Top Milan Historical Tours - page 12

Beautiful day out to Lake Como with Naji, who guided our group of 14. Naji was so welcoming and a charming guide. I am so glad we took this tour as all the hassle of buying tickets and knowing which ferries to take and where to board are taken care of. I could have done this independently with my daughter but this was well worth the price of having a stress free day. Very enjoyable meeting the travellers in the group on the scenic train ride up to Varenna. Naji gave very helpful orientation suggestions on where to walk to and which restaurants to try in Bellagio. In Varenna, Naji took us to the point where we could walk along to an outdoor cafe for coffee to enjoy the fabulous view. If we had been on our own we might have wasted time working out where to go and then would have had to get a queue for the ferry in the hot sun. No need to do this as Naji had all our tickets for us. There are two short ferry rides. Varenna to Bellagio (15 mins) on a small car ferry/foot passenger and then from Bellagio to Bellano. (20 mins). This was fine for us but if you want a longer cruise then another itinerary might be worth looking at. As it was I felt that we had enough time in each town and it makes you want to return another time as it is all so beautiful. I highly recommend this day out. Our hotel was only a 15 min walk from the station so it was an easy for us to get there for the 7.45am meeting time. You arrive back in Milan by 6pm so still time to enjoy the evening. Go for it! Thank you Naji. It was a pleasure to have you as our guide.

My husband and I had an enjoyable tour of Sforza Castle, the surrounding areas and the two connected museums. Our tour guide was informative, interesting and well equipped to share a ton of great knowledge about what we were looking at. As someone who loves history and art this tour was a great combo of both! Plus how cool to see an unfinished Michelangelo statue?!

Marcella was an amazing guide! She took us on a wonderful tour inside and outside the duomo. She pointed out the most important sites, but also had insight into many other often missed aspects of the duomo. She was friendly knowledgeable and answered every question we had. She made sure on a very hot day to keep our group in the shade and even gave us the opportunity before the tour to use the bathroom or grab a bottle of water. I highly recommend this tour. It was worth the time and money, especially skipping the line. And if you can book the tour with marchella you will not be disappointed!