Self-guided walking tour
Milan Walking Tour: Brera to Parco Sempione (50 minutes, 5 stops)
5 stops in walking order through Milan, from Arco della Pace to Orto Botanico di Brera: 2.7 km on foot, about 31 min of walking, 50 min in total with the story and a look around at each stop. Walking times come from the routed walking path, not a straight line. It is the route of “Brera to Parco Sempione”, a ready-made tour in the Guided Tours app.
- Total
- 50 min
- Distance
- 2.7 km
- Walking
- 31 min
- Stops
- 5
The stops, in walking order
Arco della Pace
A triumphal arch at the beginning of Corso Sempione, designed by Luigi Cagnola.
6 min walk · 550 m
Parco Sempione
An urban park near Sforza Castle, created from former military ground and shaped with paths, a lake, and a belvedere.
7 min walk · 600 m
Castello Sforzesco
A vast fortified castle with substantial walls, corner towers and the Torre del Filarete.
11 min walk · 900 m
Orto Botanico di Brera
A compact botanical garden behind Palazzo Brera, with historic ponds, rectangular beds, and a greenhouse used by the Academy of Fine Arts.
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