Treasures of Milan: An Insider's View into the city's Fashion and Design World
4.8
70 Ratings
Milano
Discover the hidden treasures of Milan's fashion and design world on this private tour. Immerse yourself in the city's culture and learn from passionate local guides.
Duration: 3 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • San Vittore Prison - Hear the scandalous story of the former Lady Gucci
What's Included
  • Carbon-neutral experience
  • Private tour
  • Local Guide
What's Not Included
  • Hotel pick-up and drop-off
  • Public transportation
Additional Information

To genuinely immerse yourself in a city, delving into its culture is paramount, and Milan’s exemplary fashion and design heritage is a cultural adventure that stands unparalleled.

In this exclusive excursion, experience a cultural inception by understanding the prominence of fashion design, and its distinctive role in shaping the identity of the city. Trace its evolution from historical times to its ongoing impact in Milan by visiting places like Roberta e Basta, San Vittore prison and more. This cultural engagement allows you to perceive Milan through a unique lens - the way it is experienced by the natives every day!

Withlocals Treasures of Milan Tour™ is a distinguished tour offering by Withlocals, available across major global cities. We collaborate with enthusiastic local guides who are appropriately compensated. We promote local economies by exclusively offering local products and mitigating over-tourism through maintaining small, unobtrusive groups. Our tours are carbon-neutral and eschew conventional tourist routes.

Location
Via Croce Rossa, 2
Via Croce Rossa
Via Croce Rossa, 2, 20121 Milano MI, Italy, in front of Tearose Boutique
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Christine_p
Mar 15, 2024
Awesome Fashion Tour - Shopping with Sara and seeing Milan was an amazing experience. Sara is knowledgeable and vivacious. She took her time to discuss the Fashion Scene and history of Milan. From high end to vintage shopping this tour has a lot to offer. Sara also took me to a cool art exhibition on Fashion. Thanks to Sara I got to discover a lot of hidden gems in Milan.
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Compass36465056729
Feb 27, 2024
Definitely no regrets at all! - This my first time using this platform and definitely no regrets at all. Sara, my lovely guide was very kind to accommodate to my changes due to work meetings. (Thank you 🙏🏼☺️) She brought me around the whole area of Brera district and gave me some really insightful tips and introduced to me some streets and shops that I probably wouldn’t have passed by if I was walking around on my own. I also very much appreciated visiting the Museo and Galleries. What a passionate individual about the fashion and arts industry! So glad that she catered to some of my requests so it’s a great blend between sightseeing, understanding the industry in Milan culture and also a little bit of shopping too. From modern shops to vintage markets, it was just splendid. We even managed to squeeze in to sit down a nice chat over a nice wine and some nice cheese and ham, exchanging our cultures and sharing experiences in life. Definitely recommend Sara as your guide if you want an insightful, down to earth and engaging guided tour!
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Andrea_d
Dec 26, 2023
Best thing we did in Milan - Our guide Sara was knowledgeable, had a vast experience in the fashion industry and was vivacious. She made our Milan experience complete. This tour is a MUST.
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Marelie_s
Dec 22, 2023
Our memorable day with Francesca in Milan! - We had the most memorable tour with Francesca. She was so helpful in every store and even made arrangements with store personnel to find what we were looking for at their other branches. Except for all the well known designers she showed us many vintage stores with the most amazing fashion items. Francesca shared so much knowledge about the history of Milan and details about different landmarks which we enjoyed so much. Very helpful, friendly and I will definitely recommend her as a guide for bookings of this tour. Also provided us with more info for other places we can visit. Thanks Francesca for all the memories we made today and making us feel so welcome in Milan!!
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Robert_f
Oct 28, 2023
Fascinating - behind the scenes - tour of Milan! - Our tour guide, “Zse”, was amazing - extremely personable, knowledgable, and with great historical perspective! I would not hesitate to book this tour. This was my third time visiting Milan and, after the tour, I have a whole new perspective on this city. I was not interested, necessarily, in fashion, however, I found the tour and content fascinating! If you think Milan is bland and nothing special, you need to experience this excursion to be exposed to the other side of Milan!
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Heather_b
Oct 27, 2023
Highlight of my time in Milan! - Sara was a fantastic tour guide! She tailored our time together to what I was interested in seeing and took me to some fantastic local artisans where I bought some awesome boots and a beautiful leather handbag, both made by Milanese designers/store owners. By far the highlight of my time in Milan!
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Janee_t
Oct 20, 2023
So very interesting. Wonderful anecdotes. We were mesmerized! - All of it! It was probably the best tour ever!! Everything was beautifully laid out from our walking path to the fascination stories.
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Jacqui_b
Sep 22, 2023
Great tour - Amazing! Loved spending time with Sze, he was so knowledgeable about Milanese fashion. I learned so much about the origins of Milanese RTW and how to apply the ideas. Bought a dress at La Double J and a top from Missoni, which I love! Also great tip for pastries at Marchesi for my 8 year old daughter. Thanks Sze!
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Keith
Sep 14, 2023
A most worthwhile tour for an insight into Milan fashion. - Sze was very generous with his time after we were delayed arriving at the meeting point. Sze has not only a wealth of Milan fashion industry knowledge but also Milan’s history and how this became woven into Milan becoming the centre for ready to wear apparel. Sze also explained how the family fashion houses became established. It was a pleasure to have Sze as our guide.
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Mbfmtl
Sep 13, 2023
Fashion Passion that will stay with you! - My wife and I immensely enjoyed the tour with Sze. The experience far exceeded our expectations. Normally, with even the most skilled of tour guides, we begin to tire beyond 2 hours. Here 3 hours went by in a blink! Sze has an obvious passion for fashion that reflects itself not only in his knowledge but his ability to meld the tangible and conceptual aspects of fashion into compelling storytelling. Moreover, being well read about modern culture, history, business practices, etc gifts him with the ability to connect subtle details about clothing to complex societal elements. A remarkably aware gentleman. We are grateful for having met him!
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