Art & Culture
from €30
from MUSEMENT
Navigli Canals of Milan: Guided Walking Tour

Milan walking tour with Da Vinci’s Last Supper skip-the-line tickets

  • Art & Culture
from €81
from MUSEMENT
Milan walking tour with Da Vinci’s Last Supper skip-the-line tickets

Historical tour of Milan with Last Supper tickets

  • Art & Culture
from €68
from MUSEMENT
Historical tour of Milan with Last Supper tickets

Biglietti per la mostra "A VISUAL PROTEST. The art of Banksy" al Mudec

  • Art & Culture
from €16
from MUSEMENT
Biglietti per la mostra "A VISUAL PROTEST. The art of Banksy" al Mudec

Private last minute guided tour of the Duomo Cathedral with skip-the-line tickets

  • Art & Culture
from €51
from MUSEMENT
Private last minute guided tour of the Duomo Cathedral with skip-the-line tickets

Italian food and lifestyle in Milan

  • Art & Culture
from €29
from MUSEMENT
Italian food and lifestyle in Milan

Plein-air painting experience on lake Como with wine tasting

  • Art & Culture
from €239
from MUSEMENT
Plein-air painting experience on lake Como with wine tasting

Tickets to MIA Photo Fair at The Mall Porta Nuova, March 22-25

  • Art & Culture
from €16
from MUSEMENT
Tickets to MIA Photo Fair at The Mall Porta Nuova, March 22-25

Torre Branca tickets

  • Art & Culture
from €6
from MUSEMENT
Torre Branca tickets

Discover Navigli and Basilica of Sant’Eustorgio

  • Art & Culture
from €49
from MUSEMENT
Discover Navigli and Basilica of Sant’Eustorgio

Private fashion tour with a local

  • Art & Culture
from €28
from MUSEMENT
Private fashion tour with a local

Milan Natural History Museum tickets

  • Art & Culture
from €9
from MUSEMENT
Milan Natural History Museum tickets

Milan Segway night tour

  • Art & Culture
from €65
from MUSEMENT
Milan Segway night tour

Biglietti per "AgruMI" a Villa Necchi Campiglio di Milano

  • Parks
from €7
from MUSEMENT
Biglietti per "AgruMI" a Villa Necchi Campiglio di Milano

Where to sleep

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LA RESIDENZA

Milano
LA RESIDENZA

ARMANI HOTEL MILANO

Milano
ARMANI HOTEL MILANO

CERVO

Milano
CERVO

RITTER

Milano
RITTER

UNA MAISON MILANO

Milano
UNA MAISON MILANO

SUNFLOWER

Milano
SUNFLOWER

STARHOTELS BUSINESS PALACE

Milano
STARHOTELS BUSINESS PALACE

SOPERGA

Milano
SOPERGA

PASTEUR

Milano
PASTEUR

SENATO HOTEL MILANO

Milano
SENATO HOTEL MILANO

DEL CORSO

Milano
DEL CORSO

VIVA HOTEL MILANO

Milano
VIVA HOTEL MILANO

FENICE

Milano
FENICE

METRO'

Milano
METRO'

DES ETRANGERS

Milano
DES ETRANGERS

CARROBBIO

Milano
CARROBBIO

CAMPERIO HOUSE SUITES & APARTMENTS

Milano
CAMPERIO HOUSE SUITES & APARTMENTS

BEST WESTERN HOTEL CITY

Milano
BEST WESTERN HOTEL CITY

DORE'

Milano
DORE'

THE YARD MILANO

Milano
THE YARD MILANO

Info

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How to arrive

BY PLANE
Milano Malpensa 50 km , Linate 10 km, Orio al Serio 60 km

BY TRAIN
trenord.it
trenitalia.com 
italotreno.it

BY CAR
Autostrade A4, A1, A7, A8 

How to move

PUBLIC TRANSPORT
atm.it

BIKE SHARING
bikemi.com
mobike.com/it

SCOOTER SHARING
mimoto.it

CAR SHARING
car2go.com
enjoy.eni.com 
e-vai.com
site.sharengo.it
drive-now.com
ubeeqo.com

Information

INFOMILANO GALLERIA
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, 11
T. +39 02 88455555

WIFI
OpenWifiMilano

FIND OUT MORE
turismo.milano.it

Useful numbers

EMERGENCY  
112

POLICE
T. +39 02 0208

POLICE HEADQUARTERS
T. +39 02 62261 

ACI ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE MILAN
T. 803 116

EMERGENCY CROCE VERDE
T.  +39 02 89406035