Self-guided walking tour

Milan Walking Tour: House Museums and Art Nouveau Palaces (about 2.5 hours, 5 stops)

5 stops in walking order through Milan, from Giardini pubblici Indro Montanelli to Museo Poldi Pezzoli: 1.9 km on foot, about 23 min of walking, 2 h 35 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 “House Museums and Art Nouveau Palaces”, a ready-made tour in the Guided Tours app.

Total: 2 h 35 min
Distance: 1.9 km
Walking: 23 min
Stops: 5

The stops, in walking order

Giardini pubblici Indro Montanelli
A historic Milanese park shaped by Giuseppe Piermarini’s formal design and Giuseppe Balzaretto’s later landscape work.
4 min walk · 340 m
Villa Reale
A palace designed by Leopoldo Pollack for Count Ludovico Barbiano di Belgiojoso.
4 min walk · 370 m
Palazzo Castiglioni
An Art Nouveau palace designed by Giuseppe Sommaruga, with rocky-looking basement masonry and decoration inspired by historic stucco work.
9 min walk · 760 m
Museo Bagatti Valsecchi
A historic house museum in Palazzo Bagatti Valsecchi on Via Gesù.
5 min walk · 450 m
Museo Poldi Pezzoli
A house museum formed from Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli’s private collection and the home he shared with his mother.