Things to do in Lombardy, Italy: The Best City Tours

June 28, 2021 Chanda Heide

Lombardy (/ˈlɒmbərdi/ LOM-bər-dee; Italian: Lombardia [lombarˈdiːa]; Lombard: Lumbardia, pronounced: (Western Lombard) [lumbarˈdiːa], (Eastern Lombard) [lombarˈdeːa]) is one of the twenty administrative regions of Italy, in the northwest of the country, with an area of 23,844 square kilometres (9,206 sq mi). About 10 million people, forming one-sixth of Italy's population, live in Lombardy and about a fifth of Italy's GDP is produced in the region, making it the most populous and richest region in the country and one of the richest regions in Europe. Milan, Lombardy's capital, is the second-largest city and the largest metropolitan area in Italy.
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1. Private Renaissance Discovery Tour of Florence

Florence, Metropolitan City of Florence, Italy Ciao Florence Tours and Travels
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5.0 based on 8 reviews

Go deep into Florence artistic heritage and let your professional private guide unveil every corner of the cradle of Renaissance. An enlightening guided promenade at your own pace!

Inclusions: Private local guide of Florence, Private walking tour

Exclusions: Entry tickets to churches or landmarks

Reviewed By J Adam K

Took the walking tour today with Safe as our guide. Wonderful experience. Safe spoke flawless English and his passion for Florence, art and history was addicting. We hope to do something similar in the future.

2. Bologna One Day Tour with a Local: 100% Personalized & Private

Metropolitan City of Bologna, Italy City Unscripted Bologna
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5.0 based on 3 reviews

Follow one of our friendly hosts around the walled medieval city as they show you the best of what their home has to offer. You’ll feel as if you’re exploring the vibrant piazzas and cobbled stone streets with a friend as you pop into stores, marvel at the towering turrets of the Due Torri and enjoy a creamy gelato. Whether you want to tick off the most famous attractions like Piazza Maggiore, San Petronio Church, Mercato di Mezzo and the Fontana di Nettuno or simply amble down the sidewalks and follow your feet, the day is yours! Within 24 hours after booking you'll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a like-minded host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.

Inclusions: Private and personalised experience, 8 hours with a Local Host, Walking experience (if required, your host can suggest public transport or private taxi options), Hotel meet-up (available on request for central location)

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Tickets to any attractions, Transportation costs, Gratuities

Reviewed By AttilaFejer

I have spent an exciting morning with Lorenza in Bologna together with my family. We visited some of the most interesting objectives of the old city, enjoying Lorenza’s stories which only a local can know. If you want to learn about “children of the wheel”, “penguin priests”, “Galvani’s book” or how the portico’s appeared, then do not hesitate to contact Lorenza and she will entertain you with her vast knowledge and great sense of humor!

3. Private 4-Hour Walking Tour of Milan with private official tour guide

Tour Travel & More Italy
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Milan is the second biggest city in Italy, and it is known as the financial center of Italy. The city is very well known for it’s cosmopolitan style. The tour will include Milan’s most important and emblematic sights, which you will discover next to your private official tour guide. In this private walking tour you will get to know some of the most representative places of Milan. Amongst other monuments and sights you can get to know: • Milan’s Cathedral - entrance included • Castle of Sforzesco • Brera • Gallery of Victor Manuel II • Pinacoteca of Brera • Santa Maria delle Grazie (with stunning frescoes) • Basilique of San Ambrosio • Piazza del Duomo • Parque Sempione • Much more! Your private official tour guide will be at your disposition during the whole tour to enjoy Milan to the fullest and to get to know the most out of your experience. - SAVE COVID-19 SAFE - As this is a private tour we take care of maintaining social distance

Inclusions: Private official tour guide for 4 hours, Hotel/apartment pickup and drop-off (if centrally located), Private tour, Local taxes, General entrance ticket to Milan's Cathedral (Duomo), SAVE COVID-19 SAFE

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Other entrance fees

Reviewed By Fady1958

This time we have chosen to discover Palermo in a walking tour. That was our first time in Palermo and our guide, knowing this detail, made a point in explaining and making us discover the main landmarks of this beautiful Sicilian city. After that he suggested a wonderful local restaurant where we had lunch and it was indeed very good food reasonably priced and the restaurant was full of local people, which is, when you don't know a city, the best token for good quality. After lunch our guide walked us back to our cruise. Thank you very much Tour Travel for this great experience

4. Highlights & Hidden Gems With Locals: Best of Milan Private Tour

Mondadori Megastore, P.za del Duomo, 1, 20121 Milano MI, Italy Withlocals
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4.8 based on 42 reviews

This is not just another city tour; this is the best of Milan from a unique perspective! Get to know Milan on a city tour that gives you the perfect overview, with city highlights, hidden gems, storytelling, and a local treat - this tour has it all! Forget about big touristy groups and the crowds; it's time to see Milan at its best but from the eyes of a local. Check out main landmarks like Sforza Castle, Duomo, Piazza della Scala, and uncover hidden gems and city secrets with the help of a knowledgeable local guide. And the cherry on top, a local treat is included. Withlocals Highlights & Hidden Gems Private City Tour™ is one of Withlocals' signature tours available in major cities worldwide. We work with passionate local guides who earn a fair fee. We support local economies by only offering local produce and prevent over-tourism with only small non-intrusive groups. Our tours are carbon-neutral and away from the standard tourist routes.

Inclusions: Private tour, Small-group tour option available, Local Guide, 1 local drink/tasting

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Hotel pickup and drop-off

Reviewed By Kritikerin1

We had a very nice and intresting walking tour with Serena. She explained us a lot about the history of Milan an we had a great time together. The Aperitivo was delicious. We highly recommend this tour.

5. Milan Food Walking Tour of Brera

Via Solferino, 5, 20121 Milano MI, Italy Fat Tire Tours - Milan
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Eat your way through Milan’s Brera neighborhood on a 3-hour food tour, led by a food-loving local guide! Learn about the city history and cuisine as you wander the atmospheric streets, and enjoy six different food stops for samples of local delicacies and well-known Italian treats. Traditional Milan dishes, artisan beer, and silky-smooth slices of Parma ham are among the other mouthwatering morsels you get to try along the way.

Inclusions: Local guide, Food tastings (6 stops), Italian beer (one bottle per couple), Aperitivo

Exclusions: Drinks, unless specified, Gratuities

Reviewed By James S

Had a very good tour thanks to our wonderful guide Daniele. We were the only two people on the tour but it went ahead as planned and we had a very nice insightful tour round the centre of Milan. We did this at the start of a long weekend trip which gave us some good points of reference and some good ideas of where else to try for the rest of the trip. It included some history, famous landmarks, restaurant recommendations and some fun obscure facts. Definitely worth a visit if you are exploring Milan. Segways are very easy to get to grips with, anyone can do it and it adds another fun element to explore with, particularly when it's super hot!

6. Semi-Private Milan Tour with Skip-the-Line Entry to 'The Last Supper'

Camparino in Galleria, P.za del Duomo, 21, 20121 Milano MI, Italy Raphael Tours in Milan
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4.7 based on 51 reviews

Don't miss this 3 hour best of Milan with skip the line entrance to Last Supper! Your professional tour guide will let you discover the Duomo Cathedral, the Vittorio Emanuele Gallery, passing nearby La Scala Opera House and Santa Maria delle Grazie Church. Your private tour will end with visiting the Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci, one of the most famous and experimental frescos of the Renaissance!

Inclusions: Skip the line entrance to Duomo Cathedral and Last Supper

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Hotel pickup and drop-off

Reviewed By ABahrin

Walking tours are usually not very child friendly. But this was fantastic. Firstly it was stroller accessible which was great as we had a 5 year old who tire easily over the course of the 3hrs+ tour. Secondly our tour guide Francesca was just lovely. She is patient and interacts well with children which is a nice change from tours which tended to be more adult centric. Francesca was very knowledgeable and you can see her passion as she explains. Finally we loved sforza castle and the duomo. So much history and just so beautiful. This was a really wonderful tour.

7. Walking Tour in Florence city

Hard Rock Cafe Florence, Via dei Brunelleschi, 1, 50123 Firenze FI, Italy Star Florence
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TOUR HIGHLIGHTS • Visit the stunning Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral • See the Signoria Square with its replica of the Michelangelo’s David • Walk over the famous Old Bridge • Learn from a professional guide who will show you the city's hidden treasures - Join an amazing journey through the most famous squares and streets of Florence with and informative, friendly, and engaging guide. Walk to the stunning Florence Duomo, the Old Bridge, and the Signoria Square with its replica of Michelangelo’s David.

Inclusions: Official Certified Guide, Free Gelato or Water Bottle, Radio System to hear the Guide

Exclusions: Hotel pickup and drop-off, Food and drinks, Transportation to/from attractions, Entrance Tickets to attractions, Headphones will not be provided due to COVID-19 (We recommend to bring your own headphones)

Reviewed By crashjob

We are very happy we chose to visit the Museo del Bargello, and thrilled to have had Martina as our guide. Martina is an absolute gem! Her knowledge is vast and her passion for the history and the art makes is so much fun to learn about it from her. Martina kept us engaged and looking to learn all we could about the museum itself and the items exhibited within. HIGHLY RECOMMEND

8. Best of Milan Experience Including Da Vinci's 'The Last Supper' or Vineyard and Milan Duomo Tour

Piazzale Luigi Cadorna, 14, 20123 Milano MI, Italy Veditalia - Day Tours
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See the best of Milan in a single day on this 6-hour walking tour that also takes you to locally loved spots often missed by visitors. Your in-the-know guide will detail the history of the many sights you’ll see, for a level of insider’s perspective you can’t get with a guidebook. Plus, you’ll save time with special skip-the-line treatment at the Duomo di Milano and your choice between a visit to see 'The Last Supper' or Leonardo da Vinci's Vineyard. Bypass the long queues for both showstopper attractions and enjoy priority access to some of the city’s other famous churches, too.

Inclusions: Guide, Headsets to hear the guide clearly, Visit to Leonardo Da Vinci's Vineyard or Last Supper (if option selected), Visiti to Duomo Cathedral (except on Sunday)

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Lunch, Gratuities

Reviewed By mattwN731OW

My girlfriend and I had just a single full day to spend exploring on a quick stop through Milan last September, 2019. I sort of fancy myself as a bit of an amateur historian and planned to explore the city on my own, but she knew better and booked us for the "Milan in 1 Day" tour with Veditalia. Am I ever glad she did! I had never been to Milan before and had a pretty lengthy list of things I wanted to see if ever one day I would visit. We saw most of the items on that list, and discovered many great sights that weren't on the list (but should have been) as well. And our guide for the day, Charlie, was perhaps the best and most delightfully unexpected discovery of them all! He was organized, well spoken, charming, humorous and very knowledgeable about not only the attractions on our itinerary, their history and cultural significance, but also seamlessly weaved in with that their relationship with life in the city over time up to and including the issues of life in modern Italy today. I gained a new appreciation for and understanding of Italy that I totally was not expecting. I could not ask for more than that! Thank you Charlie. And thank you Veditalia. You were a personal force-multiplier for my enjoyment of a trip I'd dreamed about making for decades. I will definitely book with you again on my next visit. :)

9. Small Group Highlights of Milan Bike Tour

Via Vetere, 12, 20123 Milano MI, Italy Bike The City
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Get the best out of Milan with a bike ride. Join our guided bike tour, designed to offer you a well-balanced mix of unmissable touristic attractions and a special selection of local secrets and hidden gems. You will experience the cozy and friendly atmosphere of a small group, riding your beautiful and comfy bicycle at a leisurely pace. Join us on the very first day of your visit and you will benefit from a complete overview of the city, historical and contemporary, old and new. This will help you decide which unique and personal stops you’d like to further explore after the bike tour or on your next visit to the city!

Inclusions: Bike and helmet rental, Use of raincoat

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Reviewed By Sally071

We really enjoyed our tour with Inga. She gave us lots of information about the city and having the bikes was a great way to get around. We were amazed at how much of the city we saw both old and new. Great morning. Really good thing to do when you arrive.

10. Milan Half Day Tour with a Local: 100% Personalized & Private

Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy City Unscripted
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You’ll join one of our local Milan hosts for an exhilarating half-day experience of their city. From local food to must-see sites like, Duomo di Milano, you’ll discover the city’s unique charm and local culture. Customized to suit your taste, you’ll visit a creative neighborhood like the Navigli district, grab some lunch at a trendy market and discover hidden local gems like I Pesciolini. Within 24 hours after booking you'll receive a short questionnaire about your personality and interests. Based on your responses, you'll be assigned a like-minded host. Your host will communicate with you directly to suggest an itinerary to help you discover what makes the city unique. You will also agree on a meeting time and place. Your itinerary is flexible, so during the experience, you can always change your mind about what you want to do.

Inclusions: Private and personalized experience, 4 hours with a host, Hotel meet-up (available on request for central locations), Walking experience (if required, your host can suggest public transport or private taxi options)

Exclusions: Food and drinks, Tickets to any attractions, Gratuities (optional), Transport costs

Reviewed By UrbanInSanFrancisco

Great tour on Oct 4, 2018 with City Unscripted guide - Beatrice! At my request, we spent much of our time in the Navigli neighborhood at dusk enjoying aperitivo and dinner. Beatrice knew all the charming places along the canal and also offered recommendations for the rest of my trip in Cinque Terre and Amalfi Coast. With friendly, personable Beatrice I felt I was experiencing Milan as a local. Thank you!

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