Milan Canal History and Sightseeing Tour

This tour is particularly recommended if you want to discover the "city of water".
Your guide will describe the history of the canals and their purpose, why they were built and why they were then partly closed.
It will also suggest many places to visit and activities to do at the end of the tour, during your holiday.

Get ready, Venice, or rather Milan, is waiting for you!

*The itinerary may vary due to traffic, events, accidents or indications from the Municipality.

Meeting Point

Via Palestro, 16

Via Palestro, 16, 20121 Milano MI, Italy

Point of reference the Belgiojoso Royal Villa, Metro 1 - Red Line - Stop Palestro.

What's included:

• Tour Leader Driver
• 2 stops (walking alone around)
• Classic Red Fiat 500

Not included:

• Air-bags
• Seat belts

What to expect:

Duration: 2 hours

Castello Sforzesco

Piazza Castello, 3, Milan, 20121

The Sforzesco Castle is a large fortified complex located in Milan just outside the historic center of the city. It was built in the 15th century by Francesco Sforza, who had recently become Duke of Milan, on the remains of a previous 14th century medieval fortification known as Porta Giovia Castle.

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Brera District

Milan, 20121

In the elegant Brera district there are, among the many points of interest, the Art Gallery, the Botanical Garden, the Church of Santa Maria del Carmine and then luxury boutiques and elegant bars and restaurants.
At the end of Via San Marco there is still a lock created by the genius of Leonardo.

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Indro Montanelli Public Gardens

Via Palestro, , Milan, 20121

The Royal Villa of Milan, or Villa Belgiojoso Bonaparte located in front of the Montanelli Garden, is a neoclassical villa with a beautiful English-style garden. Built between 1790 and 1796 by the architect Leopoldo Pollack, commissioned by Count Ludovico Barbiano of Belgiojoso. Today it is home to the Modern Art Gallery.

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Villa Invernizzi

Via Cappuccini 7, Milan, 20122

Villa Invernizzi is located in Via Cappuccini, in the heart of the "Quadrilatero del Silenzio".
Through the railing of a large black gate you can observe a colony of pink flamingos!
Their importation was desired by Cavalier Invernizzi in the 1970s, who made this the only condition for moving to the city, as his wife desired.

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Villa Necchi Campiglio

Via Mozart 14, , Milan, 20122

A residence surrounded by a silent garden in the center of Milan, guardian of art masterpieces, where you can still feel the cultured and lively atmosphere of the city between the two wars intact.
Villa donated to the FAI (Fondo Ambiente Italiano) by Gigina Necchi Campiglio and Nedda Necchi, in 2001.

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Palazzo Isimbardi

Corso Monforte 35, Via Vivaio, 1, Milan, 20122

The small square in front of Palazzo Isimbardi, home to the Metropolitan City, is today "Largo 11 Settembre 2001". Here a work was dedicated to the victims of the attack on the Twin Towers: "Neon Man".

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Naviglio Grande

Alzaia Naviglio Grande, Milan, 20144

Over the centuries, the Navigli of Milan allowed navigation in an entire area that from the large lakes, crossing the entire plain, extended to the sea.
The water network of the Navigli gradually expanded with the construction of the Naviglio Pavese and from the 14th century it played a leading role in the transit of materials used for the construction of the Milan Cathedral.
Work that continued for the following centuries with important creations such as the Conca della Viarenna and the Naviglio della Martesana.
The projects for the improvements that Leonardo da Vinci made, as a hydraulic engineer, to the system of basins, which regulated the flows of water, date back to the Renaissance.
Today the neighborhood is full of restaurants and cafes.

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Basilica San Lorenzo Maggiore

Corso di Porta Ticinese 35, Milan, 20123

In the 4th century San Lorenzo stood outside the city walls, not far from the amphitheater, the imperial palace and the circus, along the Via Ticinensis, which connected Pavia to Milan and was the most important access road to the city. For those arriving in Milan the Basilica presented itself with all its size.

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Santa Maria delle Grazie

Santa Maria delle Grazie

The convent and church of Santa Maria delle Grazie were built in 1463 by order of the Duke of Milan, Francesco Sforza, on what was once a small chapel dedicated to Santa Maria delle Grazie.
It perfectly combines Gothic styles in its interior, in the oldest part, with a dome in the Renaissance style of Lombardy, the region to which Milan belongs.

Leonardo da Vinci came to the city of Milan in search of a fortune, and he left some of the most important paintings and engineering works of his career. Although he was born in Tuscany, it was in this Italian city where he created many of his greatest works.

There are several locations in Milan where you can see works by da Vinci, but if there’s one that stands out above the rest it’s The Last Supper.

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