MILAN
The Milan classics, and the best way to do each.
The 13 most popular self-guided tours for visitors to Milan. The ones worth building a morning or a day around, with prices, running times and who you book through.
Milan hop-on hop-off open-top bus with 4 routes, multilingual audio guide, Wi-Fi, and stops near Duomo, Sforza, Navigli, San Siro.
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Skip the line at Milan’s Sforza Castle with reserved entry and a Vox City app audio guide. Explore museums at your pace.
Museo del Novecento ticket with smartphone audio guide in Milan. See Duomo views, learn 20th-century art with a map, in 2 hours.
A low-cost Lake Como audio walking tour with written guide and phone-based map directions for exploring Como at your own pace.
“This guide had good information about points of interest in Como, organised in a fairly good way to allow you to spend an afternoon or morning seeing them. I didn’t really get why it started at the train station, as the history and background could’ve been delivered anywhere.”
Skip the line for Milan’s Natural History Museum and follow a multilingual smartphone audio guide with 40+ stops over ~2 hours.
Milan Da Vinci Mystery is a $6 self-guided puzzle app around La Scala, the Duomo, and Leonardo’s vineyards, 1h20.
“Unfortunately, we did not realise that you had to buy entrance tickets to all of the various sites (such as the Duomo) to play this game, so we couldn't play. Very disappointed”
Visit Sforza Castle with fast-track entry and a multilingual self-guided audio tour, plus a Milan walking audio add-on for flexibility.
“I wish the tour office was a little more helpful with providing more info on what to expect when we got to the castle. It was a self guided tour. Which for this one, I'm glad we did. I wish we were told the Michelangelo exhibit was not included iRead more”
Milan audio-and-walk route with written guide: Sforzesco, Last Supper area, Romanesque churches, Duomo, and La Scala end, from $7.83.
“I went to the information desk in the palace and they said, it is closed today! So I didn’t get to go to the tour”
Self-guided Lake Como eBike ride with an English audio app for 13 free sights, from Como squares to Volta museums and Roman Baths.
“The mapping was really good”
Fast-track entry to Museo del Novecento in Milan with a smartphone audio guide, digital map, and self-paced modern art route.
“One of the highlights of our visit to Milan, beautiful building and extraordinary collection of modern art.”
Self-guided Downtown Como walking tour starting at Piazza Cavour, with a 19-language audio guide. Walk at your pace for $23.
A phone-based puzzle walk through Milan’s Navigli side, solving clues at 11 landmarks in 25–55 minutes for $6.60.
“This was a lot of fun!”
Play a Milan street-game on your phone, solving riddles through top landmarks like Castello Sforzesco and the Duomo in about 2 hours.
“Great way to see some of the major sights of Milan. Weather was excellent which helped, although it did take a little longer then predicted, allow at least 3rd”
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