Milan
Italy’s working city, and the one most travellers under-plan. Two days is enough for the Duomo and the Last Supper; a third turns Milan from a stopover into a reason. Everything below is what we have checked on the ground.
Brera · Milan, Lombardy
Ten ways into the city
Each opens the full, filtered list for Milan — not an article about it.
What you should not skip
Where everything is
Milan is compact. Almost everything below is inside the tram ring — the exceptions are marked.
Milan, day by day
Milan in two days, on foot
Duomo, Galleria and Brera on day one; the Last Supper and Navigli on day two.
Lake Como as a day trip
Out on the 08:20 to Varenna, ferry to Bellagio, back in Milan for dinner.
The design walk
Fondazione Prada, Porta Nuova and the showrooms of Tortona in one afternoon.
Getting there and around
From the airports
Malpensa Express 50 min; Linate is on metro line 4, 15 min to the centre.
Getting around
Four metro lines and trams. A day ticket beats singles from the third ride.
Area C and driving
The centre is a paid, camera-controlled zone. Do not drive in — park and ride.
When to come
Avoid Fashion Week and the Salone del Mobile unless you booked months ago.
Within an hour of Milan