La Scala (Teatro alla Scala) Tours and Tickets

Besides booking a seat for a concert, there are plenty of ways to experience La Scala in Milan. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best experiences available right now:

• Historic Milan Tour With Skip-the-Line Last Supper Ticket

• Best of Milan Experience Including Da Vinci's The Last Supper and Milan Duomo

• La Scala Theatre and Museum Guided Experience

• Highlights and Hidden Gems of Milan Bike Tour

• Milan Highlights and Hidden Gems Private Guided Walking Tour

Guided tours of La Scala opera house in Milan start at €35, with a presale fee of €2.80 that’s often added to bookings. These hour-long tours are available in different languages including English, and must be reserved in advance. To visit just the museum, entry tickets are between €12 and €15.

Yes, La Scala is worth visiting, particularly for travelers who love—or want to learn about—opera, given that the likes of Verdi's Falstaff and Puccini's Turandot debuted here. Architecture fans should also put a visit on their list, skipping the theater's low-key exterior in favor of the interior to see red-and-gold neoclassical opulence at its finest.

Per one customer who booked the La Scala Theatre and Museum Guided Experience, "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."

Milan’s Teatro alla Scala is famous for being one of the most prolific opera houses in the world. Built in 1778, its stone facade belies the majesty inside, where dozens of world premieres—including most of Verdi’s work—have been showcased to the masses. Any opera singer or ballet dancer of renown has likely performed here.

Men can wear dark jeans if they’re in the cheaper seats in the gallery—aka the loggione. Up here in the top two rings of the opera house, men can be less formal, with dark jeans or slacks and dress shirts. Women have a less detailed dress code and are simply required to “dress for the occasion.”

If you have tickets to a show, yes, naturally. Otherwise, Teatro alla Scala offers regular public tours outside of performances in English, Italian, and French—they’re an hour long and include a visit to the onsite museum. Unfortunately, tours are not wheelchair-accessible or suitable for those with walking issues and are unsuitable for children under 12.

No, you can’t visit Teatro alla Scala without a tour or a ticket to a performance. You can learn all about the landmark at the onsite museum, which offers free audioguides for those who’ve brought their smartphones. It also has plenty of memorabilia and artifacts to satisfy any opera lover.

You probably won’t be asked to leave if you wear sneakers to La Scala, but you’ll definitely attract negative attention. Even those in the cheaper seats—where the dress code is more informal—will wear evening wear. That means trousers, jackets, and dress shoes for men; dresses and heels for women.

There are tons of things to do when you're done visiting La Scala. According to travelers, here are some of the top attractions in Milan:

• Milan Cathedral

• Da Vinci's Last Supper (Il Cenacolo)

• Sforza Castle

• Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II

• Basilica di Santa Maria delle Grazie

View Viator's guide to all the best attractions in Milan.