Milan Highlights: Our Favourite Attractions
Duomo Roof terraces Excellent views from the top of Milan's cathedral and a close up of the detailed flying buttresses. The walking to reach the top is very manageable. Book for the earliest entry and arrive early - it gets busy fast. Don't bother with the main interior - you get to see a snippet of it when exiting the roof terraces. Milan Food Tour Highly recommended. Ours was Navigli Food and Drinks Tour with Eating Europe, but many other tours are also well rated. Navigli is the district surrounding the canal and we were taken on a walking tour of the area, including seeing ancient columns and arches. We were given tastings at various eateries on the way around, sampling traditional Milanese and other Italian cuisines, such as saffron risotto, polenta 'grits', chickpea pancake and tiramisu, with wine and beers. The guide was very chatty and informative. It lasted about 3.5 hours. There were about 12 people on the tour and it was a lovely way to meet and chat with pe...