Milan Art, Design & Aperitivo
Private Tour in Milan
From the old masters of Brera to Fondazione Prada and the Bosco Verticale, ending with an aperitivo by the canals. Private Mercedes, 8 hours, fixed price from €600 per car.
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Milan Art, Design & Aperitivo · private and tailor-made
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See the price for your car now, then send the request: we confirm the driver and send a secure payment link. The itinerary is yours to change: tell us your stops in the notes.
- CarsMercedes E-Class up to 2 guests, V-Class up to 6
- Pick-upYour hotel in Milan, or Malpensa, Linate, Bergamo (+€60)
- PaymentNothing now: we confirm, then send a secure link
Milan’s art and design, district by district
Milan is Italy’s capital of design, and its art and architecture are spread across the city: the Pinacoteca and the design showrooms of Brera, the Triennale in Parco Sempione, the towers of Porta Nuova, where Stefano Boeri’s Bosco Verticale carries hundreds of trees on its balconies, and, in the south, Fondazione Prada, the former distillery converted by OMA and Rem Koolhaas and opened in 2015. Seeing them all on foot or by taxi takes planning; with a car it becomes a relaxed day. For trips outside the city, see our day trips from Milan.
Your driver links the districts in ten to twenty minutes each, waits while you visit, and ends the day where Milanese evenings begin, with an aperitivo on the Naviglio Grande. The price is per vehicle, not per person: from €600 with an E-Class for two, from €680 with a V-Class for up to six.
Design Day at a Glance
Milan Art and Design Itinerary
An 8-hour day that starts late, moves from old masters to contemporary architecture, and finishes at aperitivo time.
Tailor-made, always. This itinerary is our suggestion only: every MilanobyCar day trip is tailor-made. Change the stops, the order and the timing as you like, or tell us your own plan in the booking notes.
Your driver, your local insider. Our chauffeurs are not licensed tour guides and do not guide you inside museums or sites, but they know these places well from years on the road: ask them for the best viewpoints, where to eat, where to stroll and how to avoid the busiest spots. If you would like a licensed guide, we can book one for you.
Pick-up at your hotel
Your driver meets you in the lobby mid-morning, so the day can end with aperitivo at the right hour. Airport pick-ups are possible too.
The Pinacoteca and the design district
The Pinacoteca di Brera holds Mantegna’s Dead Christ, Raphael’s Marriage of the Virgin and Caravaggio’s Supper at Emmaus. Around it, the streets of the Brera Design District are full of showrooms and small galleries.
Bosco Verticale and Piazza Gae Aulenti
Milan’s new skyline: the two Bosco Verticale towers, planted with trees and shrubs, and the raised Piazza Gae Aulenti under the UniCredit tower. Lunch nearby in Isola or Corso Como.
Design and architecture in Parco Sempione
The Triennale Milano, in the 1930s Palazzo dell’Arte, hosts the design museum and changing exhibitions on design, architecture and art. The park and Castello Sforzesco are next door.
Contemporary art in a former distillery
OMA’s complex mixes old industrial buildings with new ones: the gold-leaf Haunted House, the white Torre, and Bar Luce, designed by the film director Wes Anderson. The exhibition spaces are closed on Tuesdays.
The Naviglio Grande, then back to the hotel
A drink by the canal, where bars line both banks from the Darsena onwards. Your driver collects you when you are ready to go back to the hotel or on to dinner.
Milan Design Tour Prices — 8-Hour Private Car
Prices are per vehicle for the whole 8-hour day with 150 km included, whatever the number of passengers. Saturdays and Sundays +20%, major holidays +50%, airport pick-up +€60. Extra hours €75 with the E-Class, €85 with the V-Class, useful if you want the car after aperitivo, bookable in the form below.
- •Door-to-door across Milan
- •English-speaking chauffeur
- •8 hours · 150 km included
- •Door-to-door across Milan
- •English-speaking chauffeur
- •8 hours · 150 km included
- •Executive luxury sedan
- •English-speaking chauffeur
Included in the price
- ✓Private Mercedes and English-speaking chauffeur for the whole day
- ✓Door-to-door pick-up and return in Milan
- ✓Fuel and parking for the car
- ✓Bottled water on board
- ✓Child seats on request, free of charge
- ✓Driver waiting while you visit
Not included — paid separately
- ✕Museum and exhibition tickets
- ✕Meals, drinks and aperitivo
- ✕Design showroom appointments
- ✕Licensed local guide (bookable on request)
Milan Design Day: The Route
A north-to-south crossing of the city: Brera and Porta Nuova, the Triennale in Parco Sempione, Fondazione Prada near Porta Romana, and the Navigli.
Milan Art & Design Tour — FAQ
A design tour of Milan by car or on foot?
Brera and Porta Nuova can be walked, but the Triennale, Fondazione Prada and the Navigli are in different parts of the city, and the metro does not link them directly. A private car turns four districts into one easy day and leaves your energy for the museums.
What makes Milan a design city
Milan has been the centre of Italian industrial design since the post-war years, when furniture, lighting and product companies grew up around the city. The Triennale has held its exhibitions since the 1930s, the Salone del Mobile brings the design world here every April, and new architecture keeps changing the skyline, from Porta Nuova to CityLife.
How much is a Milan design tour?
MilanobyCar charges a fixed price per car: from €600 for two passengers in a Mercedes E-Class and from €680 for up to six in a V-Class, for 8 hours including driver, fuel and parking. The exact price for your date appears in the booking form.
Book Your Milan Design Day — Private Mercedes and Driver
8 hours, English-speaking driver, from Brera to the Navigli. Tell us the exhibitions you want to see.
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