Total Milan Experience - Full-Day Walking Tour

Start your Total Milan Experience in Piazzale Cadorna, one of the main squares close to the top attractions of the city.

Meet your expert local guide next to the huge “Needle,Thread and Knot” monument and get fascinated by this contemporary art piece. Then stroll through Milan city center, wandering around a few of the numerous picturesque streets and squares and reach the most iconic symbol of Milan, the Duomo.

Skip the long lines and get into the Gothic cathedral, the largest church in Italy, and admire the statues, the decorations, the stained-glass windows that tireless craftsmen designed along the centuries and be amazed while hearing about the stories of the “Holy Nail” from Jesus’ True Cross or the Sundial Trail and its zodiac signs.

Leave the Cathedral and become a Milanese ‘fashion addict’ while walking along the chic and trendy Vittorio Emanuele Gallery, a 19th-century innovative architecture, now the most exclusive and elegant shopping gallery in Milan, full of boutiques and fashion brands. The tour continues on to Piazza della Scala, home to the worldwide known Milanese Opera House. Here, from outside, the guide will share curious facts and anecdotes about this remarkable temple of classical music (not enter inside). Conclude the morning with the ironic L.O.V.E. statue set in front of the Italian Stock Exchange, designed by the provocative contemporary artist Maurizio Cattelan: find out why Milan is considered the most ‘open minded’ Italian city!

Have your lunch in the historic city center, full of places to sit and rest and taste the local Milanese dishes. Along the afternoon you will dive into the Renaissance side of Milan. Enter the UNESCO- World Heritage church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, a true architectural masterpiece, and visit the Dominican convent where the world-renowned “The Last Supper” is displayed. Skip the lines and be impressed of this iconic mural painting designed by the Italian genius of Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci.

While revealing curiosities about the Florentine artist our guide leads you to a hidden pearl of Milan, the 16th-century church of San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore, the “Sistine Chapel” of Milan, where disciples of Leonardo left paintings of incomparable beauty! Proceed to the huge Sforza Castle, a majestic Renaissance court surrounded by the amazing Sempione Park. Explore inner courtyards. Cross the Clock Tower, walk through the Army Courtyard and learn more about the Sforza Family and the reasons why the dukes of Milan hired Leonardo who lived here as a guest for decades.

Important information - there may be restrictions

 • Due to new security measures, large bags are not permitted inside the Last Supper Museum. If necessary, your guide will escort you to the security lockers to leave your belongings during check-in.

 • Please note that food and beverages are not permitted inside the Last Supper Museum.

  • Please be advised that the order in which sites are visited may vary due to organizational considerations.

    - The Last Supper by Leonardo Da Vinci – skip the line

    - Duomo, the majestic gothic Cathedral, true symbol of the city (inside – skip-the-line)

    - Sforza Castle, the medieval fortress of Milan's Lords (inner courtyards)

    - The Sempione Park, the largest in Milan

    - Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, a UNESCO Word Heritage site (if open)

    - Piazza dei Mercanti, the medieval heart of the city

    - Piazza della Scala and its celebrated Theatre (outside) 

    - Galleria Vittorio Emanuele, an amazing treasure of XIXth century engineering

    - Church of San Maurizio, a Renaissance jewel in the city, known as the ‘Sistine Chapel of Milan’

    - The “LOVE” statue in Piazza Affari, a provocative Contemporary Art piece.