Piazza Gae Aulenti Tours and Activities

Discover the best of Milan on this 90-minute highlights tour. Traverse the city with your guide and see sites such as Porta Garibaldi, Piazza Mercanti, Castello Sforzesco, and of course, the Piazza del Duomo. Learn about the architecture and the history of the city and get insider tips from your guide during this overview tour.

Meet your local insider in the city center, choose your eBike and start this relaxing urban exploration to discover discover many souls of the city, fashion and design Made in Italy, the ancient and iconic monuments, the elegant palaces, the artistic movements and much more. Start this tour with one of the most authentic places in Milan: Navigli. Pedal through the city centre until San Lorenzo columns, one of the last archaeological Roman sites of the city. Continue the tour following your local insider riding through the iconic streets of the city, going from the Milan Stock Exchange, to Duomo di Milano, the Sforzesco Palace, through the luxuriant Sempione Park, the elegant Vittorio Emanuele Gallery. Finally reach the stunning and new city districts including Piazza Gae Aulenti, the Vertical Wood building and the world-famous CityLife, house of many VIPs and international stars. Follow your expert local guide and discover the curiosities and the beauties Milan has to offer.

Explore the newer parts of Milan on a 3-hour guided architecture tour. Learn about the massive construction project that occured for the 2015 World Expo. Stroll through the Porta Nuova district, walk along Corso Como, and see the famous vertical forest towers of Isola as your guide walks you through the project’s history. End the tour at Eataly where you can sample a number of regional treats from all over Italy.

Enjoy a tour with a private guide to admire and discover the most representative parts of the Milan skyline. You'll meet your guide in Piazza XXV Aprile, then you'll walk through Corso Como, a very distinctive and interesting district in Milan.

This Experience is provided by a private local. Each LocalBini Experience is conducted in a small group of up to 8 people. Find out the different cultural and artistic characteristics that makes this city unique, and enjoy the buzzing community and city ambience! Whether you are visiting Milan as a returning tourist who wants to get to know the city a bit better, or if this is your first time, this Experience is for you! While walking the streets of Milan and looking at the amazing, unique street art, or getting to know more about the city’s galleries and museums, you will hear about street-art artists as well as contemporary artists and their close connection to Milan. I will share with you the art and cultural world of my city, where you will see, hear, and experience how colorful and multifaceted Milan is!

Take a stroll around Milan’s Porta Nuova district and discover some of the city’s newer buildings and landmarks on a 2.5-hour tour. See modern buildings such as Palazzo Lombardia, the Diamond Tower, the famous Vertical Forest as well as some beautiful art installations. After you work up an appetite, head to the famed Eataly eatery for a 1-hour food tasting of delicious Italian dishes and treats.

If you are looking for the new Milan’ skyline, you are in the right place! During the last years Milan lived a period of change. A result of this change is due to a new revitalization project of Porta Nuova district that changed the entire panorama of the city. Enjoy 1.5-hour walking experience with your monolingual speaking guide. You are going to admire the skyscrapers as the Vertical Forest, the Diamond Tower, the Unicredit Tower and many others. Then, you will relax and enjoy free time at the new green lung of Milan: the Biblioteca degli Alberi. Let your guide lead you throughout Corso Como and Piazza Gae Aulenti and the enchanting history behind this area. Prepare yourself to discover and take the best pictures of the new design of Milan!

You are looking for just one tour of Milan, but for the best one? You have already visited Milan and now want to uncover local routes and the city's real spirit? This tour is for you! Our local guides are knowledgable and fun, and they will show you the best places from old to new Milan, as for the best friend. You will see Duomo, the Gallery of Victor Emanuel, Brera, and La Scala Theatre - the most famous sights of Milan. But after we will bring you to less known areas, where locals love to go: Corso Garibaldi, Corso Como, and Isola. And here you will see the real Milan: full of design, young people and great architecture, shops and restaurants!

Milan, the most European and dynamic of Italian large cities, is indeed strongly routed to its traditions: from architecture, with the typical balcony houses standing aside some of the most iconic skyscrapers worldwide, to gastronomy, where fusion and international restaurants share the market with old style "trattorie". This private guided tour will introduce you to the wonder of this balance between past and future: a pleasant stroll will skirt the most outstanding examples of contemporary architecture, from the Pirelli to the Unicredit Tower, then leading to a local "polpetteria", where a professional cook will teach you the secrets of a 400 years old recipe.

Milan is by far the most cosmopolitan of Italian cities, being since ever the financial and fashion capital. Its growth has produced a virtuous mixture of architectural forms, types and languages, allowing the visitors to see a traditional balcony building face the most modern skyscraper. This private guided tour will lead you from the Central Station, addressed by its designer as the "cathedral of movement", to the business centre of Porta Nuova, including the tallest building in Italy. Giò Ponti, a revered master of Italian design, once wrote that "Architecture is a crystal"; well, in a few hours you will discover all its shining faces. Finally, a typical lunch at a particular restaurant, to enjoy the well-known risotto "alla milanese" with saffron.

This Experience is provided by a private local. Each LocalBini Experience is conducted in a small group of up to 8 people. Discover the most impressive buildings in Milan and learn about each one and its characteristics in this invigorating architectural walk. Join me on this adventure and discover the beauty and unique characteristics of the city’s most significant buildings and get to know a bit more about the local culture in Italy from my own perspective. During this walk, you will become better acquainted with the local architecture, while also learning about the way in which this has changed over the years, with the city becoming more modern while still keeping its unique character.

Enjoy an exclusive shopping tour with a glimpse at the best contemporary architecture in Milan. Meet your local personal shopper and guide in one of the most vibrant districts of the city: Brera. Then, start to explore typical Milanese style shops visiting also a historic handicraft shoe shop, then head towards the street of some alternative shops fully characterized by Italian taste. From this area, head towards Corso Como to admire other great fashion shops and small art galleries with a very Milanese trendy taste.  Then, let you be guided in the new architecture complex of the city: Unicredit skyscrapers and Gae Aulenti’s square. Take a look at the “Bosco verticale” building that won many International rewards and admire this new fantastic area. 

Did you think that Milan is only about Duomo? Not at all! With this amazing design and architecture tour, you will see the most trendy, significant and innovative districts of Milan. You will understand why Milan is the capital of design and why Italians consider it the most modern city of the country. You will see beautiful skyscrapers, green parks, hidden art gems, graffiti and much more. Our local guides and very knowledgable and fun, they will make your time in Milan unforgettable and 100% out of touristic routes!