MILAN · ITALY
Cathedrals, canals, and the train to the lake.
The Duomo and the Last Supper. Aperitivo on the Navigli. Lake Como at the end of a forty-minute train. Bernina, Cinque Terre, Barolo — Northern Italy from one base.
The Milan ticket
If you only book one thing, book this.
The view from the Duomo roof — pinnacles, statues, the Alps on a clear day. The one Milan ticket that fills up first.
The classics
Milan’s Most Popular Tours
The Duomo terraces, the Last Supper, the Lake Como day cruise, the Navigli at golden hour. The tours most travellers book first.
Reserve before you fly
The four tickets to book from home.
Milan is generous to walk-ins on most things and ruthless on a few. These are the ones where waiting until you arrive costs you the day. Book before the flight.
By pace
Pick your day, by how full you want it.
Milan rewards a slow morning and a long evening. It also gives you Lake Como in a day if you want it. Three rhythms, your call.
Slow morning
Espresso, a cathedral, an aperitivo.Walking tours through the Centro Storico, a slow look at the Duomo, a glass of Franciacorta before dinner.
The Milan classic
Duomo, Last Supper, La Scala — in one day.Skip-the-line at the Duomo, Leonardo’s fresco at Santa Maria delle Grazie, Galleria for an espresso, a backstage look at La Scala.
A 12-hour day
Lake Como at dawn, back in Milan for dinner.Early train to Como, boat to Bellagio, Villa Carlotta gardens, ferry to Varenna, train back to Milano Centrale by sunset.
Italy from Milan
Three day trips no other city gives you.
Milan’s real trick is the train station. Lake Como in forty minutes. The Swiss Alps by lunchtime. Piedmont’s wine country before dinner. Pick a direction, ride out, ride back.
The lake everyone goes to
Lake Como
A forty-minute train from Milano Cadorna drops you at Como San Giovanni. From there, ferries fan out to Bellagio, Varenna and the villa towns. The water is glacier-clear and the lake’s shape — an upside-down Y — means you can pick a different shore each visit.
- 1 From Milan: Como & Bellagio with Private Lake Como Cruise
- 2 From Milan: Lake Como Cruise, St. Moritz & Bernina Red Train
- 3 From Milan: Lake Como & Bellagio DayTour with Private Cruise
A UNESCO scenic line
Bernina Express
The red trains of the Rhaetian Railway climb from Tirano into the Swiss Alps without a single rack rail — a UNESCO World Heritage feat of engineering. You cross the Brusio spiral viaduct, ride past Lago Bianco, and land in St. Moritz for lunch.
- 1 From Milan: Lake Como Cruise, St. Moritz & Bernina Red Train
- 2 Bernina Red Train, Swiss Alps & St Moritz From Milan
- 3 From Milan: St. Moritz and Panoramic Bernina Express Tour
Nebbiolo country
Barolo
Down in the Langhe hills, the village of Barolo gives its name to the wine sometimes called the king of wines. Cellars cut into hillsides hold thousands of bottles aging in oak. The wine country is a postcard from harvest through autumn.
- 1 Small-Group Barolo Wine Tasting, Alba & UNESCO Piedmont Hills
- 2 Domaso: Wine Tasting at the Winery on Como Lake
- 3 Lake Como: 2h Shared Boat Tour with Wine Tasting
By place
Pick a corner of Milan, or the lake beyond it.
The Duomo for the rooftops and the marble. Last Supper for Leonardo. Navigli for the canals at sunset. Sforza for the castle and Brera’s museums. Lake Como at the end of the train line, Bellagio at the end of the boat.
By activity
Or pick how you want to spend the day.
A boat down the Navigli or across Lake Como. A pasta class with a nonna. A bike through the Centro Storico. Skip-the-line at the icons, or a slow walking tour with someone who lives here.
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