The Museo della Citta in Brescia is an interesting local history museum inside a historic monastery complex. It is one of the best museums in Northern Italy. The City Museum (Museo della Citta) is a wonderful local history museum in Brescia in Lombardy. The museum covers all periods from prehistory to the nineteenth century. In … Read more
Visit the Duomo Museum of Milan Cathedral to see original sculptures, the Modellone, tapestries, the treasury, stained glass, art, and San Gottardo Church. The Duomo di Milano is one of Europe’s most extraordinary cathedrals, but its full story unfolds next door in the Museo del Duomo. The Duomo Museum gathers together treasures once part of … Read more
The Last Supper is the main attraction in Milan but also see Leonardo da Vinci’s models, Portrait of a Musician painting, and original Codex Atlanticus drawings and designs. → Read more
A visit to the Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Grazie in Milan is free but the church is seen separately from Da Vinci’s The Last Supper painting. → Read more
Visit the free Church of San Maurizio (St Maurice) to see the Renaissance frescoes and art of the “Sistine Chapel of Milan”. → Read more
Book time slot reservation tickets online to visit the Pinacoteca di Brera art museum to see the best painting collection in Milan. This gallery of Italian art is rarely fully booked, but it is sensible to buy the essential time-slot tickets a few days in advance. The Pinacoteca di Brera is the top art museum … Read more
Visit the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana to see the only Leonardo Da Vinci panel painting in Milan, his Codex Atlanticus collection of drawings, and a variety of further artworks by famous artists. Leonardo da Vinci’s Portrait of a Musician and the Codex Atlanticus, with over a thousand sheets of his drawings, sketches, and notes, are for many … Read more
Visit the Museo del Novecento, conveniently next to the Duomo in Milan, for world-class modern Italian art from the 20th century. Milan is often celebrated for its fashion houses, design fairs, and iconic Renaissance masterpieces such as Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper. Yet tucked right next to Piazza del Duomo is another treasure: the Museo … Read more
Visit the National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci in Milan to see the world’s largest permanent display of his working models and designs. → Read more
Visit the Basilica of Sant’Apollinare (St Apollinaris) in Classe, a large, UNESCO-listed Byzantine church near Ravenna, to see the 6th-century apse mosaics and splendid architecture. The Basilica di Sant’Apollinare in Classe is one of the best-preserved churches from antiquity. The architecture is beautiful, but the magnificent Byzantine mosaics in the apse make this church near … Read more