the top sights in Milan - voted and ranked by the tripwolf community
sight Duomo di Milano/ Santa Maria Nascente
The symbol of the city with a history stretching back 600 years. The cathedral of Milan has grown in the course of many centuries. It remains a great example of the Lombardic Gothic style despite the l...
sight Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
Milan's great meeting place, somewhere to see and be seen, to shop and to enjoy life. Il salotto, the parlour of the city with bars, restaurants, shops (including many bookshops), is a worldly temple o...
sight Castello Sforzesco
A castle, a museum, a showpiece. The castle of the ruling families of Milan came to exist to allow them to live in safety from their own subjects - and not to protect the city from outside enemies. The...
sight San Nazaro Maggiore
The Basilica dates to S. Ambrogio (386), who dedicated it to the Apostles, later accomodating the remains of San Nazaro; since the IV cent. it has been in cross plan.
sight Sant'Ambrogio
A fascinating insight into the history of early Christianity. The three-part church is the most important medieval architectural monument of the city. Inside, have a look at the wonderful choir mosaic,...
sight Parco Sempione
A leafy oasis to take a breather, play and relax. The landscape architect Emilio Alemagna created this splendid park around 1890: with memorials, a fountain arrangement by Giorgio De Chirico ("Bagni Mi...
sight Santa Maria delle Grazie
There is the world famous painting from Leonardo da Vinci "The last supper"! A second Dominican monastery established as competition to Sant'Eustorgio, the church of which was commenced in the late Go...
sight Palazzo Clerici
One of the major examples of noble Milanese resid., constructed in the early 1700's, extending a preexistent building. It houses the Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale.
sight Fiera Internazionale di Milano
There are over 4500 parking spaces on the site of the exhibition centre. Another 2500 in the San Siro Car Park close to the football stadium can be reached by shuttle bus.
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