Attractions in Milan
Attractions in Milan - The best Things to Do
Visit the best Attractions in Milan
- Duomo of Milan
Duomo of Milan, The Cathedral with the Rooftop
The Duomo of Milan is located in the heart of Milan in Piazza del Duomo. The cathedral is the most important example of Gothic architecture in Italy. Construction began in 1386 under the Duke Visconti. The construction took five centuries. There are a total of 3,400 statues on the top of the cathedral, each of this is unique. At the highest point of the dome is the golden Madonna Madonnina. The 4 m high golden statue at 108.50 m is the symbol of Milan.
To enter the cathedral you need an admission ticket. Don't miss climbing the rooftop to walk on the the cathedral. Here you can buy Skip the Line tickets.
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele
The shortest connecting between the Duomo and Piazza della Scala is the covered passage Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, built by architect Giuseppe Mengoni in 1877.
It is called the “Salon of Milan” with luxury shops, traditional bars and restaurants. The glass roof of the gallery is forming a cross, which can be seen from the rooftop of the Duomo Milan.
Da Vinci's LAST SUPPER
- The LAST SUPPER by Leonardo da Vinci
The wall painting by Leonardo da Vinci is the most famous version of the Last Supper and one of the most important masterpieces of the Italian Renaissance. It is located in the refectory of the Santa Maria delle Grazie church in Milan.
The last supper was held by Jesus and his apostles in Jerusalem, where Jesus announced that one of his apostles would betray him. It was the last supper in the life of Jesus before he was crucified.
In 1495, Leonardo da Vinci began his work that has become one of history's most famous artworks in the world. Find some information and hisory on the Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci, and details on how to book tickets online.
Teatro LA SCALA - Milan Opera House
- Teatro alla Scala - Opera House
The La Scala Opera House is one of the main attractions in Milan and the most important opera houses in the world where only the world’s best opera singers and ballet dancers perform. So it is no wonder that the tickets for La Scala in Milan are highly sought after and sold out quickly. The theater season of the Scala starts with a Premiere on December 7th, the day of Saint Ambrose, the holiday of the patron saint of Milan.
Piazza della Scala is home to the famous La Scala Opera House. The Teatro alla Scala was built according to the project of the neoclassical architect Giuseppe Piermarini and inaugurated on 3 August 1778.
The La Scala Theater Museum (Museo Teatrale alla Scala) is open for visits. It contains a collection of paintings by famous Scala singers and composers. You will see costumes and drafts from the history of the Scala.
The museum is accessible via an entrance on the left of the La Scala theater and the Toscanini foyer in the theater.
The Sforza Castle Milan, Castello Sforzesco
- Castello Sforzesco, the Castle of Sforza
The defense castle of the Duke Sforza was built in the mid-15th Century by Francesco Sforza and served until 1535 as the seat of the princes. After the occupation by Spanish, Habsburg and Napoleon the castle had only military use.
Today the Sforzesco Castle hosts art galleries, museums and libraries.
Sempione Park
Behind the castle, on the former parade ground expands the English Garden, the Sempione Park as a green lung of Milan. The public park with old trees, large meadows and ponds is recreation center, picnic area and playground for children.
Department Store LA RINASCENTE
- Department Store La Rinascente
The brothers Luigi and Ferdinando Bocconi, founder of the University of Economics in Milan, also established the first department store for made-up clothing brand in Milan, which has opened in 1865.
The idea had been a great success and in 1917 Gabriele D'Annunzio has founded the department store “La Rinascente” as a place where artists presented their high quality products in departments.
La Rinascente is now the top store in Piazza del Duomo. On 8 floors the shop-in-shop system units important brands. In the 8th Floor there is a restaurant and café on the same level with the terraces of the Duomo that appears from here close to grasping.
Department Store La Rinascente
- Piazza Mercanti
Piazza Mercanti
Piazza dei Mercanti was the marketplace where artisans, cobblers, seamstresses, weavers, tailors and bakers offered their goods for little money. Along with them also advocates proposed their services on street in Via Mercanti.
Modern Architecture in Milan
- New Milan Skyline
Milan is in fantastic change. Modern districts with avant-garde architecture conquer the metropolis of the designers. There is in construction a new skyline, extending from the district Garbibaldi - Project PORTA NUOVA, on the former fairgrounds - Project CITYLIFE to the new Milan Fair.
Modern sculptures adorn the courts of the fashion city of Milan such as the sculpture needle and thread in Piazzale Cadorna.
Enjoyment at the Naviglio Grande and Corso Porta Ticinese
- Nightlife at the Naviglio Grande
Once workers and craftsmen lived on the banks of the Naviglio, today, the streets around the water district of Milan has been transformed into a romantic city quarter. Restaurants, pubs and bars - for every taste and budget you will find a suitable location. Artists' studios in the backyards and original shops make the Navigli a unique venue.
From the Naviglio Grande, the evening entertainment zone covered with bars, restaurants and ice bars, extends about the old port “Darsena” to the town gate “Porta Ticinese” to the discrict around Corso di Porta Ticinese with the historic columns of San Lorenzo, which were part of a Roman temple. Today the youth of Milan meets here to drink beer and eat focaccia and ice cream.
The basilica of San Lorenzo Maggiore alla Colonne and the church of Sant'Eustorgio with the relics of the Three Kings from the Orient are one of the most beautiful churches in Milan.
The San Siro Football Temple
- Football Stadium San Siro
In the legendary football stadium Giuseppe Meazza in San Siro the two Milan football teams "Inter Milan" and "AC Milan" wrestle in a spectacular atmosphere for the championship of Italy's Series A and Champion League together with about 80.000 inspired fans.
Here you find offers of arrangements with tickets for Series A and Champion League in the stadium San Siro.
Visit the stadium and the Football Museum (Inter and AC Milan) in a stadium tour.
See the "Cavallo DI LEONARDO" the oversized horse, designed by Leonardo da Vinci at the entrance to the Hippodrome racecourse, Piazzale dello Sport.
Shopping in the Fashion District of Milan
- Fashion district
Via Montenapo
VIA MONTENAPOLEONE is the epitome of the luxury fashion district of Milan. Between Via Manzoni and Corso Venezia, the pedestrian zone extends to Via della Spiga, Via Sant'Andrea and Via Borgospesso to Piazza Filippo Meda. In these streets you find the show rooms of the world's leading fashion designers from Armani and Gucci to Versace.
BUILDINGS and PALACES
- The first Skyscraper of Milan: Torre Velasca
TORRE VELASCA
CENTRAL STATION
MONUMENTAL CENETERY
PALAZZO MEZZANOTTE
Foundation Giuseppe Verdi CASA DI RIPOSO G. VERDI
PALAZZO REALE
PALAZZO MARINO
PALAZZO della RAGIONE
PALAZZO ANGUISSOLA
VILLA REALE
CA' GRANDE
ROTONDA DELLA BESANA
ORTO BOTANICO
Famous Churches in Milan and Surroundings
- Church Santa Maria del Carmine
The most famous church of the basilica Santa Maria delle Grazie: The refectory of the convent houses the most famous painting of the world: Leonardo da Vinci's The Last Supper
Churches in Milan:
- Church of San Marco
- Basilica of Sant 'Ambrogio
- Basilica of San Lorenzo Maggiore
- Church of Sant'Eustorgio
- Church of San Fedele
- Church of San Babila
- Santa Maria del Carmine
- San Simpliciano
- San Sepolcro
- San Sebastiano
- San Maurizio
- S. Maria delle Grazie al Naviglio
- Certosa di S. Maria di Garegnano
- Monza's Cathedral
- Sanctuary of Caravaggio
- Certosa di Pavia