Italy
Things to do in Milan
28 places16 stories2 routes
Sightlore has 28 places to explore in Milan, and 16 of them come with a 60-second story in 5 languages. Point your camera at a landmark to learn its name and story, and earn points and badges at the places you actually visit.
Milan's must-sees
The city's most important places. In the app you see how many you've visited and earn a badge when you've seen them all.
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Basilica of San Lorenzo
The Basilica of San Lorenzo Maggiore is a Roman Catholic church in Milan, Northern Italy.
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Santa Maria presso San Satiro
Santa Maria presso San Satiro (Saint Mary near Saint Satyrus) is a church in Milan. The Italian Renaissance structure houses the early medieval shrine to Satyrus, brother of Saint Ambrose.
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Royal Palace of Milan
The Royal Palace of Milan was the seat of government in the Italian city of Milan for many centuries. Today, it serves as a cultural centre and it is home to international art exhibitions.
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Santa Maria delle Grazie
Santa Maria delle Grazie is a church and Dominican convent in Milan, northern Italy, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The convent contains the mural of The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci, which is in the refectory.
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Museo Poldi Pezzoli
The Museo Poldi Pezzoli is an art museum in Milan, Italy.
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Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is Italy's oldest active shopping arcade and a major landmark of Milan.
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Milan Cathedral
Milan Cathedral, or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary, is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
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Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio
The Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, officially known as Basilica romana minore collegiata abbaziale prepositurale di Sant'Ambrogio, is an ancient Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church located in the center of Milan, in the region of Lombardy, Italy.
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Sforza Castle
The Sforza Castle is a medieval fortification located in Milan, northern Italy. It was built in the 15th century by Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, on the remnants of a 14th-century fortification.
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La Scala
La Scala is a historic opera house in Milan, Italy.
Discovery routes in Milan
Visit the stops in any order and tap "Check in" at each one; finish the route to earn points and its own badge.
Milan: From the Duomo to Brera
The Duomo, the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, La Scala, the Royal Palace, the Museo del Novecento, San Satiro, the Poldi Pezzoli and the Brera Gallery.
Milan: Leonardo and the Ancient Basilicas
Sforza Castle, Sempione Park, the Triennale, Santa Maria delle Grazie with the Last Supper, the Leonardo science museum, Sant'Ambrogio, San Lorenzo and Sant'Eustorgio.
Places to visit
Historic sites
La Scala
La Scala is a historic opera house in Milan, Italy.
Sforza Castle
The Sforza Castle is a medieval fortification located in Milan, northern Italy. It was built in the 15th century by Francesco Sforza, Duke of Milan, on the remnants of a 14th-century fortification.
Monumental cemetery of Milan
The Cimitero Monumentale is one of the two largest cemeteries in Milan, Italy, the other one being the Cimitero Maggiore. It is noted for the abundance of artistic tombs and monuments.
Museums
Royal Palace of Milan
The Royal Palace of Milan was the seat of government in the Italian city of Milan for many centuries. Today, it serves as a cultural centre and it is home to international art exhibitions.
Museo del Novecento
The Museo del Novecento ("museum of the twentieth century") is a museum of twentieth-century art in Milan, in Lombardy in northern Italy. It is housed in the Palazzo dell'Arengario, near Piazza del Duomo in the centre of the city.
Museo Poldi Pezzoli
The Museo Poldi Pezzoli is an art museum in Milan, Italy.
Pinacoteca di Brera
The Pinacoteca di Brera ("Brera Art Gallery") is the main public gallery for paintings in Milan, Italy.
Triennale di Milano
The Triennale di Milano is a museum of art and design in the Parco Sempione in Milan, in Lombardy in northern Italy.
Museo della Scienza e della Tecnologia "Leonardo da Vinci"
Museo Nazionale Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci in Milan, dedicated to painter and scientist Leonardo da Vinci, is the largest science and technology museum in Italy.
Bagatti Valsecchi Museum
The Bagatti Valsecchi Museum is a historic house museum in the Montenapoleone district of downtown Milan, northern Italy.
Galleria d'arte moderna di Milano
The Galleria d'Arte Moderna is a modern art museum in Milan, in Lombardy in northern Italy. It is housed in the Villa Reale, at Via Palestro 16, opposite the Giardini Pubblici Indro Montanelli.
Gallerie d'Italia – Milano
The Gallerie d'Italia - Milano is a modern and contemporary museum in Milan, Italy.
Archaeological Museum of Milan
The Archaeological Museum of Milan (Civico Museo Archeologico di Milano in Italian) is located in the ex-convent of the Monastero Maggiore, alongside the ancient church of San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore, with entrance on Corso Magenta.
Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano
The Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano (Milan Natural History Museum) is a museum in Milan, Italy dedicated to the study of animals, plants, and the natural environment including geology.
Places of worship
Milan Cathedral
Milan Cathedral, or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary, is the cathedral church of Milan, Lombardy, Italy.
Santa Maria presso San Satiro
Santa Maria presso San Satiro (Saint Mary near Saint Satyrus) is a church in Milan. The Italian Renaissance structure houses the early medieval shrine to Satyrus, brother of Saint Ambrose.
Santa Maria delle Grazie
Santa Maria delle Grazie is a church and Dominican convent in Milan, northern Italy, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The convent contains the mural of The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci, which is in the refectory.
Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio
The Basilica of Sant'Ambrogio, officially known as Basilica romana minore collegiata abbaziale prepositurale di Sant'Ambrogio, is an ancient Romanesque-style, Roman Catholic church located in the center of Milan, in the region of Lombardy, Italy.
Basilica of San Lorenzo
The Basilica of San Lorenzo Maggiore is a Roman Catholic church in Milan, Northern Italy.
Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio
The Basilica of Sant'Eustorgio is a church in Milan in northern Italy, which is in the Basilicas Park city park.
Chiaravalle Abbey
The Abbey of Santa Maria di Rovegnano is a Cistercian monastic complex in the comune of Milan, Lombardy, northern Italy.
San Bernardino alle Ossa
San Bernardino alle Ossa is a church in Milan, northern Italy, best known for its ossuary, a small side chapel decorated with numerous human skulls and bones.
San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore
San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore is a church in Milan, Northern Italy.
San Nazaro in Brolo
The basilica of San Nazaro in Brolo or San Nazaro Maggiore is a 4th-century Roman Catholic church located in Piazza San Nazzaro in Brolo in Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy.
Basilica of San Simpliciano
The Basilica of San Simpliciano is an ancient Roman Catholic church in the centre of Milan, region of Lombardy, Italy: the church, commissioned by the 4th century bishop St Ambrose, is the second-oldest known Christian church with a Latin cross layout.
Nature
Parco Sempione
Sempione Park is a green area in the city of Milan.
Giardini Pubblici Indro Montanelli
Giardini Pubblici Indro Montanelli ("Indro Montanelli Public Gardens"), formerly known as Giardini Pubblici and Giardini di Porta Venezia (and renamed after journalist and writer Indro Montanelli in 2002) are a major and historic city park in Milan, Italy, located in the…
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Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II
The Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II is Italy's oldest active shopping arcade and a major landmark of Milan.
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