Guided tour in Milan

Posted by joni.sutton on 06/10/17 12:40 AM

I will have one day in Milan in October. I would like to do a tour that includes getting in to see The Last Supper. I see tours that are from a coach bus, and I see tours that are three hour walking tours. I'd like something in between. I sometimes have issues walking distances, and walking for three hours frightens me. Does anyone have recommendations for 1) a tour guide who uses a van instead of a coach bus (we will be a party of four)? Or 2) a tour that includes walking but isn't hard core walking for three hours.

One more question - has anyone set up a guided tour of La Scala? I know I can get into the museum and the theater (if they are not in rehearsal) but I'd love something with a guide.

Posted by Frances

San Diego

06/10/17 04:58 AM

1540 posts

We took a 1/2 day tour of Milan (booked through Viator.com - a consolidator) and we saw Duomo, La Scala (went thru the museum and into the theater), Sforza Castle ,several other places and ended with a visit to the last supper. It was the perfect length tour and we saw a lot of Milan.
Later went back to the big cemetery by bus from the Duomo Square (exact instructions in the RS Italy book)

Posted by joni.sutton OP

06/10/17 09:54 PM

58 posts

Thank you, Frances. Do you recall how much walking you did on the Viator tour?

Posted by Zoe

Toledo, Ohio, US

06/10/17 10:23 PM

11613 posts

If you want only the Last Supper ticket, you can try the official site, or go through a broker ($24 through Select Italy).

Posted by Frances

San Diego

06/11/17 06:23 AM

1540 posts

Joni - how much walking did we do? (I am a rabid walking fan), but at each stop, we could walk as much or as little as we wanted.
At La Scala - we went into the museum - it is small only a few rooms and a walk across a hallway to go into the theater.
Duomo, we walked across the square in front and into the cathedral. We had a brief talk from the guide and free time to walk all around the cathedral, so you could just sit in a pew and admire things while sitting, or walk around. ( did not go to the top for roof view on the tour - went back later on our own.)
At the fort - again as much or as little as we wanted, some wanted to look around extensively and some just wanted to walk through. At the last supper, we had to wait in a line and then some standing while waiting in line for our entrance time, in the room where the fresco is on the wall, we had 15 minutes to admire it... it was standing. And of course views from the bus as we toured around the city. If I remember correctly, there were some folks who did not walk much and were able to admire a lot with minimal walking.