Milan is a European metropolis that’s not at all difficult to explore in all its aspects. Getting around Milan between the city center, the suburbs, and the neighboring municipalities is increasingly less complicated thanks to a dense network of public transport options (buses, trams, trolleybuses, metro, trains…) and private means, as well as a road system (four ring roads) and rail network (Central Station, Porta Garibaldi, Lambrate, Cadorna-Ferrovie Nord, Porta Genova) among the most advanced in Europe.
To explore Milan’s historic center, which is not vast, the best solution is undoubtedly to get around on foot, leisurely combing streets and squares, and passing through the “family jewels”: the Duomo with its magnificent square; the Royal Palace; the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II and La Scala Theatre; the Brera Art Gallery; the Sforza Castle; the Basilicas of Sant’Ambrogio and Santa Maria delle Grazie…
When tiredness sets in, you can always catch the first bus, tram, trolleybus, or metro departing for your desired area. A single ticket valid for 75 minutes grants access to all ATM vehicles, the local urban transport company, which Milanese residents regularly use. Especially convenient and fast is the metro, with its three lines (green, red, and yellow) connecting all cardinal points of the city and extending into neighboring municipalities. Besides the standard urban ticket (costing 1 euro), there are other types, particularly convenient for tourists, such as the daily ticket (3 euros), also valid on urban railway routes managed by Trenitalia-Le Nord, including the railway underpass.
