Underground Milan Tour: The Strange, the Gothic, and the Eerie
The Secrets of Milan
Explore the curious and the mysterious and discover the secret side of Milan that few tourists, and even fewer locals, get to see.
Off the beaten paths
We’ll take you off-the-beaten path and into the city’s historic gothic churches and deep down underground crypts and hidden wonders.
Intrigue
From city legends to historical intrigue, our unique small-group walking tour will expose Milan as never seen before.
Underground Milan
Meet in Piazza del Duomo, in front of the impressive gothic masterpiece the Cathedral of Santa Maria Nascente, and begin a guided tour of the secret side of Milan.
Medieval churches
Then visit the medieval Church of San Bernardino alle Ossa, and adjoining bone house of the dead. Learn about the historic Ca’ Granda hospital, one of the oldest hospitals in Europe and built by a Florentine architect to help the city’s poorest people.
Sunken Crypts
After, a tour of the sunken and lost Crypt of the Basilica di San Giovanni in Conca, whose remaining Romanesque ruins are one of the most important sites of Milan history.
Optical Illusions
And finally, we’ll take you to visit to the Renaissance church of Santa Maria presso San Satiro with its early-medieval shrine, where you will uncover one of history’s greatest architectural optical illusions, known as trompe l’oeil in the art world, which will leave you stunned at the genius behind it.
Highlights of Underground Milan Tour: The Strange, the Gothic, and the Eerie
- Visit the medieval Church of San Bernardino alle Ossa, and adjoining bone house of the dead
- Learn about one of Europe’s oldest hospital – the Ca’ Granda hospital
- Tour the crypts of the Basilica di San Giovanni in Conca
- Witness the early-medieval shrine of Santa Maria presso San Satiro
Elizabeth Case –
This tour was excellent. The things we saw we would never have found on our own, and they were very unique and interesting. The guide was very good – she gave just the right level of detail, and moved us along when we had seen enough. The university/hospital portion was by far the most interesting section of the tour. I would suggest making that a more prominent piece of the description of the tour. More detailed instructions about where exactly to meet would be better than “the plaza in front of xxx museum”. But once we found her it was great. Thank you for offering this tour!