This Milan tour provides the first time visitor the chance to get photos of Milan's top sites, with some free time if you wish to enter a site or do some shopping. Sites seen include the Duomo di Milano, the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, La Scala Opera House, and Sforza Castle.
After meeting your English speaking driver, you drive directly into the historical heart of Milan, where the major sites are located. Your first stop is the Duomo di Milano, construction of which began in 1386 under Archbishop Antonio da Saluzzo and Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Lord of Milan. It took nearly 600 years to fully complete and remains one of the largest Gothic cathedrals in the world. If you would like, you can enter the cathedral or take the elevator to the rooftop terraces for views over the city and a close up look at the gothic statues and spires.
Nearby you have the chance to walk through the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. Its foundation stone was laid in 1865, and the glass covered arcade opened to the public in 1877, making it one of the oldest shopping arcades in the world. Milan stands shoulder to shoulder with Paris as the undisputed capital of fashion, and the Galleria's stores feature designer goods that are an essential point of reference for travelers who want to keep their finger on the pulse of world class trends. Even if shopping is not on your agenda, it is worth seeing what is trendy in the world today, and there are also cafes and restaurants nearby for a coffee or dessert.
Next you see La Scala Opera House. The theater opened on August 3, 1778, commissioned by Empress Maria Theresa of Austria and designed by architect Giuseppe Piermarini, and remains one of Italy's most important opera houses.
Your last stop is Milan's castle, known as the Castello Sforzesco. Its origins date to a fortress built by the Visconti family between roughly 1358 and 1370; after the Sforza family took control of Milan, Francesco Sforza rebuilt it into the castle seen today in the 1450s. The castle sits right in the city center, and its courtyards form one of the city's public parks, free for you to walk through. If you are staying in Milan for a few days, several museums inside the castle are worth a return visit.
Your driver brings you back to your hotel at the end of the tour.
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