MILAN
The best days out from Milan.
The 13 most popular self-guided tours around Milan. The ones worth building a day around, with prices, run times and who to book through.
Hop-on hop-off open-top buses around Milan’s Duomo, Sforza Castle, Navigli and San Siro. Audio guide in 10 languages, Wi‑Fi.
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Pre-book Sforza Castle entry with an app-based audio guide. Skip lines, explore at your pace, and hit standout museum rooms in Milan.
Museo del Novecento in Milan with a smartphone audio guide, entry to the Museum of the 900, and smart tips for seeing major works.
Self-guided Como walking tour with audio and written guide, free sights, and optional funicular to Brunate. Flexible, budget-friendly.
“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.”
Milan Natural History Museum entry plus smartphone audio guide with 40+ stops, e-ticket via WhatsApp, and calm garden views in 2 hours.
Da Vinci-themed puzzle quest in Milan: self-guided with an offline app, 11 stops in about 1h20 for $6, in English.
“Unfortunately, we did not realise that you had to buy entrance tickets to all of the various sites (such as the Duomo) to play this game, so we couldn't play. Very disappointed”
Visit Milan’s Sforza Castle with fast-track entry and a self-guided multilingual audio tour on your phone, plus a Milan walk extension.
“I wish the tour office was a little more helpful with providing more info on what to expect when we got to the castle. It was a self guided tour. Which for this one, I'm glad we did. I wish we were told the Michelangelo exhibit was not included iRead more”
Audio-guided Milan walk with written tips from Sforzesco to La Scala, linking top sights in about 4–5 hours for strong value.
“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, helmet and lock included, looping through cathedrals, Roman ruins, and Volta sights.
“The mapping was really good”
Fast-track tickets and a smartphone audio guide for Milan’s Museo del Novecento, with a digital map and modern-art highlights.
“One of the highlights of our visit to Milan, beautiful building and extraordinary collection of modern art.”
A self-guided downtown Como walk by app, starting at Piazza Cavour, with 19-language audio you control at your own pace.
Solve clues across Milan’s Navigli with a self-guided phone puzzle, free-entry stops, and 24/7 support from Questo.
“This was a lot of fun!”
Play a self-guided Milan smartphone scavenger hunt with riddles across Duomo, La Scala, Naviglio Grande and more for $8.40.
“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”
The city's masterpieces, the lakes an hour north, and every way to reach them.
