Milan Private 3-Hour Tour with Duomo, Food & Wine Tasting
Description
Discover Italian food & wine culture in an entertaining wine degustation combined with the visit of Duomo & its panoramic rooftop with skip-the-line tickets and a private guide. Your local expert guide will provide a detailed tour of the most significant attractions of Milan, including the inside visit of the Duomo (with skip-the-line tickets), which is the largest church in Italy and the 4th largest in the world. You will visit the panoramic rooftop of Duomo as well as the underground area beneath Duomo. Afterward, you will visit the worldwide famous Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II & Piazza della Scala. At the end of the tour, you will enjoy a wine & food degustation experience where a professional sommelier will explain and introduce to you 3-4 Italian wines and how you can distinguish them from their aroma, flavors, colors, and taste. During the wine tasting you will also taste various local specialties, such as a delicious platter of traditional cold cuts, cheese, and more.
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Itinerary
The guided tour starts in Piazza Duomo, where you can admire the unique and beautiful gothic architecture of the biggest church in Italy that took 6 centuries to be completed.
The Duomo of Milan is the largest church in Italy and the fourth largest in the world, with a capacity of up to 40,000 people. In the 1930s a special law was introduced in Milan (it wasn’t respected later on...) for which no buildings could have been higher than the highest point of Duomo. With pre-booked and guaranteed skip-the-line tickets, you will enter immediately the Duomo rooftop terrace by elevator to have a panoramic 360-degree view of Milan. After that, you will enter the Duomo Cathedral and your private guide will help you to explore the underground archeological area beneath Duomo & the museum of Duomo. Its rooftops host something like 3400 statues and they are not all are saints or angels. For example, you can admire the statue of the boxer Primo Carnera (world heavyweight boxing champion in 1930s – he was the first Italian ever to gain this title), the statue of the pigeon, one of a tennis racquet, and the Statue of Liberty (the myth says it inspired New York’s one!).
During this tour you will the Duomo rooftop terrace by elevator to have a panoramic 360-degree view of Milan together with your private guide.
Your private expert guide will accompany you through Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, named after the first King of Italy. Constructed in 19th century, the Galleria was built on the initiative of the king with the purpose to represent the modernization of Milan and connect La Scala & Piazza Duomo, the most important landmarks of that time. Now it is a grand display of many beautiful of high-end fashion boutiques & famous restaurants, all inside an enormous decorated glass roof of the Galleria.
After Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, your knowledgeable guide will bring you to Piazza della Scala, where you will observe from the outside one of the leading opera and ballet theaters in the world.
Enjoy an extensive wine & food tasting that includes 3-4 famous Italian wines (for each person) and a delicious platter with traditional cold cuts and cheese selection.
Highlights
What's included
Pickup Locations & Times
Your guide will meet you in front of the Louis Vuitton store inside Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. The guide will have a special guide badge with the name and surname of the guide (which we will provide you a couple of days before the beginning of the tour). A pickup in your hotel can be arranged as well if it is within 10 min walking distance from the original meeting point. Please contact us in advance to arrange a private pickup.
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Not recommended for pregnant travelers
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Only participants older than 18 can join the wine degustation (participants younger than 18 years old can only drink soft drinks during the wine degustation).
Reviews(17)
My wife and I had an absolutely incredible experience on this tour. Our guide Alessandro was fantastic. He was deeply knowledgeable, engaging, and genuinely passionate about Milan’s history and culture. He kept us perfectly on time without ever making the day feel rushed, and he even took great photos of us along the way, which we really appreciated. From skipping the lines at the Duomo to standing on the rooftop terrace, every moment felt special. We loved strolling through the Galleria Vittorio, learning the stories behind Piazza della Scala, and ending the day with an amazing wine and food tasting. It truly felt like a personalized experience at our own pace, guided by someone who cared about making the day memorable. We couldn’t recommend this tour more highly.
We saw everything we expected to and more! It was a great way to see and learn about the city. Our tour guide, Marco, was exceptional, knowledgeable, and fun to spend time with.
Maria was wonderful. Great tour of the Duomo and the terrace followed by a nice tasting lunch surrounded by locals. Definitely recommend and a great way to see the Duomo.
Unbelievable beauty. It was amazing from the top of the Duomo, as well as inside. The skip the line was well worth it. Our guide, Angela, was knowledgeable, fun and engaging. We all had a fantastic experience… better than I imagined.
Great tour! Marco is very friendly, and very knowledgeable. We had a great tour of duomo, then historical walk though parts of the city, ending with a great wine tasting(3 glasses!) and a fantastic lunch of locally produced cheese and meat! We ended up buying a case of one of the wines we tried because it was so good! I am certain you won’t be disappointed with Marco, he will give yiu as much or as little as you want! Perfect half day in the center of Milan!
This is the best highlights tour for sure. Anna was a very lovely and informative guide. We saw the shopping center, the Piazza, and went on an amazing walk around the TOP of the Duomo! What an experience. We ended up at a lovely wine bar on the piazza with wine tasting, and aperitivo snacks… What a charming and relaxing time. Anna told us wonderful stories, a lot of history, and some rumors (!) About people and events over the last several hundred years. Definitely the tour to come on if you want a brief but thorough exposure to the last several hundred years in a couple of hours! Not only going on top of the Duomo, with a phenomenal view of the city, when we went downstairs inside, mass was being held so we heard the stunning organ music, and experienced the ambience of a centuries old church in the middle of an actual mass. Definitely recommend doing this… It will be one of the highlights of our trip. Grazie!
What a magical tour. Couldn’t find a more knowledgeable and engaging guide to show us around the centre of Milan, and the Duomo in particular. And finished off with lunch and wine tasting with a view of the Duomo. Highly recommend!
I highly recommend taking this private tour. I had heard so much about Milan . It was nice to see it through the eyes of a local. Anna was absolutely amazing!!! Made both my friend and I feel so welcome!!! The wine and cheese tasting was a nice closure to an amazing day!!!
Our guide Giorgio was outstanding. So knowledgeable and thoroughly versed in history of the Duomo. We had lively conversation throughout and he never failed to highlight the major as well as minor points. The food after our Duomo tour was excellent and plentiful. We had a reserved table at a lively restaurant. I would happily do again and can highly recommend this tour. Also, I would like to thank Marco who accommodated a date/time change and was so amiable about it.
Great tour ! Totally recommend. It was a good combination of cultural sights and cultural food and wine tasting at the end.
