Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #7 in Milan, Italy

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Number of sights 17 sights
Distance 6.5 km
Ascend 87 m
Descend 85 m

Experience Milan in Italy in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in MilanIndividual Sights in Milan

Sight 1: Chiesa di San Pietro in Sala

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The church of San Pietro in Sala is a Roman Catholic church in Milan, Italy, Italy. It is the seat of the parish of the same name, included in the deanery of San Siro-Sempione-Vercellina of the Archdiocese of Milan.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di San Pietro in Sala (IT)

464 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 2: Giardini Guido Vergani

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The Guido Vergani Park and the Valentino Bompiani Garden, formerly known as Pallavicino Park, near the Pagano stop of metro line 1, were built in the sixties on land previously occupied by the western railway belt and the Sempione railway station, which was abandoned in 1934.

Wikipedia: Parco Guido Vergani e Giardino Valentino Bompiani (IT)

662 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 3: Chiesa di Santa Maria Segreta

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Chiesa di Santa Maria Segreta L'utente che ha caricato in origine il file è stato Paolobon140 di Wikipedia in italiano / CC BY-SA 4.0

The provost church of Santa Maria Segreta is a Roman Catholic church in Milan, Italy, Italy. the building is located in the town hall 1, in via Mascheroni, overlooking Piazza Tommaseo.

Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria Segreta (IT)

782 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 4: Chiesa del Corpus Domini

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The church of Corpus Domini is located in Milan, in via Canova n. 4, a short distance from the Arch of Peace. It is part of the Simplon deanery of the Archdiocese of Milan and was elevated to the rank of minor basilica by Pope Pius XII at the behest of the Archbishop of Milan Giovanni Battista Montini, later Pope Paul VI. The church is divided into a lower basilica, consecrated on 31 December 1900, and an upper basilica, erected later. The building is part of a vast religious complex commissioned by Father Gerardo Beccaro (1846-1912), superior of the Lombard Carmelite province: it included, in addition to the basilica, the convent of the Discalced Carmelites, the provincial library, the Holy Eucharistic League printing press and the National Hospice for the Little Derelicts, inaugurated on November 4, 1904.

Wikipedia: Chiesa del Corpus Domini (Milano) (IT)

352 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Arco della Pace

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The Arco della Pace is a triumphal arch in Milan located at the beginning of Corso Sempione. The first stone was laid in 1807 when Milan was the capital of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Italy; the works were then suspended with the fall of Bonaparte (1814) and resumed in 1826 under the Austrians who dedicated the arch to the peace between European nations achieved in 1815 with the Congress of Vienna; it was finally inaugurated on 10 September 1838 with a sumptuous ceremony presided over by the newly crowned Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria. It had its definitive consecration in 1859 with the entry into Milan of Napoleon III and Vittorio Emanuele II after the victory of Magenta. The Arch of Peace is one of the major neoclassical monuments in Milan.

Wikipedia: Arco della Pace (IT)

377 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: Branca Tower

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Torre Branca is a steel-frame panoramic tower designed by architect Giò Ponti in 1933, located in Parco Sempione, the main city park of Milan, Italy. It is 108.6 m high, which makes it the sixth highest structure in Milan after Unicredit Tower, Allianz Tower Palazzo Lombardia, Pirellone or Pirelli Tower and the Breda Tower. The top of the tower is a panoramic point whose view, on a clear day, may encompass the Milan cityline as well as the Alps, the Apennines, and part of the Po Valley.

Wikipedia: Torre Branca (EN), Website

380 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 7: Triennale Design Museum

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The Palazzo dell'Arte is a historic building in Milan, built in 1933 to a design by the architect Giovanni Muzio and the monumental seat of the Triennale.

Wikipedia: Palazzo dell'Arte (IT), Website

273 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Bagni misteriosi

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The Mysterious Baths is a 1973 work by Giorgio de Chirico, initially created for the fountain in the garden of the Palazzo dell'Arte in Parco Sempione in Milan and now exhibited at the Museo del 900.

Wikipedia: I bagni misteriosi (IT)

179 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 9: Ponte delle Sirenette

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The Mermaid Bridge is a pedestrian bridge in Milan, Italy, Italy.

Wikipedia: Ponte delle Sirenette (IT)

232 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 10: Monumento a Napoleone III

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The monument to Napoleon III and the French Army is a memorial by the sculptor Francesco Barzaghi (1839-1892), located in the Sempione Park in Milan. On the top there is an equestrian statue of Napoleon III, while on the underbase there are the names of French soldiers who died in the Second Italian War of Independence.

Wikipedia: Monumento a Napoleone III (IT)

449 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 11: Acquario Civico

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Acquario Civico

The Civic Aquarium of Milan is an aquarium in Milan, Italy, and the third oldest aquarium in Europe. Built in 1906 on the occasion of the Milan International, It is the only surviving building from the event. Sited on the edge of Sempione Park, the aquarium has over 100 different types of underwater life located in several tanks with a particular attention for the fishes and aquatic vegetation of the Italian seacoasts, lakes, and rivers.

Wikipedia: Civic Aquarium of Milan (EN), Website

309 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 12: Luci nel bosco

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Lights in the Woods is a sculpture by Luciano Minguzzi located in Largo Paolo Grassi in Milan.

Wikipedia: Luci nel bosco (IT)

77 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 13: Piccolo Teatro Strehler

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Piccolo Teatro Strehler Photo: Andreas Praefcke / CC BY 3.0

The Piccolo Teatro di Milano is a theatre in Milan, Italy. Founded in 1947, it is Italy's first permanent theatre, and a national "teatro stabile", or permanent repertory company, and is considered a theatre of major national and European importance. The theatre has three venues: Teatro Grassi, in Via Rovello, between Sforza Castle and the Piazza del Duomo; Teatro Studio, which was originally intended to be the theater's rehearsal hall; and Teatro Strehler, which opened in 1998 with a seating capacity of 974. Its annual programme consists of approximately thirty performances. In addition, the venue hosts cultural events, from festivals and films, to concerts, conferences, and conventions, as well as supporting the Paolo Grassi Drama School.

Wikipedia: Piccolo Teatro (Milan) (EN), Website

163 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 14: Piccolo Teatro Studio Melato

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The Teatro Fossati, known since 1986 as Piccolo Teatro Studio and since 2013 as Teatro Studio Melato, is a historic theater structure in Milan located between Corso Garibaldi and Via Rivoli, next to the Teatro Studio Strehler.

Wikipedia: Teatro Fossati (IT)

211 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 15: Basilica di San Simpliciano

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The Basilica of San Simpliciano is an ancient Roman Catholic church in the centre of Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy: the church, commissioned by the 4th century bishop St Ambrose, is the second oldest known Christian church with a Latin cross layout. It is dedicated to Saint Simplician, who was Ambrose's successor as bishop of Milan.

Wikipedia: Basilica of San Simpliciano (EN)

512 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 16: Chiesa parrocchiale di San Marco

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San Marco is a church in Milan, northern Italy.

Wikipedia: San Marco, Milan (EN)

1043 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 17: Giardini pubblici Indro Montanelli

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Giardini Pubblici Indro Montanelli, formerly known as Giardini Pubblici and Giardini di Porta Venezia are a major and historic city park in Milan, Italy, located in the Porta Venezia district, north-east of the city center, in the Zone 1 administrative division. Established in 1784, they are the oldest city park in Milan. After their establishment, the Gardens have been repeatedly enlarged (to the current overall area of 172,000 square metres and enriched with notable buildings, most notably the Natural History Museum and the Planetarium.

Wikipedia: Giardini Pubblici Indro Montanelli (EN)

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