3 nights, 4 days
Milan 4-Day Itinerary (3 Nights)
A 4-day route through Milan covering The Last Supper, Milan Cathedral, La Scala, Santa Maria delle Grazie and other highlights, grouped so each day stays within a short travel distance.
Distances are straight-line, so actual transit times will differ. Feel free to reorder the stops. · Updated August 3, 2026
The whole route at a glance
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DAY 1
Around The Last Supper · Heritage & monuments·Temples & religious sites
Directions in Google Maps-
MorningThe Last Supper
Heritage & monuments
The Last Supper is a mural painting by the Italian High Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to c. 1495–1498, housed in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan, Italy. The painting represents the scene of the Last Supper of Jesus with the Twelve Apostles, as it is told in the Gospel of John – specifically the moment after Jesus announces that one of his apostles will betray him. Its handling of space, mastery of perspective, treatment of motion and complex display of human emotion has made it one of the Western world's most recognizable paintings and among Leon...
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After lunchSanta Maria delle Grazie
Temples & religious sites · 0.1 km from the previous stop
Santa Maria delle Grazie is a church and Dominican convent in Milan, northern Italy, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The convent contains the mural of The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci, which is in the refectory.
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AfternoonBasilica of Sant'Ambrogio
Temples & religious sites · 0.5 km from the previous stop
The Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, officially known as Basilica romana minore collegiata abbaziale prepositurale di Sant'Ambrogio, is an ancient Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church located in the center of Milan, in the region of Lombardy, Italy.
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EveningTriennale di Milano
Museums & galleries · 1 km from the previous stop
The Triennale di Milano is a museum of art and design in the Parco Sempione in Milan, in Lombardy in northern Italy. It is housed in the Palazzo dell'Arte, built between 1931 and 1933 to designs by Giovanni Muzio and financed by Antonio Bernocchi and his brothers Andrea and Michele. The building houses a theatre, the Teatro dell'Arte, which was also designed by Muzio.
DAY 2
Around Milan Cathedral · Temples & religious sites·Museums & galleries
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MorningMilan Cathedral
Temples & religious sites
Milan Cathedral, or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary, is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombardy, Italy. Dedicated to the Nativity of St. Mary, it is the seat of the Archbishop of Milan, currently Archbishop Mario Delpini.
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After lunchpiazza del Duomo
Temples & religious sites · 0.1 km from the previous stop
Piazza del Duomo is the main piazza of Milan, Italy. It is named after, and dominated by, Milan Cathedral. The piazza marks the center of the city, both in a geographic sense and because of its importance from an artistic, cultural, and social point of view. Rectangular in shape, with an overall area of 17,000 m2, the piazza includes some of the most important buildings of Milan, as well some of the most prestigious commercial activities, and it is by far the foremost tourist attraction of the city.
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AfternoonMuseo del Novecento
Museums & galleries · 0.1 km from the previous stop
The Museo del Novecento is a museum of twentieth-century art in Milan, in Lombardy in northern Italy. It is housed in the Palazzo dell'Arengario, near Piazza del Duomo in the centre of the city.
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EveningMunicipio 1
Shopping & districts · 0.1 km from the previous stop
The Zone 1 of Milan, since 2016 officially Municipality 1 of Milan, is one of the 9 administrative divisions of Milan, Italy.
DAY 3
Around La Scala · Culture & venues·Museums & galleries
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MorningLa Scala
Culture & venues
La Scala is a historic opera house in Milan, Italy. The theatre was inaugurated on 3 August 1778 and was originally known as il Nuovo Regio Ducale Teatro alla Scala. The premiere performance was Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta.
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After lunchGallerie d'Italia – Milano
Museums & galleries · 0.1 km from the previous stop
The Gallerie d'Italia - Milano is a modern and contemporary museum in Milan, Italy. Located in Piazza della Scala in the Palazzo Brentani and the Palazzo Anguissola Antona Traversi, it hosts 195 artworks from the collections of Fondazione Cariplo with a strong representation of nineteenth century Lombard painters and sculptors, including Antonio Canova and Umberto Boccioni. A new section was opened in the Palazzo della Banca Commerciale Italiana on October 25, 2012 with 189 art works from the twentieth century.
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AfternoonGalleria Vittorio Emanuele II
Museums & galleries · 0.2 km from the previous stop
The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is Italy's oldest active shopping arcade and a major landmark of Milan. Housed within a four-story double arcade in the centre of town, the Galleria is named after Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of the Kingdom of Italy. It was designed in 1861 and built by architect Giuseppe Mengoni between 1865 and 1877.
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EveningMuseo Poldi Pezzoli
Museums & galleries · 0.4 km from the previous stop
The Museo Poldi Pezzoli is an art museum in Milan, Italy. It is located near the Teatro alla Scala, on Via Manzoni 12.
DAY 4
Around Sforza Castle · Castles & palaces·Parks & gardens
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MorningSforza Castle
Castles & palaces
The Sforza Castle is a medieval fortification located in Milan, northern Italy. It was built in the 15th century by Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, on the remnants of a 14th-century fortification. Later renovated and enlarged, in the 16th and 17th centuries it was one of the largest citadels in Europe. Extensively rebuilt by Luca Beltrami in 1891–1905, it now houses several of the city's museums and art collections.
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After lunchParco Sempione
Parks & gardens · 0.4 km from the previous stop
Sempione Park is a green area in the city of Milan. Built at the end of the 19th century on the area previously occupied by the Piazza d'armi, it covers an area of 386,000 m2 (4,150,000 sq ft), completely fenced and under video surveillance.
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AfternoonBrera Astronomical Observatory
Museums & galleries · 1 km from the previous stop
The Brera Observatory is an astronomical observatory in the Brera district of Milan, Italy. It is currently operated by the National Institute for Astrophysics and the Institute of Applied General Physics of the University of Milan.
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EveningPinacoteca di Brera
Museums & galleries · 0 km from the previous stop
The Pinacoteca di Brera is the main public gallery for paintings in Milan, Italy. It contains one of the foremost collections of Italian paintings from the 13th to the 20th century, an outgrowth of the cultural program of the Brera Academy, which shares the site in the Palazzo Brera.
Where to stay for this itinerary
Around The Last Supper, the anchor of day one. Staying here keeps your first day's travel shortest.
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Antica Locanda Leonardo ★★★
0.2 km · Milano
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B&B Hotel Milano Sant'Ambrogio ★★★
0.4 km · Milano
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King Mokinba Hotel ★★★★
0.6 km · Milano
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Hotel Panizza ★★★
0.7 km · Milano
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Hotel Sant'Ambroeus ★★★
0.8 km · Milano
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Genius Hotel Downtown ★★★
0.9 km · Milano
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