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- The Duomo Cathedral and the rooftop: A masterpiece of gothic art with its white marblespires.
- The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II: The sparkling and exclusive shopping mall.
- La Scala Opera House Museum: The opera house, where the high society and VIPs show their status to the world of music.
Important: The Opera House may not be open during rehearsals. This can be decided the same day. In this case we will visit the Sforza Castle and Mercanti Square.
Meeting location: Central (main) door of the Duomo Cathedral.
Duration: 3 hours/every day upon requestPrice: Starting from 280 Euro. Entrance tickets are excluded.
Estimated local cash needed 50 Euro per person.
Duomo and rooftop experience admission ticket Euro 30 per person. More than four 4 guests: Euro 5 for Duomo ear whispers per person.
La Scala Opera House Museum admission fee Euro 2 per person.
Admission guidelines to enter churches: no shorts, no bare shoulders (no tank tops or spaghetti strap tops) allowed in the Duomo. Knee high skirts and bermuda pants and T-shirts are OK. If you are not wearing the appropriate attire, then stuff a thin scarf in your bag that you can pull out and cover your shoulders/knees with. To enter the Duomo you must pass security controls.
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Hi Fedra,
You probably won’t remember the Mann family from London. You spent a whole day showing us around Milan in August 2016. I thought you would like to know that you were somewhat of an inspiration. Our eldest daughter Isabelle, after that summer, went on to to take a gap year, before she went to university. For part of her gap year she decided to study history of art and Italian in Florence. This summer she has just finished her first year at university in Durham. For 5 weeks this summer she lived and worked in Milan as an intern. She had a wonderful time. I am not sure she would have chosen to work in Milan if you had not made us feel so positive about the city on that day back in August 2016. Anyway, we have the daughter of a friend coming to Milan in the next few weeks and we have told her to contact you. Look out for an email from Venice McGauley.
Best wishes,
The Mann family, Richmond, London
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We will visit Porta Nuova, the new amazing neighborhood of Milan dedicated to businesses, residents and leisure time with skyscrapers and innovative architecture. The UniCredit spire of tower, the “Vertical forest", Pirelli Tower, Diamond buildings, and the "library of the trees", creating the new square of Milan where people gather to meet and chill out.
CityLife is the largest new civic space and public park since Parco Sempione opened 130 years ago and represents the "new born" Milan. The three towers of CityLife: Straight, by Japanese architect Arata Isozaky; Twisted, designed by Zaha Hadid, and Curved by Daniel Libenskind, completely transform the skyline of Milan.
On request, we may add the visit of the Prada Foundation. In this case, car is necessary.
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The Fashion District (or Golden Rectangle) is one of the most exclusive areas of Milan and displays the most classy and trendy brands. You’ll get familiar with the life and style of Valentino, Versace, Prada, Ferrè, Ferretti, Ferragamo, Dolce&Gabbana, Cavalli, Gucci, Moschino and, of course, Giorgio Armani. From Wednesday to Sunday, we may also visit Armani Silos, the museum of Giorgio Armani.
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Despite its name, The Monumental Cemetery is actually an open open air museum. One of kind and filled with massive opulence and an impressive array of architecture and sculptures made by the finest artists of the last century.
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We will visit one of the hidden gems of the city off the beaten paths of mass tourism - the incredible Picture Gallery of Brera, a magnificent collection of paintings from the 1300’s to the 1900’s.
We will then walk through Brera, one of the most traditional districts of the city. The apartments in this area are today among the most requested in town. We will admire the window designs of small shops, and of course the local Osterias.