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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The art of Banksy. A visual protest

Mudec
Via Tortona, 56, Milano
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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Private Skip-the-Line Duomo tour with short city walk

  • Art & Culture
from €46
from MUSEMENT
Private Skip-the-Line Duomo tour with short city walk

Discover Navigli and Basilica of Sant’Eustorgio

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

Duomo and Sforza Castle guided tour

  • Art & Culture
from €107
from MUSEMENT
Duomo and Sforza Castle guided tour

Private skip-the-line Duomo tour with professional guide

  • Art & Culture
from €25
from MUSEMENT
Private skip-the-line Duomo tour with professional guide

Dinner Show at Maison Milano

  • Food & Wine
from €59
from MUSEMENT
Dinner Show at Maison Milano

Full-day walking tour with Da Vinci’s Last Supper, Duomo and Michelangelo’s Pietà Rondanini

  • Art & Culture
from €108
from MUSEMENT
Full-day walking tour with Da Vinci’s Last Supper, Duomo and Michelangelo’s Pietà Rondanini

Private last minute guided tour of Milan with skip-the-line entrance to La Scala

  • Art & Culture
from €37
from MUSEMENT
Private last minute guided tour of Milan with skip-the-line entrance to La Scala

Blue Note Milano tickets: show + dinner or drink

from €50
from MUSEMENT
Blue Note Milano tickets: show + dinner or drink

Milan food walking tour for small groups

  • Art & Culture
from €65
from MUSEMENT
Milan food walking tour for small groups

Private Milan's favorite food tour: Gelato, wine, pizza and more

  • Art & Culture
from €50
from MUSEMENT
Private Milan's favorite food tour: Gelato, wine, pizza and more

Private walking tour Milan the city of fashion

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

Guided tour of the Brera district and Pinacoteca

  • Art & Culture
from €55
from MUSEMENT
Guided tour of the Brera district and Pinacoteca

Traditional home cooking class in Milan

  • Food & Wine
from €49
from MUSEMENT
Traditional home cooking class in Milan

Milan Natural History Museum tickets

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

Guided Tour of Como and Cruise to Bellagio and Lecco

  • Art & Culture
from €100
from MUSEMENT
Guided Tour of Como and Cruise to Bellagio and Lecco

Fashion and Food in Milan

  • Food & Wine
from €150
from Elena Mevio
Fashion and Food in Milan

Leonardo, the Painter

  • Art & Culture
from €98
from Incoming Lombardia
Leonardo, the Painter

Museum of the Risorgimento tickets

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

La Scala Opera House and Museum tour

  • Art & Culture
from €29
from MUSEMENT
La Scala Opera House and Museum tour

Milan Highline Galleria tour

  • Active & Green
from €29
from MUSEMENT
Milan Highline Galleria tour

Where to sleep

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HOTEL MONTECARLO

Milano
HOTEL MONTECARLO

NU HOTEL

Milano
NU HOTEL

CAMPERIO HOUSE SUITES & APARTMENTS

Milano
CAMPERIO HOUSE SUITES & APARTMENTS

ATAHOTEL QUARK DUE RESIDENCE

Milano
ATAHOTEL QUARK DUE RESIDENCE

DEL CORSO

Milano
DEL CORSO

CANADA

Milano
CANADA

PANIZZA

Milano
PANIZZA

MAYORCA

Milano
MAYORCA

BRISTOL

Milano
BRISTOL

ROOM MATE GIULIA

Milano
ROOM MATE GIULIA

MELIA' MILANO

Milano
MELIA' MILANO

BOGART 2

Milano
BOGART 2

CORVETTO RESIDENCE PORTO DI MARE

Milano
CORVETTO RESIDENCE PORTO DI MARE

VALGANNA

Milano
VALGANNA

MONTEBIANCO MOKINBA HOTELS

Milano
MONTEBIANCO MOKINBA HOTELS

THE YARD MILANO

Milano
THE YARD MILANO

GRAND HOTEL ET DE MILAN

Milano
GRAND HOTEL ET DE MILAN

CERTOSA

Milano
CERTOSA

RAMADA PLAZA MILANO

Milano
RAMADA PLAZA MILANO

STUDIO INN ART CENTRALE

Milano
STUDIO INN ART CENTRALE

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