Italy

Five days in Milan

Long enough to leave the centre. Five days in Milan with one day that is not about Milan at all.

  • 4 nights
  • Couple
  • Balanced pace
  • Mid-range budget
Plan your own Milan trip

Every place here was checked on 2026-10-27 or later, and each one says where it came from.

The plan, day by day

5 days

Day 1

Arrival day

8 of 24 hours planned

  1. 09:30

    You arrive

  2. 13:0014:00

  3. 14:3017:00

    HangarBicocca

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Italian art gallery

  4. 17:00

    2h open

    17:00 – 19:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 19:0020:30

    Ristorante Savini

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    The oldest luxury restaurant in Milan, Italy

  6. 20:3023:00

    Teatro Carcano

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    theatre in Milan, Italy

Day 2

14 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Biffi

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal
  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Museo Poldi Pezzoli

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum in Milan

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Il Luogo di AimoE Nadia

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal
  6. 14:3017:00

    Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Milan Natural History Museum, Italy

  7. 17:0019:30

    Museo della Scienza e della Tecnologia "Leonardo da Vinci"

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Milan, Italy

  8. 19:3021:00

    Terrazza Palestro

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal
  9. 21:0022:30

    Brasserie Bruxelles

    Picked because you chose food and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Food

    Viale Abruzzi 33, 20131 Milano

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 17:00–02:00

Day 3

14 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Fashion Café

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal
  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Triennale di Milano

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    cultural organization and museum in Milan, Italy

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Osteria dei Formaggi

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h
    • Meal

    Alzaia Naviglio Grande 54, 20144 Milano

    Opening hours: Mon–Sat 19:30–23:00 · Sun closed

  6. 14:3017:00

    Bagatti Valsecchi Museum

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum

    Via Gesù 5, 20121 Milano

    Opening hours: Mon–Tue closed · Wed 13:00–20:00 · Thu–Fri 13:00–17:45 · Sat–Sun 10:00–17:45

  7. 17:0019:30

    La Scala

    Picked because you chose culture & museums and local experiences + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    opera house in Milan, Italy

  8. 19:3021:00

    Pianeta Luna

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal

    Via Antonio da Recanate 1, 20124 Milano

    Opening hours: Mon–Sun 11:00–22:30

  9. 21:0022:30

    Saloon of the Artists

    Picked because you chose local experiences + balanced energy

    • 1h 30m
    • Local experiences

Day 4

15 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Luna Rossa

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 45m
    • Meal
  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Pinacoteca di Brera

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum in Milan, Italy

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    el Brellìn ristorante

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal
  6. 14:3017:00

    Galleria d'arte moderna di Milano

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    Modern Art Museum in Milan

  7. 17:0019:30

    Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    art museum in Milan, Italy

    Via Palestro 14

    Opening hours: Mon closed · Tue–Wed 10:00–19:30 · Thu 10:00–22:30 · Fri–Sun 10:00–19:30

  8. 19:3021:00

    al Matarel

    Suggested because you chose food

    • 1h 30m
    • Meal
  9. 21:0023:30

    Teatro dal Verme

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    concert venue in Milan, Italy, formerly an opera house and cinema

Day 5

Departure day

5 of 24 hours planned

  1. 08:0008:45

    Sio Café

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 45m
    • Meal
  2. 08:45

    45m open

    08:45 – 09:30

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  3. 09:3012:00

    Casa-museo Boschi Di Stefano

    Picked because you chose culture & museums + balanced energy

    • 2h 30m
    • Culture & museums

    museum in Italy

  4. 12:00

    1h open

    12:00 – 13:00

    Nothing planned here. That was on purpose.

  5. 13:0014:00

    Ristorante Terra e Mare

    Suggested because it fits a mid-range budget

    • 1h
    • Meal
  6. 14:30

    You leave

Sources

  • Wikidata
  • Wikivoyage contributors — Milan/Outer Milan
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors