First time in Milan? Tour the iconic places with Paola!｜Italy

Discover Milan like never before with my walking tour "First time in Milan: visit the iconic places of the city center!". A tour designed for those who want to immerse themselves in the history, art, and countless anecdotes hidden in the center of Milan.

We'll start our journey through time at Castello Sforzesco, discovering the timeless charm of one of the largest and best-preserved castles in Europe. Here, I'll tell you all about the loves and intrigues of the Sforza family and reveal many curiosities about the castle and its inner courtyards.

After a walk along Via Dante, we'll arrive at the beautiful Piazza Mercanti: it's one of the most evocative and historic squares in Milan, located in the heart of the city center, just a few steps from the Duomo. In the Middle Ages, it was the center of the city's economic and political life, and poor merchants often literally lost their shirts in this historic place (I can't tell you any more!)

Then, passing through other curious points of the center, we'll arrive in Piazza della Scala: we'll admire the Theater from the outside and I'll tell you about how the nobles, in the 1700s, did everything in the theater boxes. They slept, ate, arranged romantic encounters and... you'll find out the rest during the tour!

Then we'll discover all the secrets of the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, with its beautiful mosaics and iconic floors: will you step on the poor Bull in the Gallery too?

And finally, we'll arrive in Piazza Duomo: here I'll tell you why its construction lasted 500 years, about when picnics were organized on its terraces, and how the golden Madonnina protects the city from the top of the cathedral's main spire!

It'll be a continuous discovery, in search of the beauty and secrets hidden behind Milan's iconic monuments!