10 of the best · Milan, Italy
The Duomo and its terraces, Leonardo’s Last Supper, the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, La Scala, the Castello Sforzesco, Sant’Ambrogio and the frescoes of San Maurizio.
Our 10 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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Three of our favourites from this list, vetted by people who know and love Milan.
Walk among the spires
Milan’s marble cathedral, and the terraces among its spires, below the gilded Madonnina.
Book on the official site
Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper, in the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie: fifteen minutes, up to forty people, booking compulsory.
Milan’s drawing room
The glass-and-iron arcade between the Duomo and La Scala, with its mosaic floors and historic cafés.
In-depth stories behind the list.
The back story
The marble cathedral that took centuries to finish, Leonardo’s Last Supper, the Sforza castle and the opera house: how to read Milan in a few walks.
The great sights.
Michelangelo’s Rondanini Pietà
The Sforza dukes’ castle, now the home of the city’s museums and Michelangelo’s last sculpture.
Opera, ballet and the museum
Piermarini’s opera house, with its museum and views into the auditorium.
Walk among the spires
Milan’s marble cathedral, and the terraces among its spires, below the gilded Madonnina.
Milan’s drawing room
The glass-and-iron arcade between the Duomo and La Scala, with its mosaic floors and historic cafés.
Book on the official site
Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper, in the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie: fifteen minutes, up to forty people, booking compulsory.
Basilicas and frescoes.
Milan’s patron saint
The Romanesque basilica of Milan’s patron saint, with its arcaded atrium.
Milan’s “Sistine Chapel”
A Renaissance church whose walls are covered in frescoes, split into a church for the public and a hall for the nuns.
The old city.
An open-air museum
Milan’s great 19th-century cemetery, a gallery of sculpture and family chapels.
The medieval heart
The medieval square behind the Piazza del Duomo, with the Palazzo della Ragione.
