Self-guided walking tour
Milan Walking Tour: Hidden Courtyards and Quiet Gardens (about 2 hours, 4 stops)
4 stops in walking order through Milan, from Ca' Granda to Villa Necchi Campiglio: 2.7 km on foot, about 34 min of walking, 1 h 45 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 “Hidden Courtyards and Quiet Gardens”, a ready-made tour in the Guided Tours app.
- Total
- 1 h 45 min
- Distance
- 2.7 km
- Walking
- 34 min
- Stops
- 4
The stops, in walking order
Ca' Granda
A monumental Milanese building that began as a hospital and now houses the University of Milan.
6 min walk · 440 m
Giardino della Guastalla
A historic public park in Milan, known for its seventeenth-century fishpond with linked terraces, stairways, and granite balustrades.
10 min walk · 770 m
Rotonda della Besana
A former cemetery enclosed by an undulating portico, with a deconsecrated church and garden.
18 min walk · 1.5 km
Villa Necchi Campiglio
A house museum designed by Piero Portaluppi and built as an independent family home.
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