Milan
Currency
EUR
Language
Italian
Timezone
Rome
Continent
Europe
Discover Milan
Milan does badly with people looking for a postcard: it is a city of work, fashion and design more than monuments. But it holds two exceptional ones — the Duomo, a Gothic cathedral bristling with spires whose roof you can walk, and Leonardo's Last Supper at Santa Maria delle Grazie. The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II joins the Duomo to La Scala under an 1877 glass roof.
When to go
April to June, September to October. Summer is hot and humid and the city empties in August. Winter is foggy and cold, but it is La Scala's season. Avoid Fashion Week and April's Salone del Mobile, when hotel prices triple.
Getting around
The metro covers the city well and the centre walks. The historic tram, with its wooden carriages from the 1920s, still runs in normal service — line 1 is the handsome one.
Where to eat
Saffron risotto alla milanese and ossobuco are the local classics. The aperitivo is more of an institution here than anywhere else in Italy: from six to nine, one paid drink opens a buffet, particularly around the Navigli.
Good to know
The Last Supper books **months** ahead: the fifteen-minute slots go as soon as they open and there is no queue on the day. Go up onto the Duomo's roof terraces; the view earns the ticket. Four halal addresses are listed.
Where to Stay in Milan
Top Activities in Milan
landmarkMilan Cathedral
landmarkSanta Maria delle Grazie
museumMuseum of the Cenacolo of leonardo da vinci
landmarkTeatro alla Scala
landmarkSforza Castle
landmarkBiblioteca Ambrosiana
landmarkMilano Centrale
landmarkGalleria Vittorio Emanuele Secondo
museumPinacoteca di Brera
landmarkBasilica of Sant'Ambrogio
landmarkBasilica di San Lorenzo Maggiore
museumMuseo Poldi Pezzoli
museumRoyal Palace
museumMuseo Pietà Rondanini
museumMuseo di Storia Naturale
landmarkVertical Forest
landmarkBosco Verticale
museumMuseo Astronomico di Brera
Free
museumMuseo del Novecento
landmarkSan Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore
landmarkCathedral Square
museumGallerie d'Italia
landmarkSanta Maria presso San Satiro
landmarkBasilica di Sant'Eustorgio
Restaurants in Milan
Ristorante Savini
Cracco in Galleria
