Milan Essentials

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Basilica di Sant'Ambrogio

   ~15 min here

   Sant'Ambrogio is a Roman Catholic basilica whose present character is Romanesque, rebuilt in Milan during the medieval period.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Casa degli Atellani

   ~3 min here

   Casa degli Atellani is a historic Milanese palace linked to Ludovico Sforza, Duke of Milan, and the surviving trace of the old Borgo delle Grazie.

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   Stop 3: Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie

   ~15 min here

   Santa Maria delle Grazie is a church joined to a Dominican convent, and its refectory houses Leonardo da Vinci’s mural of The Last Supper.

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   Stop 4: Castello Sforzesco

   ~3 min here

   Castello Sforzesco is the vast fortified complex before you, a castle whose heavy masonry still conveys its military purpose.

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   Stop 5: Palazzo della Ragione

   ~3 min here

   Palazzo della Ragione is the historic civic building opening onto Piazza Mercanti, opposite the Loggia degli Osii.

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   Stop 6: Teatro alla Scala

   ~3 min here

   Teatro alla Scala is Milan’s historic opera house, designed by Giuseppe Piermarini in the neoclassical style associated with Milan.

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   Stop 7: Galleria Vittorio Emanuele Secondo

   ~3 min here

   The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele Secondo is a covered shopping arcade, and its real drama is overhead: glass and iron form intersecting passageways beneath a great dome.

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   Stop 8: Camparino in Galleria

   ~3 min here

   Camparino in Galleria is the celebrated bar set within Milan’s Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, at the corner toward Piazza Duomo.

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   Stop 9: Duomo di Milano

   ~15 min here

   Duomo di Milano is Milan’s cathedral, dedicated to the Nativity of Saint Mary.

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    Stop 10: Palazzo Reale

    ~1 hr here

    Palazzo Reale is the former seat of Milan’s government, now a cultural venue housed in this grand palace.

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• Hidden GemsHidden Courtyards and Quiet Gardens4 stops · ~1 hr 45 min · 2.7 kmSee the walk
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