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Walking routes · Milan

Leonardo and old Milan: Magenta and Sant'Ambrogio

The Last Supper, a frescoed 'Sistine Chapel', Roman Mediolanum and the city's patron-saint basilica, with a panino stop.

Best time: Morning, timed around your Last Supper slot

The route, stop by stop

  1. 1
    Leonardo's Last Supper

    Arrive 30 min before your slot; 15-minute visit.

    Leonardo da Vinci's mural in the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie, seen in 15-minute slots of at most 40 people for conservation.

  2. 2
    Santa Maria delle Grazie

    Church and Bramante tribune; 20 min.

    Renaissance church with a Bramante tribune and cloister next door to the Last Supper refectory; worth a look even if you did not get Last Supper tickets.

  3. 3
    Ammu Cannoli Espressi Siciliani

    Cannolo filled to order; 10 min.

    Sicilian cannoli filled to order so the shell stays crisp; a sweet stop near the Last Supper.

  4. 4
    San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore

    Frescoed interior; 25 min.

    Plain outside, every wall inside is covered in 16th-century frescoes (Bernardino Luini and school); often called Milan's 'Sistine Chapel'.

  5. 5
    Civic Archaeological Museum

    Roman tower in the garden; 45 min.

    Roman Mediolanum finds in the old Monastero Maggiore, including a surviving polygonal tower of the Roman city walls in the garden.

  6. 6
    Panini De Santis

    Lunch panino; 30 min.

    A long-running Milanese panino maker with a huge sandwich menu; a quick lunch between Sant'Ambrogio and the Last Supper.

  7. 7
    Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio

    Romanesque basilica; 30 min.

    Milan's patron-saint basilica, a Romanesque church with an arcaded atrium; the Milanese consider it more 'theirs' than the Duomo.

  8. 8
    Leonardo da Vinci Museum of Science and Technology

    Optional half day, especially with children.

    Italy's largest science and technology museum, with models of Leonardo's machines, trains, ships and the Enrico Toti submarine.

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