Milan might miss your list when thinking of a dream vacation to Italy, but it has its fair share of historical sites in addition to attractions. Take into account that the very great Saint Augustine has been baptized in a church that once stood at what is now known as Piazza del Duomo; that artists Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, composer Verdi, great tenor Enrico Caruso, and designer Armani all started their careers to high-end fashion from here; that Toscanini frequently conducted at La Scala; that Napoleon was crowned here (actually, he crowned himself); that Mussolini founded

Milan has preserved a variety of artistic, cultural, and architectural treasures for you to appreciate as a result of its long history and the significant wealth it has amassed as a result of its advantageous business location.

There are many things to do close to the Duomo and it also has a metro station which is right around the corner from here and can very well take you around the city. If you stand beneath the stone market arcade in front of the 13th-century Palace della Ragione in the little Piazza dei Mercanti, you'll think you've travelled back in time.

Go back in time a few centuries to explore the Duomo Milan Tour or the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, which features a beautiful dome and faces the Cathedral. To reach the destination of the most renowned opera house in the world, you just need to pass through it. All of it is nearby in just five to ten minutes. With this handy list of the top attractions in Milan, you'll find these and more of the greatest locations to visit.

• Milano Duomo Tour

The enormous Cathedral of Santa Maria Nascente, known to the Milanese simply as "Milano Duomo," is one of the largest and most gorgeous cathedrals in the world (it can accommodate up to 40K people). It is the pinnacle of the Flamboyant Gothic architectural style. While it was started in the 1400s, Napoleon's reign in the early 18th century saw the completion of the façade.

• Leonardo’s last meal

Bramante, one of Italy's most significant Renaissance architects, created the enormous six-sided dome of the Gothic brick church of Santa Maria delle Grazie on the Corso Magenta, which was built in 1465.

The cathedral, along with the adjacent refectory where Leonardo da Vinci painted The Last Supper, was severely damaged during World War II. During restoration work, historic sgraffito paintings in the dome came to light. The Madonna delle Grazie Baroque chapel, which has an altarpiece of the Madonna, is located at the end of the north aisle.

• Galleria

Giuseppe Mengoni created the great Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, which forms one side of Piazza del Duomo and opens to Piazza della Scala on the other. It was constructed between 1865 and 1877. With a dome that rose 48 metres above its mosaic floor, it was at the time the biggest retail mall in all of Europe.

• Castello Sforzesco

Built-in 1368 and renovated in 1450, the Castle Sforzesco was owned by the Visconti and Sforza dynasties, who controlled Milan from 1277 to 1447 and from 1450 to 1535, respectively. The previous gate tower was replaced in 1905 with the 70-metre Torre del Filarete.

The Castle is home to a group of museums called the Musei del Castello Sforzesco, one of which has sculptures. The Pietà Rondanini, Michelangelo's final masterwork, was included in the collection when it was transported from Rome's Palace Rondanini in 1953.

• Pinacoteca di Brera

Built-in the Renaissance style between 1651 and 1773, the Jesuit institution that first stood on the site of the Renaissance Palace di Brera is now known as the Accademia di Belle Arti (Academy of Fine Arts). The houses in this very are developed into most of Italy's best art museums, as well as a library and observatory.

Church closures or demolitions led to the acquisition of a large portion of the artwork, and the museum is particularly rich in works by northern Italian masters. Napoleon I Monument by Canova, 1809, is seen as you come into the courtyard.

• Opera

La Scala, regarded as the most prominent opera venue in the world, has included the works of all the greatest operatic composers and performers, and its 2,800-seat audience is renowned (and dreaded) as being the most demanding in Italy.

The season spans from early December to early May, although tickets might be hard to come by. The reception point at whichever hotel you are staying at is the best place to get tickets, but you can also check the box office outside of the destination.

• Sant’ Ambrogio

Going with the name, the famous saint was born in Milan. The current church was constructed in the 12th century around the choir of an older church from the ninth century, and it is a masterpiece of Romanesque architecture.

There is a lot to see here, starting with the sizable portico, dating from the ninth century, and the atrium, which is regarded as one of Europe's finest Romanesque examples due to its carved stone capitals and portal.

• Cimitero Monumentale

It's simple to forget that Italy also has some exceptional specimens from the Art Nouveau period, known here as Stile Liberty when considering all of the country's wonderful architecture and artwork from the Ancient Greek and Roman, mediaeval, and Renaissance eras.

Cimitero Monumentale is an outdoor exhibition of Art Nouveau sculptures, many of which were created by renowned Italian sculptors, located next to Stazione Porta Garibaldi train station. These monuments memorialise the tombs of Milan's affluent and famous from the late 1800s to the mid-20th century, hidden behind a grand and extravagant striped marble portico. You may locate the best examples in English by using a map.

8. San Maurizio

Many people consider the San Maurizio church's interior to be the most beautiful in Milan. The whole interior of the church, which was constructed in the early 1500s as the church for a monastery of Benedictine nuns, is decorated with paintings of biblical events. These paintings are not just by some of the finest Lombard painters of the 16th century, primarily Bernardino Luini and his sons, but the colours seem to have just been painted yesterday. Two portions make up the long nave, with the back one allocated for the nuns' choir.

• Naviglio

Naviglio is one of the best things to do in Milan at night for the young people who attend the canal-side cafés and music clubs. Visit throughout the day for the restaurants, stores, artist workshops, and various events hosted here even though it's busiest at night.

• Santa Maria

This church is located near Piazza del Duomo on a retail street, although it appears modest and uninteresting from the exterior. Walk inside to discover that it is rather opulent, with a sanctuary that is deep, domed, and magnificent, extending into an apse that is almost as long as the body of the church.

But is it? Keep an eye on it as you move forward and observe how it transforms into an almost flat wall behind the altar. All of it is an optical illusion created by the architect Bramante as a cunning ruse to impart grandeur to a church with constrained space.

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