Classic sightseeing in Milan

On By AppsolutelymilanoIn Art and culture in Milan

A classic sightseeing tour on your first day here can actually be a really good way to get a feeling of the city and of which things are in the same area. Here we have a list of the best tours Milan has to offer.

A red double-decker sightseeing bus in the centre of Milan

Hop-on/Hop-off tours

With the double-deckers you can buy tickets for either 24 or 48 holurs (repspectively €22 and €25) with departure from Piazza Castello (find on map)

In Milan you can also do your sightseeing from a tram, TraMilano, a charming and different way to vist the tourist attractions. The trip includes a professional guide, food and drinks and pick-up from your hotel.

If you have the MilanoCard you get a 15% discount on tickets.

Vintage Tour

Vintage Tour Milano offers private and semi private tours of Milan on a classic red Fiat 500.

Segway tours

See Milan from a segway – for details go here – in small groups with 8 participants, choose between the day trip of 3 hours. or the night trip of 2.5 hours. Both trips are €75 and there is a 30 minute orientation before the trip begins.

Tours on the canals (April-September)

You can go on a boat trip back and forth on the Milanese navigli and see the city from a different perspective – Milan is no Copenhagen, Venice or Amsterdam though.

Optinonally you can take the boat trip and aperitivo, you can book it here.

Sightseeing on bicycle with a guide

Group of tourists on a bicycle sightseeing tour of Milan in Piazza Gae Aulenti

Bicycle store Rossignoli, located at 71, Corso Garibaldi (find on map) organize tours of the city on bicycle in Italian and English and to book and get information call +3902804960 some days in advance.

There are also other guided tours of Milan in bicycle in English. Here are the 3 most popular ones:

Bike the City
Velocipedi
Baja Bikes

The roof of the Duomo

The view from the roof of Duomo is breathtaking especially on clear days, where you can see the Alps t’s a really good idea to reserve tickets in advance so you can skip the line. Book here.

If you’re in Milan for 72 hours or less, you should consider getting a MilanoCard. Read more here.