Self-guided walking tour

Milan Walking Tour: The Essentials (about 3 hours, 10 stops)

10 stops in walking order through Milan, from Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio to Palazzo Reale: 4.2 km on foot, about 50 min of walking, 3 h 5 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 “Milan Essentials”, a ready-made tour in the Guided Tours app.

Total: 3 h 5 min
Distance: 4.2 km
Walking: 50 min
Stops: 10

The stops, in walking order

Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio
Sant'Ambrogio is a Roman Catholic basilica with a Romanesque character and a history reaching back to Bishop Ambrose.
12 min walk · 1000 m
Casa degli Atellani
A historic Milanese palace associated with Ludovico Sforza and the vanished Borgo delle Grazie.
1 min walk · 70 m
Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie
Santa Maria delle Grazie is a church and Dominican convent whose refectory contains Leonardo da Vinci’s mural of The Last Supper.
12 min walk · 1.0 km
Castello Sforzesco
A vast fortified castle with substantial walls, corner towers and the Torre del Filarete.
12 min walk · 1.0 km
Palazzo della Ragione
A historic civic building on Piazza Mercanti, opposite the Loggia degli Osii.
4 min walk · 370 m
Teatro alla Scala
A historic Milan opera house designed by Giuseppe Piermarini and opened with Antonio Salieri’s Europa riconosciuta.
3 min walk · 240 m
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele Secondo
A landmark shopping arcade designed by Giuseppe Mengoni, with glass-and-iron passageways gathered beneath a vast dome.
1 min walk · 100 m
Camparino in Galleria
A historic Milanese bar inside the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, near Piazza Duomo.
2 min walk · 180 m
Duomo di Milano
Milan’s cathedral, dedicated to the Nativity of Saint Mary and serving as the seat of the city’s archbishop.
3 min walk · 220 m
Palazzo Reale
A former seat of Milan’s government that now hosts international art exhibitions.