Milan Monumental Cemetery (Cimitero Monumentale di Milano) Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience the Milan Monumental Cemetery. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• The Monumental Cemetery of Milan guided experience

• City Sightseeing Milan Hop-On Hop-Off Bus Tour

• 1.5-Hours Private Guided Tour of Milan by Electric Scooter

• The Monumental Cemetery of Milan: discover the unexpected

Visiting the cemetery on your own is free, and you don’t need a reservation to enter the site (though be sure to arrive at least 30 minutes before closing). The cemetery also provides guided tours, which are free of charge but need to be booked in advance—sometimes weeks ahead. Another option is to take a Milan sightseeing tour that visits the cemetery; prices start at about US$30.

Far from the average burial site, the Milan Monumental Cemetery is a vast resting place for some of Milan’s most notable figures, as well as an open-air museum full of memorable sculptures, tombs, and monuments. Built in the mid-19th century, the cemetery draws both art and architecture lovers and those paying respects to the deceased.

The Milan Monumental Cemetery is open from Tuesday to Sunday, 8am–6pm. The cemetery’s guided tours generally take place on Saturdays and Sundays, with two daily time slots in the morning and afternoon. If you’re visiting on your own, the last entry is 30 minutes before closing.

Yes. The cemetery offers guided group visits on the weekends, and the tours do fill up, so email the site well in advance to reserve your spot. Or, join a Milan walking or bike tour. Some experiences focus entirely on the cemetery and its most noteworthy tombs, while others pass by the burial site on the way to other city attractions.

Perhaps the most famous tomb in the cemetery is that of the Campari family, featuring a massive sculptural recreation of The Last Supper. Not far behind is the Bocconi family’s funeral chapel, a towering art nouveau structure with evocative sculptures. Don’t miss the Temple of Fame at the entrance, a grand Gothic building housing the remains of illustrious Italians.