Corso Vittorio Emanuele
Chiostro del Richini - Ca Granda oggi sede dell’Università degli Studi. Sullo sfondo si intravede torre Velasca
Ca granda - chiostro ghiacciaia
Ca granda - Facciata di Filarete
Santa Maria presso San Satiro
Santa Maria presso San Satiro. Navata e presbiterio, progetto di Bramante
Gioco prospettico nel presbiterio . Bramante
Colonne di San Lorenzo
Vicoli verso Sant’Ambrogio
Interno Basilica di Sant’Ambrogio
Piazza Fontana
Santa Maria delle Grazie
Largo D’Ancona
San Maurizio al monastero Maggiore
Via Dante
Largo Cairoli con il Castello Sforzesco sullo sfondo.
Quartiere di Brera
Chiostro dell’Accademia di Brera
Ingresso Accademia dì Brera
Piazza della Scala
Galleria Vittorio Emanuele
Facciata di Sant’Ambrogio
Routes Italy Province of MilanMilan
The best of Milan in a couple of hours.

Milan, Province of Milan, Italy

The best of Milan in a couple of hours.

Length6.1 mi
Elev. Gain485.4 ft
Est. Steps14000

City walk

Historic site

Created by Emy
Introduction
The best of Milan in a couple of hours. is a 6.1 mile (14,000-step) route located near Milan, Province of Milan, Italy. This route has an elevation gain of about 485.4 ft and is rated as medium. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
Il percorso tocca i più significativi punti di interesse del centro di Milano. Parte dal duomo, Si sposta verso piazza Fontana e da lì percorre la zona dell’università statale in via Festa del Perdono. Il tracciato continua in Corso di Porta Romana e, attraverso piazza Missori, raggiunge Via Torino, dove si può ammirare Santa Maria presso San Satiro. L’itinerario passa dalle Colonne di San Lorenzo e raggiunge Porta Ticinese. Da lì, mantenendo la destra, ci si muove verso Sant’Ambrogio. La tappa successiva è la chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie con il cenacolo vinciano, si percorre poi corso Magenta, si arriva alla chiesa di San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore e si continua verso via Dante raggiungendo il castello. La parte finale del percorso esplora la zona di Brera da cui si rientra verso Piazza della Scala, corso Vittorio Emanuele e si ritorna in duomo. Lungo il percorso si incontrano alcune fermate metro, qualora la lunghezza del percorso diventi per alcuni troppi impegnativa.

Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio

Place
The Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio (official name: Basilica romana minore collegiata abbaziale prepositurale di Sant'Ambrogio) is a church in Milan, northern Italy.

Colonne di San Lorenzo

Place
The Colonne di San Lorenzo or Columns of San Lorenzo is a group of ancient Roman ruins, located in front of the Basilica of San Lorenzo in central Milan, region of Lombardy, northern Italy.

Biblioteca di Brera

Place
The Biblioteca Nazionale Braidense or Braidense National Library, usually known as the Biblioteca di Brera, is a public library in Milan, in northern Italy. It is one of the largest libraries in Italy. Initially it contained large historical and scientific collections before it was charged with the legal deposit of all publications from Milan.

Archaeological Museum (Milan)

Place
The Archaeological Museum of Milan (Civico Museo Archeologico di Milano in Italian) is located in the ex-convent of the Monastero Maggiore, alongside the ancient church of San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore, with entrance on Corso Magenta.The first part of the museum, sited in the original site of Corso Magenta, is dedicated to the history of Mediolanum (ancient Milan) founded in the 4th century BC and conquered by the ancient Romans in 222 BC.

Basilica di Santo Stefano Maggiore

Place
Basilica di Santo Stefano Maggiore is a church in Milan, Italy. It was established in the 5th century. Originally dedicated to both Saint Zechariah and Saint Stephen, it was later dedicated to Saint Stephen only. Throughout its history, has undergone several reconstructions, expansion and restoration.

Cairoli (Milan Metro)

Place
Cairoli is a station of the Milan Metro. The station was opened in 1964. It is near the Sforzesco Castle.The station is located in Largo Benedetto Cairoli, in the centre of Milan.

Coperto dei Figini

Place
The Coperto dei Figini was a Renaissance porticated building located in what is now Piazza del Duomo, the central square in Milan, Italy. The construction began in 1467 on a design by architect Guiniforte Solari (from the Veneranda Fabbrica del Duomo di Milano), ordered by Pietro Figino. The building, located on the north-western side of the piazza, was a popular meeting place for the Milanese people for over 400 years; it housed several shops that sold such drinks as the turbolin (boiled and filtered coffee), chocolate, barbajada, orgeat syrup, and more.

San Giuseppe (Milan)

Place
San Giuseppe is a Baroque-style Roman Catholic church in Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy. Construction was begun in 1607 and completed in 1630. The architect was Francesco Maria Richini. The right side of the church overlooks Via Andegari, after a family with this name. It seems that the title of the street comes from the name of a family known as the "Andegardi" or "undegardi".

Porta Ticinese (Medieval Gate of Milan)

Place
Together with the medieval Porta Nuova in Manzoni street and the Pusterla di Sant'Ambrogio, the ancient Porta Ticinese is one of the three medieval gates of the city that still exist in the modern Milan. Originally built in the twelfth century, the structure was restored in 1861 by Camillo Boito that inserted two lateral arches next to the only original access.

University of Milan

Place
The University of Milan (Italian: Università degli Studi di Milano, Latin: Universitas Studiorum Mediolanensis), or University of Studies of Milan, known colloquially as UniMi or Statale, is a higher education institution in Milan, Italy. It is one of the largest universities in Europe, with about 60,000 students, and a permanent teaching and research staff of about 2,000.
Route Details

Length

6.1 mi

Elev. Gain

485.4 ft

Est. Steps

14000
Created by
Emy
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