Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #8 in Milan, Italy
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11.5 km
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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 MilanSight 1: Mudec
The Museum of Cultures (Mudec) in Milan is a museum and exhibition center inaugurated in 2015, in conjunction with Expo, dedicated to the enhancement and interdisciplinary research on world cultures. The Mudec houses the finds and collections of the non-European collections of the Castello Sforzesco. The museum's spaces are also an exhibition center for temporary exhibitions and events, organized both by the Municipality of Milan and by the concessionaire 24 ORE Cultura. Since February 2022, the museum has also been the centre of the Museum of Cultures, Intercultural Projects and Art in Public Space Area.
Wikipedia: Museo delle culture (Milano) (IT), Deezer, Website, Twitter, Facebook, Tripadvisor, Instagram, Yelp, Youtube
Sight 2: Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie al Naviglio
The church of Santa Maria delle Grazie al Naviglio is a Roman Catholic church in Milan, Italy. It is located along the Naviglio Grande, in Alzaia Naviglio Grande 34, in the Porta Genova district, inside the Municipality 6.
Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie al Naviglio (IT)
Sight 3: San Gottardo al Corso
The church of San Gottardo al Corso is a church in Milan located at the beginning of the homonymous Corso San Gottardo, in Municipio 5.
Sight 4: Porta Ticinese
Porta Ticinese is a former city gate of Milan, Italy. The gate, facing south-west, was first created with the Spanish walls of the city, in the 16th century, but the original structure was later demolished and replaced in the early 19th century. The name "Porta Ticinese" is used both to refer to the gate proper and to the surrounding district, part of the Zone 6 administrative division. In the same district there is also a medieval gate with the same name, although in common speech the name "Porta Ticinese" is usually assumed to refer to the 19th century gate.
Sight 5: Basilica di Sant'Eustorgio
The Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio is a church in Milan in northern Italy, which is in the Basilicas Park city park. It was for many years an important stop for pilgrims on their journey to Rome or to the Holy Land, because it was said to contain the tomb of the Three Magi or Three Kings.
Sight 6: Museo Diocesano di Milano
The Diocesan Museum of Milan is an art museum in Milan housing a permanent collection of sacred artworks, especially from Milan and Lombardy. Originally conceived by Ildefonso Schuster in 1931 as a vehicle to protect and promote the art collection of the Archdiocese of Milan, the museum was eventually established in the former headquarters of the Dominican Order in the back of the Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio with the support of Pope Paul VI. In 2001 Carlo Maria Martini inaugurated the current venue located in Porta Ticinese.
Sight 7: Parco Papa Giovanni Paolo II
Parco Papa Giovanni Paolo II, best known by its historic name Basilicas Park is a city park of Milan, Italy, located in Zone 1. It owes its name to the fact that it connects two major basilicas, the Basilica of San Lorenzo and the Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio. The park has an overall area of 40.700 m2, bisected by Via Molino delle Armi, one of the avenues comprising the Cerchia dei Navigli ring road.
Sight 8: Chiesa di San Celso
Santa Maria presso San Celso is an ancient sanctuary in Milan, located in Corso Italia at number 37. It is flanked by the ancient church of San Celso.
Sight 9: Chiesa di Santa Maria dei Miracoli presso San Celso
Santa Maria dei Miracoli presso San Celso is a church and a sanctuary in Milan, Lombardy, northern Italy.
Sight 10: Chiesa di San Paolo Converso
San Paolo Converso is a former Roman Catholic church in Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy, now utilized as a contemporary art space.
Sight 11: Basilica di Sant’Eufemia
Basilica di Sant'Eufemia is a church in Milan, Italy. It was established in 472.
Sight 12: Sguardo Fisico
The monument to Margherita Hack is a bronze sculpture located in Milan in Largo Richini and erected in 2022 in memory of the famous astrophysicist and academic.
Sight 13: Basilica San Nazaro in Brolo
The basilica of San Nazaro in Brolo or San Nazaro Maggiore is a 4th-century Roman Catholic church in Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy.
Sight 14: Chiesa di Santa Maria della Visitazione
The Monastery of the Visitation in Milan is the Milanese seat of the cloistered nuns of the order of the Visitation of Santa Maria. It is located on Hagia Sophia Street.
Sight 15: Basilica di San Calimero
The Basilica di San Calimero is a church in Milan, northern Italy. Its name refers to Saint Calimerius, an early bishop of the city. It dates from the 5th century but was almost completely rebuilt in 1882 by the architect Angelo Colla in an attempt to restore it to the "original" medieval structure.
Sight 16: Giardino Oriana Fallaci
The Oriana Fallaci garden, formerly Giardino Quadronno Crivelli, is a green area of the center of Milan, located near Viale Beatrice d'Este.
Sight 17: Santa Maria al Paradiso
Chiesa di Santa Maria al Paradiso is a church in Milan, Italy. It was begun in 1590 for the Third Order of Saint Francis, after designs by Martino Bassi. The facade, however, was only added in 1897 in a Neo-Baroque style by the architect Ernesto Pirovano (1866-1934).
Sight 18: Teatro Carcano
The Teatro Carcano is a theatre in Milan, Italy, located at 63 Corso di Porta Romana. Although now exclusively devoted to plays and dance, it served as an opera house for much of the 19th century and saw the premieres of several important operas. Completed in 1803, the theatre was commissioned by the Milanese aristocrat and theatre-lover Giuseppe Carcano and originally designed by Luigi Canonica. Over the succeeding two centuries it has undergone several restructurings and renovations and for a time in the mid-20th century functioned as a cinema.
Sight 19: Crocetta di san Calimero
The monument to San Calimero is a commemorative sculpture placed in Corso di Porta Romana in the historic center of Milan in Largo Crocetta.
Sight 20: Giardino Roberto Bazlen
The Roberto Bazlen garden, formerly the CTS garden of Porta Romana, is a small green area in the center of Milan, located near Porta Romana.
Sight 21: Giardino della Guastalla
The Guastalla Gardens are a park in Milan, Italy. Overlooking Via Francesco Sforza, in front of the State University of Milan and next to the Maggiore Hospital, they are among the smallest, but also some of the oldest public gardens in Milan.
Sight 22: Tempio Israelitico
The central synagogue of Milan, built in 1892, rebuilt in 1947 and renovated again in 1997, is the main place of worship of the Jewish community of Milan. Since 1993 it has been called Hechal David u-Mordechai Central Temple. It is located in via Guastalla 19.
Sight 23: Chiesa dei Santi Barnaba e Paolo
San Barnaba is a church in Milan, Italy. It is the first edifice of the Barnabites order.
Sight 24: Chiesa di Santa Maria della Pace
The Chiesa di Santa Maria della Pace is a church in Milan, Italy. It was built in 1497.
Sight 25: Chiesa di San Pietro in Gessate
San Pietro in Gessate is a church in Milan, northern Italy. Built in the 15th century, it is a noteworthy example of Gothic architecture.
Sight 26: Monumento alle Cinque Giornate di Milano
The Monument to the Five Days of Milan is a monument comprising a bronze obelisk and sculptures on a plinth located in the center of Piazza Cinque Giornate in Milan, Italy. The monument was created by Italian sculptor Giuseppe Grandi and inaugurated in 1895 to commemorate the Five Days of Milan, a rebellion of 18–22 March 1848 which caused the Austrian army to withdraw from Milan. In this site, once rose the Porta Vittoria, the eastern gate in the Medieval Spanish Walls of Milan, whose capture by the rebellion prompted the Austrians to abandon the city.
Sight 27: Santa Maria del Suffragio
The church of Santa Maria del Suffragio is a Roman Catholic church in Milan, Italy, Italy.
Wikipedia: Chiesa di Santa Maria del Suffragio (Milano) (IT), Website
Sight 28: Fontana Monumento ai Marinai d’Italia
Sight 29: Parco Vittorio Formentano
Vittorio Formentano Park, also known as Largo Marinai d'Italia Park, is a 72320 m² Milanese park, located between Corso XXII Marzo and Viale Umbria, without a fence and therefore always accessible.
Sight 30: Giardino Oreste del Buono
The Oreste del Buono garden, until 2015 called Parco ex Motta, is an urban park in Milan, built from 2005 to 2010 on the area previously occupied by the "Motta" confectionery industry.
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