Private Milan Tour with Local Expert

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Milan, Italy

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3 Hours

Moderate

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^$ 457

More than a guide: Even by GoBe standards, your tour leader is special. Known as a "docent" (from the Latin for teacher), the expert insights of this Ph.D. or M.A.-level scholar-guide will bring Milano's unexpected relics and colorful history fully to life.
Your group, your tour: Share this exclusive outing with your private crew of up to 6. Choose your departure time, set your own pace, and customize a walk that's in total step with your passions. Even tour length (typically about three hours) is flexible.
Start out right: Any Italian expedition should begin with a flaky pastry and frothy cappuccino – and this one's no exception. At a well-known pasticceria, you'll even find out how coffee first came to this country.
Roman ruins: Along rustic Via Brisa, encounter remnants of a structure now known to have been a Roman imperial palace. See impressive artifacts of Milan's earliest era at the Archaeology Museum, and remains of original city fortifications at Monastero Maggiore.
More Roman ruins: Visit the below-ground Roman Forum site, where major civil and religious events once happened. Learn how Milan's's defenses worked as you gaze on the formidable Porta Ticinese, last Roman city gate still standing. Imagine blood-thirsty gladiator and beast spectacles underway at the Milanese arena – nearly as large as Rome's Colosseum when built, though now marked by just a few tiered bleachers.
Medieval Milano landmarks: Soak up architectural history at the imposing Basilica of San Lorenzo (home to 5th-century mosaics), and learn the convoluted stories behind the famous Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, a Romanesque masterwork built in the 12th century around parts of a much earlier structure.
Medieval Pusterla and Devil's Column: See the modern recreation of an ancient double-arched gate built from bricks of actual city walls. And ponder devilish legends many believe explain two holes that appeared in a certain Corinthian marble column.

Meeting point

Please meet your guide in front of the Pasticceria Marchesi. The exact address is Via Santa Maria alla Porta, 11a, just off Corso Magenta. The closest metro stops are Cairoli and Cadorna.

Helpful hints

As in many cities, keep your wallet or purse secured and leave the bling behind. In need of retail therapy after your tour? Your guide can advise you where to go in search of that "must have" souvenir to take home. Be sure to have some local currency and a backpack for all your great buys.

Getting around

Plan to walk for approximately 2 miles at a gentle pace. This itinerary can be modified for your private group to accommodate wheelchairs and those with limited mobility. Let us know ahead of time at Hello@GoBe.com.

Activity type

Walking Tour, Cultural, Scenic, Family Friendly, Private Tour

Transportation used

Public transportation may be used from time to time. Have local currency available for tickets. Your tour may involve walking only.

Included amenities

Ph.D. or MA-level scholar guide. Entrance fees, meals, and/or transportation are not included.

Tour ID

PP-EUR-ITA-MILA-EN-2004

Tour Participation Requirements

Activity Level

This experience is rated moderate. Full participation may require extended periods of walking over even and uneven surfaces, steep terrain and/or water activity in a slight current. There may be steps, inclines, cobblestone surfaces, and extended periods of standing. Participants with physical limitations should take this into account.

Age restrictions

Suitable for all ages.

Special Medical Restriction

If you use a folding wheelchair, we'll do our best to accommodate you with at least 7 days� advanced notice, providing you have someone along to assist you. Email us at Hello@GoBe.com. Accessibility at all venues cannot be guaranteed.

Special comments

Walks are held rain or shine with some variations to accommodate the weather. If you are running late for your meeting with our guide, we ask that you call to alert us so that we can relay the message to the guide.

Choose your date and time very carefully. Only a portion of this tour is refundable from the time of booking; within 72 hours of operation, it is fully non-refundable.

Private Milan Tour with Local Expert