Milan Off the Beaten Path: 3-Hour Walking Tour – Milan, Italy

EXPERIENCE:

Make the most of your Milanese stay and experience the gems of the city found off the beaten path, away from the most popular city sights. Meet your guide at the corner of Via Torino, for a 3-hour walk in the medieval commercial district.

See where the old artisan activities survive in the street names: Via Spadari (sword makers), Via Cappellari (milliners), and Via Armorari (armorers), for example.

Savor freshly made cream cannoli from the old Panarello pastry shop, or the traditional focaccia at the Princi bakery.

Behind the inconspicuous façade of San Satiro church, you’ll discover the amazing solution adopted by Bramante to create space where there was no space! Admire some of Milan’s oldest buildings at Piazza dei Mercanti, once the center of the city’s medieval market. The 13th century Palazzo della Ragione was built to symbolize the independence won from the Germanic rulers. See the Loggia degli Osii and the Palace of the Palatine School, Milan’s first university.

The Church of San Maurizio awaits with its collection of 16th-century Renaissance frescoes. Bernardino Luini, who painted most of the church, was a Lombard artist who worked with Leonardo da Vinci.

Saint Ambrose is not only Milan’s patron saint, but also was a charismatic personality. Archbishop Ambrose lies in the crypt of the basilica founded by him in the 4th century, which is considered by locals to be the true church. The Romanesque-style church features scary mythological animals overlooking the patio and columns with the marks of the devil’s horns.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Take a walk along the medieval commercial streets around Via Torino
Discover some of Milan’s oldest buildings in Piazza dei Mercanti
Admire the Church of San Maurizio, known as the Sistine Chapel of Milan

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