Brera District Walking Tour and Pinacoteca di Brera
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Milan, Italy
- 2 hours (approx.)
- Group discounts
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Many Milan tours focus on headline photo points such as the duomo, but if you’re more interested in Milan’s artistic treasures, this is a better way to discover them. After a stroll around Brera, the bohemian hangout of artisans and designers, visit the Pinacoteca di Brera for a guided tour of its vast collection of European art. Head straight to the highlights, and hear stories behind Renaissance masterpieces of Caravaggio, Raphael, and more.
- Spend less time in lines with your prebooked Pinacoteca di Brera entry
- Understand the historical context behind the museum’s art with a guide
- Orient yourself around Brera, and hear the secrets of its history-rich streets
- Catch all the commentary with headphones, when your group exceeds eight
What's Included
- Entrance tickets
- Licensed tour guide
- Headphones (from 5 participants)
- Small group tour
- Gratuities (optional)
- Food & drinks
- Hotel Pick-up/Drop-off
- Extra
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Pinacoteca di BreraVia Brera, 28, 20121 Milano MI, Italy
Meeting point: Main entrance of Brera, Via Brera 28 (wait under house number 28). Look for the guide with a purple "Hidden Experiences" sign or flag.
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
1
Brera District
30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
2
Pinacoteca di Brera
1 hour 30 minutes • Admission Ticket Included
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Wheelchair accessible
- Stroller accessible
- Near public transportation
- Transportation is wheelchair accessible
- Surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Very personal tour of the museum. Our guide was excellent very very informative. There were so many beautiful pieces to see in the museum .
Our tour guide was amazing. He had such a knowledge of history and art which was impressive. Took his time with us to explain the rich stories of the paintings. Highly recommend.
Very interesting museum. The tour outside was basically a walk around the block at the end to understand more about the neighborhood so this is definitely a museum tour.
Very knowledgeable guide ( apologies have forgotten her name) great on the gallery and selected paintings. This gallery is well worth seeing but background info made it even better
District component was brief but it was raining
Highly recommended
Brera is a very quaint, interesting area and we really enjoyed the tour. It highlighted where we wanted to explore later and had many restaurant options. The museum was manageable and spacious so it was easy to admire the art. We were fortunate that the Armani exhibit was extended and the clothes were amazing.
This is a great tour if you’re into European/Renaissance and later art. Our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable on all the art in the museum. I wish I could remember his name because I would highly recommend him.
The number of paintings and their place in art history is overwhelming without guide like we had. Great!
Mary, our tour guide was fantastic. She was a delightful plethora of knowledge and provided a pleasant and informative experience. Highly recommend her.
Gaia was fabulous! We had a wonderful time walking around this center of Milan and learning all about the history, architecture and culture of the city. She also recommended many other fun things to do and places to visit as well as great restaurants. Thanks again, Gaia!
Fabulous explanation of history of the museum and the world class art collection it houses. Nina, our guide, was enthusiastic and knowledgeable.
Lara was an absolutely fabulous tour guide with deep knowledge of the museum and the Brera district. Excellent experience.
Giorgio is really a rare find of a guide with passion for and encyclopedic knowledge of the art. We focused mostly on the Italian Renaissance masters and our guide really brought the paintings to life with a great narrative, attention to detail and historical context. Highly recommend.
Great visit of the Brera Pinacoteca thanks to our guide, very knowlegeable, dedicated and nice. I highly recommend it !
Very interesting description of many artworks For the casual observer perfect. Maybe it would have been nice to have a longer guide of the area
It was great! Our tour guide (sorry don’t remember her name) had so much knowledge and was able to keep it very interesting!
My guide Tiziana was very knowledge and passionate about arts. She studied there. Highly recommended. I booked this as a group, but due to lack of people, for additional $100 euro, they made it private. It’s solid. Worth the experience.
I wish I knew the academy was closed on Sundays before I bought the tickets. However the art museum was amazing
We appreciated our tour guide so much and to learn so many interesting facts about the artwork at this fantastic museum! We even learned more about the Brera neighborhood which was also very appreciated. This was so worthwhile and highly recommend it!
Cara was extremely knowledgeable about the artwork, and was very personable . We learned a lot in the 2hrs we spent with her.
Must do. One of the most fantastic features and venues of Milan. Our guide was amazing and she was so insightful. Easy to find at the entrance.
A guide in a small group setting is a must way to do this museum. No big groups making noise and congestion.
Our guide Mary was outstanding, describing everything in detail. It was a great tour and memorable experience. I highly recommend.
Our guide was spectacular at explaining the subtle messages of each piece. Also gave us an overview of how Italian art changed through centuries. The Pinacoteca Di Brera houses some very beautiful works, it is definitely recommended.
I had high expectations from this visit to Brera district and museum because of the works by Rafael, Caravaggio, Veronese, Rubens, Bramante, Hayez, Mantegna and others. But the excellent guidance and explanations of the capable guide made the visit a super-experience for me as he put light on the background and trends. He even recommended on other places to visit. After the guided tour I stayed for two hours to see again and strengthen the impressions. I will never forget this visit and will probably come back to this place.
Excellent guide . Learnt so much from her.Especially liked the information and painting ‘ the kiss’ because it’s not what it seems
Great experience. The tour starts with a walk through the Brera district which is very pretty and interesting. The guide will explain interesting details about the history of the area. Then the tour goes to the museum and looks at the art. This is a great way to see the art because there are many pieces but the tour focuses on some of the more interesting ones. The guide will explain the history of the pieces and point of details and context that you may otherwise miss. I recommend doing this tour!
Our guide was very knowledgeable and passionate about art and gave lots of little details on each masterpiece
The explanations of the paintings and seeing the Caravaggio and the Kiss
And just having the time to stop and admire
Nina was terrific. Extremely knowledgeable. Art gallery is very impressive. I recommend this tour. The Brera district has tons of restaurants and on Sunday there is a huge flea market in the streets.
Great tour. But our tour guide should have told us to take a stool with us at the beginning and to have a seat whenever we wanted.
Lovely, passionate and knowledgeable guide. We had a great time. Definitely recommend. The walk in the neighborhood added a nice little twist to the museum experience
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