The tourist map of Milan below marks 13 top sights, 29 hidden gems in orange and an 8.0 km walking route through the centre, from the Duomo di Milano to the Navigli. It is free to view, print and download.
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Each sight is described in full on tourist attractions in Milan.
The numbers below match the pins on the map, the PDF and the video. The first 9 sights sit on the walking route through the centre; the other 4 are a metro ride away, on lines M3 and M5.
Marked in orange on the map: 29 smaller sights worth a detour, 21 of them close to the centre. Twenty of the central ones are listed below; the PDF lists all 29 with addresses.
The PDF is the same map on four A4 pages. Page 1 holds the map with the numbered legend, how to get around and the licence. Page 2 describes sights 1 to 8 with photo, text, address and access. Page 3 adds sights 9 to 13, with metro and distance for the 4 off the route, and the first of the 29 hidden gems; page 4 lists the rest and the neighbourhoods. In English, 1.6 MB. Edition: October 2026.
Start of an 8.0 km (5.0 miles) route, about 1 h 40 on foot without the visits, on Piazza del Duomo by Duomo metro station (M1, M3). Timed passes cover the cathedral interior, the rooftop terraces, reached by stairs or lift, and the Duomo Museum. The first leg crosses the square to the Galleria, 0.4 km.
Giuseppe Mengoni's arcade of 1867, with its glass dome over a marble floor of civic emblems, is free to walk through day or night. It links Piazza del Duomo with Piazza della Scala, where the opera house stands, 0.2 km on.
La Scala has premiered Verdi, Puccini and Rossini since 1778. The Museo Teatrale alla Scala is ticketed, opens daily and usually includes a glimpse of the auditorium from a box. Head north, 0.6 km, to Brera.
At Via Brera 28, a Baroque palace hung with Raphael, Mantegna, Caravaggio and Hayez's The Kiss. Ticketed, closed on Mondays, free on the first Sunday of each month. The next leg, 1.7 km and 20 min west to the Arco della Pace, is the longest of the route.
The Neoclassical arch, finished in 1838, closes the view through Parco Sempione from the castle and is crowned by the bronze chariot of the Sestiga della Pace. Free, in a public square. The route heads south, 1.5 km, to Santa Maria delle Grazie.
The church, with the tribune attributed to Bramante, is free. The Last Supper is a timed fifteen-minute visit for small groups, and the slots sell out months ahead. The route turns back north-east, 1.0 km, to Sforzesco Castle.
The courtyards under the Torre del Filarete are free and open daily; the civic museums, with Michelangelo's Pieta Rondanini, are ticketed and closed on Mondays. From the main gate the route heads back south-east through the centre, 1.1 km, to Via Torino.
At Via Torino 17, a few steps from Piazza del Duomo. Bramante's choir, modelled in shallow relief, looks deep from the entrance and is less than a metre deep. Free; an active church, so visits pause during Mass. The last leg runs south-west, 1.5 km, to the Darsena.
The route ends at the Darsena, the old harbour of the Navigli, on Piazza XXIV Maggio in Porta Ticinese. The Naviglio Grande and the Naviglio Pavese, the last open canals of the old network, are lined with bars and workshops and liveliest in the early evening. Vetra (M4) is the nearest metro station.
The centre is walkable: the 9 stops of the route cover 8.0 km, about 1 h 40 on foot without the visits. The longest leg is the 1.7 km from the Pinacoteca di Brera to the Arco della Pace, about 20 minutes.
By metro, Duomo (M1, M3) serves the cathedral, the Galleria, La Scala and San Satiro, Lanza (M2) the Pinacoteca di Brera, Cairoli (M1) Sforzesco Castle, and Cadorna FN (M1, M2) or Conciliazione (M1) Santa Maria delle Grazie. Porta Genova (M2) is the station for the Naviglio Grande, and Vetra (M4) is the closest to the end of the route.
Sights outside the walking route:
Two of the numbered sights sell entry online: the Duomo di Milano, with its rooftop terraces, at the start of the walking route, and San Siro Stadium, with its museum tour, outside it.
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Three photos in the PDF and the video carry their own credit: Teatro alla Scala, "La Scala" by John Picken, licensed under CC BY 2.0; Santa Maria presso San Satiro, "San Satiro interior" by Angels1964, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; Fondazione Prada, "Fondazione Prada" by DesignerToparchitect, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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