Explore the best of Milan and Lake Como in one day. Visit Milan’s Duomo Cathedral and its panoramic rooftop with skip-the-line lift access, explore historical center of Milan & Sforza Castle. Reach Lake Como with your guide, embark on a 1-hour boat cruise along the lake with priority skip-the-line tickets and enjoy Alpine views, charming villages & celebrity villas.
Your professional tour guide will introduce to you the most significant sights in Milan & Lake Como to make your experience informative and entertaining at the same time. Avoid any tourist traps, crowds and queues on a well-planned trip.
The guided tour starts at 8:50 in Piazza Duomo (near the giant statue of Vittorio Emanuele II in front of Duomo Cathedral). At the end of your trip, take the express train back to Milan together with your guide. The tour will finish at approximately 18:50 in Milan's Central Station.
Inclusions & Exclusions
✔ Skip-the-line tickets to Milan's Duomo Cathedral & Milan's Duomo Rooftop
✔ 1-Hour boat cruise along Lake Como
✔ Train tickets (return rickets Como - Milan)
✔ All fees and/or taxes
✔ Skip-the-line ferry tickets & guaranteed seats for boat cruise in Lake Como
✔ Day trip from Milan to Como (10 hours)
✔ Professional tour guide
✖ Lunch
✖ Drinks
Departure & Return
Departure:
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The meeting point with your guide is at 8:50 in Piazza Duomo in front of the Cathedral near the giant statue of Vittorio Emanuele II (giant statue on a man on the horse). A day before the tour we will share guide's name and contact.
Itinerary
1
Terrazze del Duomo
The guided tour starts at 8:50 in Piazza Duomo (near the giant statue of Vittorio Emanuele II in front of Duomo Cathedral), where you can admire the unique and beautiful gothic architecture of the biggest church in Italy that took 6 centuries to be completed. With pre-booked and guaranteed skip-the-line tickets, you will enter immediately the Duomo rooftop terrace by elevator to have a panoramic 360-degree view of Milan. After that, you will enter the inside part of the Duomo Cathedral with your guide.
Duration: 45 minutes
2
Duomo di Milano
Visit the inside part of Duomo of Milan with skip-the-line tickets on a guided tour.
Duration: 45 minutes
3
Piazza del Duomo
Explore the majestic Piazza Duomo with your guide before reaching Sforza Castle.
Duration: 15 minutes
4
Piazza Cordusio
Explore the historical center of Milan together with your guide that will make your experience informative and entertaining and take a walk through the majestic Piazza Cordusio.
Duration: 15 minutes
5
Castello Sforzesco
After Duomo, your expert guide will accompany you through Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, the majestic Piazza Cordusio & Via Dante to admire the famous Sforza Castle. Being one of the most beautiful, fortified structures in Italy and one of the largest in Europe.
Duration: 30 minutes
6
Lake Como
After Sforza Castle visit in Milan, you will take the express train together with your guide from Milan (from the train station that is right behind the Sforza Castle) to reach Lake Como & Como City at 13:15 PM where you will enjoy a guided tour, free time, time for lunch, and start a wonderful boat cruise along the lake.
Duration: 50 minutes
7
Como
Visit Como City with your guide and enjoy a mix of guided tour, free time & time for lunch (lunch is not included in the price).
Duration: 2.5 hours
8
Lake Como
Enjoy a boat cruise along Lake Como (approximately from 15:30 till 16:30). Admire the Alps, film locations & celebrity villas during the lake boat cruise.
Duration: 55 minutes
9
Villa Erba
Admire the Alps, film locations & celebrity villas during the lake boat cruise. You will pass by near Villa Erba, a majestic example of Italian architecure.
10
Torno
Admire the Alps, film locations & celebrity villas during the lake boat cruise. Pass near Torno, a picturesque village with beautiful Alpine views.
11
Cernobbio
During the stunning ferry boat cruise ride along the lake with amazing picturesque Alpine views, you will pass near Cernobbio, a picturesque village on the shores of the lake.
At the end of your trip, take the express train back to Milan together with your guide from Como City. The tour will finish at approximately 18:50 in Milan's Central Station.
12
Villa Olmo
Admire the Alps, film locations & celebrity villas during the lake boat cruise. One of the first villas you will see are Villa Olmo and Villa D'Este.
Start the lake boat cruise from Como City. Firstly, you will be able to admire Villa Olmo and Villa D'Este. Villa Olmo was constructed after Villa d’Este in 18th century with neoclassic design. Its beauty is complemented with extensive and elegant lake front symmetric gardens, sculptures, fountains and immense English garden in the back.
13
Stazione Centrale
The tour will end in Milan's Central Station at approximately 18:30 where you will arrive by an express train from Lake Como.
Additional info
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Allotted time for transportation is already included in the total duration.
• The program of the tour can change due to operations reasons (eg. train strike, weather conditions, etc)
• We do not recommend to bring baby strollers during the tour
