Milan New Year's Eve guide

Here is a New Year’s Eve guide to Milan, so you can spend the last night of the year in the capital of fashion and design without missing the best the city has to offer. Milan is becoming a world-class city on more and more fronts. It boasts the only Starbucks Roastery in Italy and the largest in Europe, and it is the only European city to have opened an MBA Store.

In this section you will find the main attractions we suggest visiting and tips for getting around the city.

What to see in Milan in one day

Milan is not only the capital of fashion and the hub of the Italian economy, but an increasingly international city that offers not only plenty of lively attractions but also art and culture. A city that sees hundreds of tourists pass through every day, it has plenty to offer even if you only stay for a day. Here is our advice.

The first essential stop is a stroll in Piazza Duomo. As soon as you step out of the metro you will find yourself in front of the imposing and magnificent structure of the Milan Cathedral. You can visit the inside and climb up to its splendid terraces. The ticket price is certainly worth the view you will find at the top, just below the golden “Madonnina”.

Once you have come down from the spires of the Cathedral, treat yourself to a walk through the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II. Here you will travel back in time as you stroll past the shop windows. You won’t know where to look: right, left, up or down… everything is wonderful.

From the Galleria, go through Piazza della Scala, where you can admire the famous theatre from the outside, and from there you are a few steps from the fashion streets Via Montenapoleone and Via della Spiga. For a brief moment it will feel like being catapulted straight onto the Fifth Avenue of luxury.

The Sforza Castle is also not to be missed: it is one of the symbols of Milan and today houses countless museums and exhibitions.

End your Milan day with a nice aperitif. You will be spoiled for choice among all the venues in the main nightlife areas of Milan: Navigli, Corso Sempione and Moscova.

What to see in Milan in two days

If you have two days to devote to the city, in addition to the suggestions we gave you for one day, you can also visit the following:

The church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, home to Leonardo da Vinci’s famous painting The Last Supper. We recommend booking your visit, as it is always very crowded.

Taking Via Bernardino Zenale you will reach Via San Vittore, which is a 5-minute walk from the Basilica of Sant’Ambrogio, historic and unmissable.

What to see in Milan in three days

For the lucky ones who have 72 hours to visit Milan, in addition to the attractions described above, we also recommend a number of museums: the Museum of Science and Technology, the Museo del Novecento, the Archaeological Museum, the Church of San Maurizio and the Pinacoteca di Brera. Alternatively, you can spend your third day on Lake Maggiore or Lake Como, about an hour from Milan, pleasant for a day trip and reachable by train from Milano Centrale or Garibaldi station.

Getting around Milan

Milan is a city where it is easier to get around by public transport than by car, so tourists should have no problems. Public transport is very well organised and offers a good service: with the 4 metro lines (red, yellow, lilac and green) it is not difficult to reach the strategic areas of the city. For those who want to experience the Milan of the past, there are also trams with 117 urban lines, from which you can see the city as you travel.

For those who like to get around by bike, Milan also offers a bike sharing service: download the app and register, and you can use bikes to move around the city at a really affordable cost.

For those who prefer to travel by car, there are also car sharing services that follow the same principle as bike sharing: you download the app, register, enter a credit card and pay according to the time of use.

Restaurants in Milan

If you are looking for a great New Year’s Eve dinner, you are in the right city. Milan has an incredible variety of restaurants and can meet your every need.

We can recommend several restaurants that you can find at this link: See our restaurants