MILAN TOURS
MILAN TOURS
Milan is much more that the capital of fashion, design, and business. For travellers from all over the world, cosmopolitan Milan has become the best possible gateway to Italy: an unrivalled blend of inspiring art and architecture, both ancient and contemporary, of cool hangouts and bella vita, invigorated by some of the best cuisine in the world.
Bikethecity® Milan is the first and original bike tour of Milan, a multi-year winner of TripAdvisor’s Certificate of Excellence, born in 2011 to unveil by bike the lesser-known architectural beauties, artistic richness and cultural charm of the city of Milan, as well as its greenest facade.
We are proud and happy to offer an authentic experience of Milan to thousands of people from all over the world every year and to continue to contribute to making Milan known for much more than the clichés.
In the bustling streets, full of shops and activities, you will also feel the pragmatic and business-oriented mentality of the ‘Milanesi‘ and at the same time, peeking into hidden courtyards and cozy little restaurants, you will see evidence of their attention to craftsmanship, design, art, food, beauty, and joie de vivre.
- City overview
- Small group
- Special price (under 18 yrs old)
- Expert guide
- Leisurely pace
- Comfy bicycle
- Online booking
- 24hrs cancellation policy
- Third party liability insurance
HIGHLIGHTS AND HIDDEN GEMS OF MILAN BIKE TOUR
Discover the true Milan cycling
Pedalling through the city with us, you will go on a unique itinerary that reveals Milan at its best. You will experience a fascinating city and you will uncover most of its urban myths and legends.
Milan is not only about its Cathedral and the Last Supper of Leonardo da Vinci and our aim is to make you experience much more. For a flat and not-too-big city like Milan, the bicycle is the most effective and comfortable way of blending in and having a complete overview of the city in just a few hours.
The ride starts from the ancient and bohemian Ticinese district, that owes its name to the eponymous city gate, and from there we saddle up on a classic Dutch-style bike through the must-see areas of the city center.
We will see the astonishing gothic Duomo Cathedral, the understated Royal palace, the chic Vittorio Emanuele Gallery as well as the world-known Opera House La Scala. From there we head to the Brera, the district of artist, that hosts the city’s Pinacoteca (Art Gallery) before leaping in time to immerse ourselves in the new rising architectures of the Porta Nuova district. We then make a triumphal entrance at the Sforza Castle, we breath and slow down a bit in the green lung of the city, Simplon Park, with its elegant neoclassical Peace Arch. We get back to the starting point but not before visiting the Roman Ruins of the Imperial era when Milan was capital of a glorious Roman Empire with its Palace, Circus and Amphitheatre and the fascinating Colonne di San Lorenzo.
At the end of this journey, you will feel as if Milan is part of you.
Also available as a private tour. For a quotation, please send us an email to reservation@bikethecity.it
3h 15′ € 39,00
HIGHLIGHTS AND HIDDEN GEMS OF MILAN BIKE TOUR
Discover the true Milan cycling
Pedalling through the city with us, you will go on a unique itinerary that reveals Milan at its best. You will experience a fascinating city and you will uncover most of its urban myths and legends.
Milan is not only about its Cathedral and the Last Supper of Leonardo da Vinci and our aim is to make you experience much more. For a flat and not-too-big city like Milan, the bicycle is the most effective and comfortable way of blending in and having a complete overview of the city in just a few hours.
The ride starts from the ancient and bohemian Ticinese district, that owes its name to the eponymous city gate, and from there we saddle up on a classic Dutch-style bike through the must-see areas of the city center.
We will see the astonishing gothic Duomo Cathedral, the understated Royal palace, the chic Vittorio Emanuele Gallery as well as the world-known Opera House La Scala. From there we head to the Brera, the district of artist, that hosts the city’s Pinacoteca (Art Gallery) before leaping in time to immerse ourselves in the new rising architectures of the Porta Nuova district. We then make a triumphal entrance at the Sforza Castle, we breath and slow down a bit in the green lung of the city, Simplon Park, with its elegant neoclassical Peace Arch. We get back to the starting point but not before visiting the Roman Ruins of the Imperial era when Milan was capital of a glorious Roman Empire with its Palace, Circus and Amphitheatre and the fascinating Colonne di San Lorenzo.
At the end of this journey, you will feel as if Milan is part of you.
Also available as a private tour. For a quotation, please send us an email to reservation@bikethecity.it
3h 15′ – € 39,00
PRIVATE TOURS
Exceptional experiences for you only
We are more than happy to organize a private tour for you as an individual, family, group of friends, business group, school, university, sports team, association and more. Send us an e-mail with all the details of your request (date, time, type of tour, number of participants, special requirements) and we will promptly get back to you with our best proposal, to be fine-tuned together according to your specific needs. Here are some ideas and itineraries we have designed to offer more unique or thematic experiences.
Private tours are available all year round.
MILAN HIGHLIGHTS BIKE TOUR AND DUOMO ROOFTOPS
Two amazing experiences in one
Get two amazing experiences in one Milan tour: the first and original backroad bike tour of Milan, combined with a birds-eye view of the city from the breathtaking roofs of the Duomo Cathedral.
After skipping the line, you get to admire the best perspectives of the Cathedral’s 135 spires, decorations, statues, the golden Madonnina and all the precious architectural details that make the Duomo the most magnificent icon of Gothic beauty. If that was not enough to satisfy your senses, you also get a privileged view of the ever-changing Milanese skyline and its surrounding nature with the Alps at the horizon. This combines perfectly with a bike tour that gives you an authentic feel of Milan from the ground.
Cycling around the city at a leisurely pace, you recognize the sights you have seen from the Duomo Rooftops, combined with hidden corners and lesser-known gems, presented by our guides with a rich storytelling of true historical facts, anecdotes, and legends.
MILAN HIGHLIGHTS BIKE TOUR AND DUOMO ROOFTOPS
Two amazing experiences in one
Get two amazing experiences in one Milan tour: the first and original backroad bike tour of Milan, combined with a birds-eye view of the city from the breathtaking roofs of the Duomo Cathedral.
After skipping the line, you get to admire the best perspectives of the Cathedral’s 135 spires, decorations, statues, the golden Madonnina and all the precious architectural details that make the Duomo the most magnificent icon of Gothic beauty. If that was not enough to satisfy your senses, you also get a privileged view of the ever-changing Milanese skyline and its surrounding nature with the Alps at the horizon. This combines perfectly with a bike tour that gives you an authentic feel of Milan from the ground.
Cycling around the city at a leisurely pace, you recognize the sights you have seen from the Duomo Rooftops, combined with hidden corners and lesser-known gems, presented by our guides with a rich storytelling of true historical facts, anecdotes, and legends.
MILAN SUNSET BIKE TOUR WITH APERITIVO
Pedaling smoothly into the Sunset mood
At around 6:00/6.30 pm, when our bike tour starts, Milan is in the middle of its daily makeover. A notoriously productive, business-focused and fast-paced city gradually becomes quieter and slower, the light becomes warmer and the colours become vivid and appealing.
It’s then that the cocktail bars, wineries, and various other venues all around the city start to open the doors to their patrons: they are about to celebrate the daily social ritual of the “Aperitivo”. Friends, colleagues and loved ones, leave the stress of the day behind, sipping a beer, a glass of wine or an Aperol Spritz or a Negroni with a variable amount of free food.
During the so-called Aperitivo time, we ride together across the city in a unique and magical atmosphere, enjoying a a bit of a breeze after a sunny and hot Milanese spring or summer day and experiencing the city’s most relaxing soundtracks. We also stop to enjoy an aperitif and savour all the best nuances of Milan.
MILAN SUNSET BIKE TOUR WITH APERITIVO
Pedaling smoothly into the Sunset mood
At around 6:00/6.30 pm, when our bike tour starts, Milan is in the middle of its daily makeover. A notoriously productive, business-focused and fast-paced city gradually becomes quieter and slower, the light becomes warmer and the colours become vivid and appealing.
It’s then that the cocktail bars, wineries, and various other venues all around the city start to open the doors to their patrons: they are about to celebrate the daily social ritual of the “Aperitivo”. Friends, colleagues and loved ones, leave the stress of the day behind, sipping a beer, a glass of wine or an Aperol Spritz or a Negroni with a variable amount of free food.
During the so-called Aperitivo time, we ride together across the city in a unique and magical atmosphere, enjoying a a bit of a breeze after a sunny and hot Milanese spring or summer day and experiencing the city’s most relaxing soundtracks. We also stop to enjoy an aperitif and savour all the best nuances of Milan.
MILAN ARCHITECTURE BIKE TOUR
For Architecture & Design enthusiasts
As the major of Milan, Giuseppe Sala, once said, “coming to Milan is a unique and immersive experience”. Milan is the most important laboratory of modern and contemporary architecture in Italy: “mobility, architecture and urban planning are depicting a greener city that offers a better quality of life to its inhabitants and an ever more beautiful city for its visitors”, and we are eager to show you why.
You will see how Milan is blessed with a rich architectural heritage as well as how lively and in continuous transformation the city is; a city where ancient and contemporary literally fight to get travelers’ attention for their high artistic value and beauty.
MILAN ARCHITECTURE BIKE TOUR
For Architecture & Design enthusiasts
As the major of Milan, Giuseppe Sala, once said, “coming to Milan is a unique and immersive experience”. Milan is the most important laboratory of modern and contemporary architecture in Italy: “mobility, architecture and urban planning are depicting a greener city that offers a better quality of life to its inhabitants and an ever more beautiful city for its visitors”, and we are eager to show you why.
You will see how Milan is blessed with a rich architectural heritage as well as how lively and in continuous transformation the city is; a city where ancient and contemporary literally fight to get travelers’ attention for their high artistic value and beauty.
LEONARDO DA VINCI IN MILAN BIKE TOUR
Meet the world-famous Genius
Genius and the city. Leonardo owes much of his well-deserved fame to Milan, and Milan owes to Leonardo much of its fascination and attraction to the many travelers of yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
After more than 500 years, the myth of Leonardo da Vinci does not seem to be fading away, and rightly so. Obsessed by an insatiable curiosity, gifted with prodigious technical skill, endowed with unbridled imagination, vast ambition, and legendary personal charm, Leonardo is a perfect embodiment of the best side of Milan and the Milanese, and a constant stimulus to anyone who approaches his astonishing thoughts and works.
On our bike tour we will meet him together with the fascinating dames of Ludovico il Moro‘s court, in the places where he left traces of his passage and in the sites that celebrate his extraordinary, human, extravagant and imperfect genius, in a continuous dialogue with the city of today.
LEONARDO DA VINCI IN MILAN BIKE TOUR
Meet the world-famous Genius
Genius and the city. Leonardo owes much of his well-deserved fame to Milan, and Milan owes to Leonardo much of its fascination and attraction to the many travelers of yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
After more than 500 years, the myth of Leonardo da Vinci does not seem to be fading away, and rightly so. Obsessed by an insatiable curiosity, gifted with prodigious technical skill, endowed with unbridled imagination, vast ambition, and legendary personal charm, Leonardo is a perfect embodiment of the best side of Milan and the Milanese, and a constant stimulus to anyone who approaches his astonishing thoughts and works.
On our bike tour we will meet him together with the fascinating dames of Ludovico il Moro‘s court, in the places where he left traces of his passage and in the sites that celebrate his extraordinary, human, extravagant and imperfect genius, in a continuous dialogue with the city of today.
LOVE IS IN THE AIR MILAN BIKE TOUR
Uncover the romantic façade
Is Milan a romantic city? You won’t believe it, but a study conducted by a well-known travel experience platform has crowned Milan as the most romantic city in Italy in 2022. The research was based on the analysis of ten Google search terms related to love such as romantic films, romantic restaurants, first date, Valentine’s Day, romantic weekends, gifts i.e. and Milan scored highest in seven out of ten search terms analyzed.
Now you know why we can rightly dismiss Milan’s reputation as a cold, grey, rational city and celebrate its vitality and effervescence also when it comes to feelings and passion.
So let’s explore together on this bike tour the most enchanting squares, alleys and parks, the places that have witnessed a true or legendary love story, the bridges where a romantic promise can be sealed with a lock, and those that evoke poetry and desire.
And we won’t leave you without a wide choice of clubs and restaurants and other activities to enjoy after the tour to keep the momentum and atmosphere going.
LOVE IS IN THE AIR MILAN BIKE TOUR
Uncover the romantic façade
Is Milan a romantic city? You won’t believe it, but a study conducted by a well-known travel experience platform has crowned Milan as the most romantic city in Italy in 2022. The research was based on the analysis of ten Google search terms related to love such as romantic films, romantic restaurants, first date, Valentine’s Day, romantic weekends, gifts i.e. and Milan scored highest in seven out of ten search terms analyzed.
Now you know why we can rightly dismiss Milan’s reputation as a cold, grey, rational city and celebrate its vitality and effervescence also when it comes to feelings and passion.
So let’s explore together on this bike tour the most enchanting squares, alleys and parks, the places that have witnessed a true or legendary love story, the bridges where a romantic promise can be sealed with a lock, and those that evoke poetry and desire.
And we won’t leave you without a wide choice of clubs and restaurants and other activities to enjoy after the tour to keep the momentum and atmosphere going.
FUN AND FABULOUS MILAN FOR FAMILIES BIKE TOUR
Search for fantastic animals & more
Once upon a time, there was a king who saw a half-wooled sow and, fulfilling a prophecy, founded a magnificent and prosperous city there. Sounds bizarre, doesn’t it? It is just one of the bunch of stories and legends you will hear as you cycle with us through Mediolanum, oops Milan! We will meet witches, snakes, geniuses, dukes, fantastic animals and saints, women and men, both ordinary and extraordinary, of Milan’s reality and myth.
We will narrate the past, the present and the future of this ineffable and multiform city through its symbols and icons, in routes that wind through alleys and sheltered courtyards.
A city that is not too big, almost completely flat and full of surprising and fun things to do, it is ideal for cycling by children and young people led by an experienced guide who knows how to engage travelers of all ages, spark curiosity and arouse wonder.
By joining this private tour, you will have all the dedicated attention of the guide, a pace and itinerary to suit you, and a narrative designed for younger participants.
Ice cream or other treats will be a must during the tour!
FUN AND FABULOUS MILAN FOR FAMILIES BIKE TOUR
Search for fantastic animals & more
Once upon a time, there was a king who saw a half-wooled sow and, fulfilling a prophecy, founded a magnificent and prosperous city there. Sounds bizarre, doesn’t it? It is just one of the bunch of stories and legends you will hear as you cycle with us through Mediolanum, oops Milan! We will meet witches, snakes, geniuses, dukes, fantastic animals and saints, women and men, both ordinary and extraordinary, of Milan’s reality and myth.
We will narrate the past, the present and the future of this ineffable and multiform city through its symbols and icons, in routes that wind through alleys and sheltered courtyards.
A city that is not too big, almost completely flat and full of surprising and fun things to do, it is ideal for cycling by children and young people led by an experienced guide who knows how to engage travelers of all ages, spark curiosity and arouse wonder.
By joining this private tour, you will have all the dedicated attention of the guide, a pace and itinerary to suit you, and a narrative designed for younger participants.
Ice cream or other treats will be a must during the tour!
“HANAMI” BLOOM IN MILAN BIKE TOUR
Feel the spring in the city
Every city has its ideal time to visit and, if you want our opinion, for Milan, Spring and Autumn are by far the best times. The lights, the colors, the temperature, the scents, the vibrant yet leisurely atmosphere are ideal to fully enjoy its beauty and its unique lifestyle, that of an international metropolis but still on a human scale, dedicated to work as much as to the well-deserved enjoyment of life.
The tree-lined boulevards, courtyards, parks and elegant squares explode with colors and smells in those months between March and May when people rediscover the pleasure of being outdoors, eating out and meeting in the streets.
On this tour you will visit the places of this lively regeneration that fills the eyes and hearts of locals and travellers alike with wonder and beauty every year.
“HANAMI” BLOOM IN MILAN BIKE TOUR
Feel the spring in the city
Every city has its ideal time to visit and, if you want our opinion, for Milan, Spring and Autumn are by far the best times. The lights, the colors, the temperature, the scents, the vibrant yet leisurely atmosphere are ideal to fully enjoy its beauty and its unique lifestyle, that of an international metropolis but still on a human scale, dedicated to work as much as to the well-deserved enjoyment of life.
The tree-lined boulevards, courtyards, parks and elegant squares explode with colors and smells in those months between March and May when people rediscover the pleasure of being outdoors, eating out and meeting in the streets.
On this tour you will visit the places of this lively regeneration that fills the eyes and hearts of locals and travellers alike with wonder and beauty every year.
MEETING POINT
Via Vetere 11, 20123 Milano MI, Italia
Navigli Parking Via Trincea delle Frasche 3, 20136 Milano MI
From Metro Station Duomo (M1 and M3): 14 min walking distance or n. 3 tram.
From Metro Station S. Ambrogio (M2): 12 min walking distance or 94 bus.
From Metro Station Porta Genova (M2): 1,3 km 17 min walking distance.
MEETING POINT
Via Vetere 11, 20123 Milano MI, Italia
Navigli Parking Via Trincea delle Frasche 3, 20136 Milano MI
From Metro Station Duomo (M1 and M3): 14 min walking distance or n. 3 tram.
From Metro Station S. Ambrogio (M2): 12 min walking distance or 94 bus.
From Metro Station Porta Genova (M2): 1,3 km 17 min walking distance.
WHAT OUR HAPPY CLIENTS SAY
FUN MORNING
I went to Milan with my 16 year old daughter – we both enjoyed this tour. I haven’t been on a bike for some years and am middle aged, overweight and rather unfit, I found the bike easy to ride – even managed the couple of small hills (I mean small) – 99% was on the flat. We stopped at regular intervals to hear stories about Milan and its history, found the places we wanted to visit again and explore further. It was very sociable, enjoyed meeting the others in our party. Most of the ride was in cycle lanes, parks and pedestrianised areas. Had fun 🙂
J0es0phie (30 June 2017)
EXCELLENT TOUR
The highlight was the rooftop Duomo experience. The bicycles were comfortable and the cycling tour easy. Milan is fun to get around by bike. Our guide Sylvie was knowledgable and engaging, really outstanding.
Anonymous – Australia GYG (10 June 2019)
AWE INSPIRING TOUR
Silvia, our guide, was extremely attentive and made sure my two teenage boys were constantly engaged. The bikes were sparkly brand-new. She was considerate at all times putting safety first. I believe a 10 year old would have a marvelous time doing the tour as safety was put first.Its a charming way to get feel for such a big city and leaves you with ideas of places to go back and explore further. In a nutshell highly recommendable.
Michele Rankin (10 March 2019)
FUN MORNING
I went to Milan with my 16 year old daughter - we both enjoyed this tour. I haven't been on a bike for some years and am middle aged, overweight and rather unfit, I found the bike easy to ride - even managed the couple of small hills (I mean small) - 99% was on the flat. We stopped at regular intervals to hear stories about Milan and its history, found the places we wanted to visit again and explore further. It was very sociable, enjoyed meeting the others in our party. Most of the ride was in cycle lanes, parks and pedestrianised areas. Had fun 🙂
EXCELLENT TOUR
The highlight was the rooftop Duomo experience. The bicycles were comfortable and the cycling tour easy. Milan is fun to get around by bike. Our guide Sylvie was knowledgable and engaging, really outstanding.
AWE INSPIRING TOUR
Silvia, our guide, was extremely attentive and made sure my two teenage boys were constantly engaged. The bikes were sparkly brand-new. She was considerate at all times putting safety first. I believe a 10 year old would have a marvelous time doing the tour as safety was put first.Its a charming way to get feel for such a big city and leaves you with ideas of places to go back and explore further. In a nutshell highly recommendable.
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