Is Milan guide in two days It is designed to tour all the important places of the city of fashion, making the most of the time in a perfect city to make a weekend getaway, since it has a small historical center and with less points of interest than other cities Italians like Rome, Venice or Florence.
After touring the most famous monuments of Milan on the first day, on this second day you will know the most charming neighborhoods of the city such as Brera and Navigli, as well as interesting places such as the Monumental Cemetery and several old churches.
Based on the experience of our trip to Milan and Bergamo in 4 days we have prepared this guide to know the best of Milan in 2 days. We start!
Tips for traveling to Milan
This list of useful tips will help you prepare your trip to Milan:
- To get to the center or to your hotel in Milan from the airports of Malpensa and Bergamo, you have several transport options: train, bus, taxi or book the direct transfer to the hotel, the most convenient and quick way to make this transfer. For more information you can consult this post on how to go from Milan airport to downtown.
- The accommodation in the center of Milan is very expensive, so a good option to save is to take the hotel near a subway station, even if it is further from the center, which allows you to access the most tourist points easily.
We recommend the Andreola Central Hotel, located 200 meters from Milan Central Station and with a great value for money. - A very good option to know the history and anecdotes of the most famous places in the city is to book this free tour of Milan Free! With guide in Spanish, one of the best free tours in Milan.
- To save time you can book the one-day tourist bus that stops at all the city's tourist attractions.
- Remember that in order not to pay commissions and always have the current change we recommend you use the N26 card to pay and the Bnext and Revolut cards to get money at the ATMs. They are the ones we use, They are free and will save you a lot. You can find more information in this article about the best cards to travel without commissions.
- Buying the Milanocard for 6.5 euros you will have a metro, tram and free bus. In addition, this card includes discounts in the main attractions of the city, as well as in restaurants, shops, bicycle rentals, etc ...
For more recommendations you can consult this post of tips to travel to Milan essential.
First day in Milan
The Milan route in two days Start early visiting the Cathedral, located in the Piazza del Duomo where in addition to visiting inside to see the altar and the Statue of Bartholomew the Apostle, we recommend you go up to the terrace to enjoy good views of the historic center. You can book here the entrance to the cathedral with access to the terrace without having to queue.
In the same Piazza del Duomo there is also the Vittorio Emanuele II Gallery, perfect to look at shop windows and have a coffee in the historic Café Biffi and then go to the famous La Scala Theater, from the 18th century, which connects directly with the gallery. This theater, considered one of the most important in the world, can be visited by attending one of its shows or by booking this guided tour in Spanish.
Il Duomo of Milan
Not far from this square are the streets Vía della Spiga, Corso Venecia, Vía Alessandro Manzoni and Vía Monte Napoleone, which form the Quadrilatero d'Oro, the area where the most luxurious fashion stores in the city are concentrated, why, even if you don't want to buy, we recommend you take a walk and get an idea of why Milan is known as the Fashion Capital.
The next stop of Milan in 2 days it is the Sforzesco Castle, in which you cannot miss the Sala delle Asse, decorated by Leonardo da Vinci.
Depending on the weather and hunger you may have, you can take advantage of the fact that you are near the Sempione Park to have a small picnic by buying a snack at the Squadre Calcio Chiosco or Il Politico and then, to lower the food, nothing better than a walk in the park until the Arco della Pace and an elevator climb to the Brancha Tower to enjoy the views.
The Milan route on a weekend continue in the afternoon with a visit to the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, another of the essential places to visit in Milan, in which one of the great jewels of the art world is preserved, Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper.
See Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper in Milan in 2 days
It is advisable to see this painting and know its history, book this guided tour in Spanish in advance to avoid running out of seats. Another good option is to book this offer which also includes a guided tour in Spanish through the city.
After the visit, the Milan in two days continues with a pleasant walk to Piazza Mercanti, one of the most beautiful in the city, in which also very close, you have several ice cream parlors such as Ciacco or Venchi where you can savor a delicious ice cream Italian.
At dusk we recommend taking a last walk through Piazza del Duomo and finishing the first day having a good pizza dinner at Un'Altra Pasta or in Piz.
(Extended information of the first day in Milan here)
Map of the first day in Milan
What to see in Milan in two days
The second day of what to see in Milan in 2 days It begins with the visit to the Monumental Cemetery, an authentic open-air museum in which mausoleums and tombs of important Italian families, sculptures, obelisks, temples, are distributed among its more than 250,000 square meters of surface.
Among the most amazing monuments are a white tower with recorded scenes from the life of Jesus, a small version of Trajan's Column, an impressive pyramid and sculptures that represent The Last Supper.
Keep in mind that the enclosure opens at 8 in the morning from Tuesday to Sunday.
Monumental Cemetery of Milan
A few meters from the cemetery is the futuristic Piazza Gae Aulenti, a circular plaza, elevated 6 meters above the street, where you can see several prominent buildings such as The Vertical Forest and the Unicredit Tower. From this last building of more than 230 meters high you will have incredible views of the city, which you can not miss on this day.
The route of Milan in two days continues to reach the bohemian neighborhood of Brera, our favorite in the city in which the cobbled streets, vintage shops, galleries and coffee shops with charm will delight every traveler.
In addition to all this, one of his jewels stands out in the neighborhood, which is none other than the Palazzo Brera, with its famous Pinoteca, which has one of the most important art collections in the world.
In case you do not want to pay the entrance, you can enter the beautiful inner courtyard for free.
Visit the Brera Pinoteca in Milan in two days
To get to know the neighborhood well, we recommend traveling the streets via Brera, via Pontaccio, Corso Garibaldi and Corso As, without a doubt, one of the best things to do in Milan. In this last street is the amazing Corso Como 10, a multifunctional space, which has a garden with terrace, book store and spaces for fashion designers.
In addition to walking through its beautiful streets we recommend entering one of its four churches, the Chiesa Santa María del Carmine, the Basilica San Simpliciano, the Chiesa di San Marco or the Chiesa di Sant'Angelo.
At this time of day, to eat in this area we recommend the Taglieri e Bicchieri cheese and sausage tables or the Nabucco specialties.
Streets of Milan in a weekend
Milan's next visit on a weekend is the Church of San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore, which stands out for the 16th-century frescoes, perfectly preserved inside. It is also curious to see how the room is divided in two by means of a wall that separated the nuns from the rest of the believers.
When you leave the church you can go to the nearby Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, a museum with works by Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli and Caravaggio in which its most interesting place is the Ambrosian Library of the year 1609 in which among old books and manuscripts highlights the Codex Atlánticus by Leonardo da Vinci, in which you can see some sketches of his famous inventions.
Depending on the time you have after this visit, you can approach the Church of San Bernardino alle Ossa that surprises with its macabre decoration based on human bones, although if you go just in time or you are not interested in this topic, you can follow the route of Milan in 2 days arriving at the Basilica of San Ambrosio, one of the most beautiful in the city where you can not stop looking under the pulpit to see the Stilicho Sarcophagus.
Basilica of St. Ambrose
To end the route of the churches in Milan, nothing better than visiting the Church of San Lorenzo Maggiore, the oldest in the city, where inside you can see Byzantine mosaics from the fourth century. In addition, in front of the church are the Columns of San Lorenzo, 16 marble columns of the second century belonging to the ancient Roman city of Mediolanum.
Going down the Corso di Porta Ticinese you will reach the last stop of Milan in two days, the Navigli neighborhood where you can enjoy the Naviglio Grande and Naviglio Pavese channels that in the Middle Ages made it possible to access Milan by sea thanks to the Leonardo da Vinci wit.
Currently, on the banks of both channels there are numerous terraces of restaurants and bars that have made this area one of the best to enjoy the nightlife of Milan.
An interesting way to see this neighborhood is to book this cruise through the canals.
Navigli neighborhood
Once here, in addition to walking through its canals, we recommend you not to miss some of the most essential places in the neighborhood such as the Chiesa di San Cristóforo, the Callejón de las lavaderas, the Ticino Arch and the Basilica di Sant'Eustorgio.
To finish the Milan in two days, nothing better than trying Italian wines accompanied by tapas in Il Vinaccio or eating traditional Milanese food in El Barbapedana.
If you have more days you can follow this guide from Milan in 3 days.
Map of the second day in Milan
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