Milan in 2 Days: Duomo Terraces, Da Vinci Masterpieces & Navigli Canals

P.za del Duomo, 20122 Milano MI

💡 Take the fast-track lift directly to the marble rooftop terraces first; walking among the gothic spires and gargoyles offers panoramic views of the city skyline and the distant Alps on clear mornings.

20123 Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan

💡 Stand beneath the central glass-and-iron dome to admire the neo-classical mosaics; find the Turin Bull mosaic on the floor and spin on its heel three times for good luck.

Piazza della Scala, 20121 Milano MI

💡 View the 18th-century exterior of the world’s most prestigious opera house fronting the central statue of Leonardo da Vinci.

Via Madonnina, 27/A, 20121 Milano MI

💡 Settle in for a classic Milanese lunch break; order the golden Risotto allo Zafferano (saffron risotto) topped with bone-marrow ossobuco.

Via Brera, 28, 20121 Milano MI

💡 Walk straight to Room 37 to view Francesco Hayez’s romantic masterpiece *The Kiss* (*Il Bacio*), followed by Caravaggio’s *Supper at Emmaus*.

Via Monte Napoleone, 20121 Milano MI

💡 Window-shop through the pinnacle of Italian haute couture along Via Monte Napoleone and Via della Spiga; enjoy an evening espresso or Negroni Sbagliato at Pasticceria Marchesi 1824.

Piazza Castello, 20121 Milano MI

💡 Enter through the monumental Filarete Tower; visit the Museum of Ancient Art inside the ducal palace to see Michelangelo's unfinished final sculpture, the *Rondanini Pietà*.

Piazza Sempione, 20154 Milano MI

💡 Walk down the central promenade past the manicured gardens to view the neoclassical Arch of Peace (Arco della Pace), built under Napoleon’s rule.

Via Giuseppe Antonio Sassi, 3, 20123 Milano MI

💡 You will be granted exactly 15 minutes inside the climate-controlled former refectory to stand directly in front of Leonardo da Vinci's *The Last Supper*; view the opposite wall to inspect Giovanni Donato da Montorfano’s *Crucifixion* fresco.

Corso Magenta, 87, 20123 Milano MI

💡 Settle in for a relaxed sit-down lunch break; order a traditional *Cotoletta alla Milanese* (crispy breaded veal cutlet fried in clarified butter).

Piazza Sant'Ambrogio, 15, 20123 Milano MI

💡 Milan’s most historic Romanesque church, founded in 379 AD by Saint Ambrose; admire the red-brick atrium courtyard and the 9th-century golden altar inside the central crypt.

Naviglio Grande

💡 Conclude your trip along the water designed partly by Leonardo da Vinci; take an outdoor table along the towpath for a classic Milanese *aperitivo* with drinks and buffet bites as the canal bridges light up at sunset.