Milan
Italy's working city, and the one that dresses for work. Two days does it unless you came for the design fair, the opera or the football.
Milan in eight slides
Wikipedia · 3 Sep 2026
Things to do in Milan
Where to stay in Milan
Milan in a day, two days, three
Landmarks in Milan
The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is Italy's oldest active shopping arcade and a major landmark of Milan. Housed within a four-story double arcade in the centre of town, the Galleria is named after Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of the Kingdom of Italy. It was designed in 1861 and built by architect Giuseppe Mengoni between 1865 and 1877.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Jul 2026
Marco Pagani · CC BY 3.0
La Scala is a historic opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as il Nuovo Regio Ducale Teatro alla Scala. The premiere performance was Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Aug 2026
John Picken · CC BY 2.0
Milan Cathedral, or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary, is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Dedicated to the Nativity of St. Mary, it is the seat of the Archbishop of Milan, currently Archbishop Mario Delpini.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Jul 2026
Jiuguang Wang · CC BY-SA 3.0
Santa Maria delle Grazie is a church and Dominican convent in Milan, northern Italy, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The convent contains the mural of The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci, which is in the refectory.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 Aug 2026
Marcin Białek · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Sforza Castle is a medieval fortification located in Milan, northern Italy. It was built in the 15th century by Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, on the remnants of a 14th-century fortification. Later renovated and enlarged, in the 16th and 17th centuries it was one of the largest citadels in Europe.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 28 Aug 2026
Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is Italy's oldest active shopping arcade and a major landmark of Milan. Housed within a four-story double arcade in the centre of town, the Galleria is named after Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of the Kingdom of Italy. It was designed in 1861 and built by architect Giuseppe Mengoni between 1865 and 1877.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 26 Jul 2026
Marco Pagani · CC BY 3.0
La Scala is a historic opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as il Nuovo Regio Ducale Teatro alla Scala. The premiere performance was Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 30 Aug 2026
John Picken · CC BY 2.0
Milan Cathedral, or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary, is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Dedicated to the Nativity of St. Mary, it is the seat of the Archbishop of Milan, currently Archbishop Mario Delpini.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 31 Jul 2026
Jiuguang Wang · CC BY-SA 3.0
Santa Maria delle Grazie is a church and Dominican convent in Milan, northern Italy, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The convent contains the mural of The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci, which is in the refectory.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 1 Aug 2026
Marcin Białek · CC BY-SA 3.0
The Sforza Castle is a medieval fortification located in Milan, northern Italy. It was built in the 15th century by Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, on the remnants of a 14th-century fortification. Later renovated and enlarged, in the 16th and 17th centuries it was one of the largest citadels in Europe.
Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 28 Aug 2026
Jakub Hałun · CC BY-SA 4.0
From the airport
When to go to Milan: Apr or May or Jun or Sep or Oct
Guides about Milan
Porta Romana for value, Brera for the walk, Navigli for the evening. Plus Milan's Olympic tourist tax, which was rewritten twice inside 2026.
Tomás Reis · 2 Sep 2026
Italy's digital nomad visa in 2026: the €28,000 income test that is Europe's lowest, the savings consulates expect, and the five-year renewal path.
Tobi Adeyemi · 4 Sep 2026
Six day trips from Rome with 2026 prices and train times, plus the free Sunday that fills every site and the Tivoli villa that opens at 2pm on Mondays.
Tomás Reis · 3 Sep 2026
Italy with kids by age band, with the tourist tax exemption ages that differ in every city, the sights that survive a six-year-old and the ones that do not.
Priya Nair · 3 Sep 2026