Milan: Private Duomo & Last Supper Tour with Gelato Tasting

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ID: GYG457713-821317
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Country: Italy

Duration: 03:00 hours


Description

Explore Milan on a private guided tour. Visit the Last Supper, the Duomo and its rooftop with skip-the-line tickets, and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. Finish up your tour with a gelato tasting.
Join a private 3-hour guided tour that will introduce to you the most spectacular attractions of Milan. You will learn about cultural and historical values that make Milan one of the most famous and influential cities in the world. Experience a degustation of one of the best gelato places in Milan.

The guided tour includes a visit of Piazza Duomo, where you can admire the beautiful and unique gothic architecture of the church hat took six centuries to be completed. With pre-booked & guaranteed skip-the-line tickets, you will access immediately the Duomo rooftop terrace by lift to enjoy a unique panoramic 360-degree view of Milan. After that, you will enter Duomo Cathedral and your private guide will help you to discover the underground archeological area of Duomo & the museum of Duomo.

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 (as you will discover during the tour, it wasn’t respected later on...) for which no buildings could have been higher than the highest point of Duomo. Its rooftops host about 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 a pigeon, a tennis racquet, and much more.

Your private expert guide will also accompany you through Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, named after the first King of Italy. Constructed in 19th century, the Galleria was built with the purpose to represent the new Milan and connect Piazza Duomo & La Scala, the most important squares 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.

During the tour, your knowledgeable guide will also bring you to Piazza della Scala, where you will observe from the outside one of the leading opera and ballet theaters in the world.

The tour includes a walk to the majestic Piazza Cordusio to proceed with the visit to the famous masterpiece of Leonardo Da Vinci, The Last Supper and admire one of the most famous paintings in the world. Learn about its fascinating history from your professional expert guide.

The painting was commissioned in 1495 and completed in 1497 on the dining room wall of this former Dominican monastery. The representation by Leonardo da Vinci depicted the moment immediately after Christ said, “One of you will betray me”.

It is an enormous painting, 4,6mt high and 8,8mt long, realized with a special technique.

The Last Supper is undisputedly one of the world’s masterpieces of painting. Its unique value, which over the centuries has had immense influence in the field of figurative art, is inseparable from the architectural complex in which it was created.

Highlights

  • Visit Da Vinci's Last Supper & stop by La Scala & Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
  • Admire the beauty of Milan’s most iconic attractions with your personal guide
  • Enter Duomo Cathedral & Duomo Rooftop Terrace with skip-the-line tickets
  • Enjoy gelato tasting in one of the best ice cream places in Milan
  • Skip the line to get inside the Last Supper museum with your private guide

Guiding languages

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
You may choose a different meeting point (in the center of Milan, in your hotel, etc), please contact us at least 48h in advance by phone, email or whatsapp
A private pickup/dropoff by car can also be arranged (the cost depends on the location)
Please ensure your shoulders, stomach, and legs (over the knees) are appropriately covered
Wearing shorts, mini skirts, crop tops, and sleeveless shirts may not be allowed inside Duomo
The sequence of the visited sites may change for organizational reasons
Please provide the full names, surnames, and dates of birth of everyone in your group in order to reserve the tickets to the Last Supper
All visitors are only allowed 15 minutes inside the Refectory with the Last Supper
For the Last Supper visit children up to the age of 1 do not need a reservation if they are carried by a parent and enter without a stroller
After your private tour, you will be given suggestions for restaurants where you can have an amazing lunch/dinner with Italian cuisine
The number of visitors is limited to reduce crowds
Your guide will meet you is in front of 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). https://goo.gl/maps/TvS9puwdzpDFAj5V9
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When should I book?

To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.


Cancellations

Cancellation is not possible. If you cancel it anyway or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity and the money you paid will not be refunded.