Top Milan Historical Tours - page 5

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!

This was an incredible experience. Our tour guide, Marco, was knowledgeable and professional. He properly prepared us for this viewing. Being able to spend 15 minutes in a small group with this masterpiece was beyond mirror words. We were never rushed and were able to experience this treasure at its fullest. Thank you, Marco for imparting your knowledge regarding why The Last Supper is a masterpiece.

First, our guide was wonderful. She was pleasant and so knowledgeable. The walking tour was a great way to this area. Everything is loaded. Hopefully you can get a sense of our tour. We started at The Last Supper and Basilica di Santa Maria delle Grazie. Then moved to Castello Sforzesco before entering the Brera District (Art District) then onto the Teatro alla Scala (Opera House) through the Galleria into the Piazza Del Duomo and wrap up with a tour of the Duomo di Milano. Wonderful time. Thank you

Absolutely perfect - Lisa, our host, was clearly passionate about the city she calls home and you could tell how much she loves sharing it with her guests. She was perhaps the most qualified tour guide we’ve had, and had answers to all of our questions. She tailored the tour to our time schedule and gave us an amazing view of Milan’s city center and so much of what it has to offer in the short period of time we had available. Moreover she shared with us valuable insights from where and when to best visit certain popular venues to secrets about how to avoid the most touristy venues and alternatives that are less known for similar experiences. All in all, it was exactly what we needed and she was extremely flexible in providing exactly what we wanted to do. Thank you Lisa!!!

2 hours by coach to get to lakes,borded small cruiser about thirty people,cruised the three islands.Visited palace on largest very ornate superb gardens,then onto next island for lunch very nice.Back to shore by cruiser to lake Magiore,plenty of time at each spot very knowledge able local guide. Marco our guide was very helpfull.

Our tour guide was very passionate about the La Scala theatre and gave us excellent insight into the history of the theatre. They were setting up for a Wagner opera and it was fascinating to see the backstage magic being done. The tour is highly recommended.