MILAN
The Milan classics, and the best way to do each.
The 15 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.
Most Popular“This is a great way to see Milan and get a feel.for the city, when you arrive, so you can choose the places you want to return to”
Skip the line at Milan’s Sforza Castle with reserved entry and a Vox City app audio guide. Explore museums at your pace.
“Very interesting historical place! Tons to see and easy acess to the many different museums inside the castle walls! Had a blast walking around for a few hours exploring!”
Museo del Novecento ticket with smartphone audio guide in Milan. See Duomo views, learn 20th-century art with a map, in 2 hours.
“Jó volt nagyon❤️”
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. But I saw things I would not…”
Skip the line for Milan’s Natural History Museum and follow a multilingual smartphone audio guide with 40+ stops over ~2 hours.
“No one was there to wait for us or gave us instructions even though we were told that we simply had to wait for the assistant with a yellow flag because she was late.. after half an hour we called again to ask for instructions and we were told to link to a dangerous website…”
Milan Da Vinci Mystery is a $6 self-guided puzzle app around La Scala, the Duomo, and Leonardo’s vineyards, 1h20.
“We could start at our convenience, easy to use, adequately priced. I did have to install one more app”
Visit Sforza Castle with fast-track entry and a multilingual self-guided audio tour, plus a Milan walking audio add-on for flexibility.
“We were given a phone app with no other info. App was difficult to follow or understand with no suggestions or directions. We left after one very confusing hour and seeing very little. Complete waste of time and money.”
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.
“Not worth the money paid for. Not easy too follow.”
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! I did this tour with my granddaughters and we all enjoyed it! Great way to see the “untouristy” Milan. However we did experience extreme difficulties in downloading the information and even though I paid for three “tickets” we could only get it to work on my phone. Disappointing as…”
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”
Bergamo audioguide on your phone with TravelMate: 22 stops, 70 minutes of pro audio, offline option, no meeting point, $9.
“Easy to use app. Perfect for sightseeing, easy listening even for kids! Really interesting content!”
Self-guided Duomo Milan audio tour with offline GPS, 21 historian-narrated tracks, and smart clues for the interior and crypts.
“Duomo in Milan is exceptional place. Firstly I was hesitant to buy an audio guide, but finally it was perfect experience with many engaging information and cool stories. Not boring at all”
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