Milan Like a Local: A Private & Personalized City Tour

Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and passionate about the amazing sights we visited. The pace of the tour was casual, which gave us an opportunity to ask questions as needed...and enjoy a cup of espresso at a cafe!
I recommend this tour.

We spent two super interesting and entertaining hours with Shan in Milan. He knew how to introduce our children to the city in an age-appropriate way and got them really involved in the conversation. We would book Shan again at any time!

My husband and I had a wonderful tour with Shan. We were not very familiar with Milan and booked very last minute but with just a few answers from us on what we enjoy, Shan was able to plan an amazing tour for us. He was very personable and we felt more like we were learning about the city from an old friend. It was a great mix of history and architecture for us and Shan was very accommodating. We will definitely be coming back to Milan and working with him in the future.

I can’t say enough nice things about this tour. Shan was kind and professional from the start. He reached out after I booked to introduce himself and set expectations for our time together, which I appreciated.

During the tour, Shan’s passion for the city, both the history and the culture, was very obvious. We visited Il Duomo, the statue of Leonardo & his disciples, the Sanctuary of San Bernardino alle Ossa, Basilica San Lorenzo Maggiore, and the Navigli district. At each stop he took the time to share information about the site, answer all of my questions, and he was able to tie it all back to the history of Milan. His passion and excitement and eagerness to share totally elevated my experience. Although the city itself is magical in so many ways, I feel confident saying the tour would not have been the same without Shan.

In between the historic sites we made fun stops to get espresso and shop. I communicated I was interested in learning about the history, but wanted a taste of the everyday life in Milan. He made sure I got everything I wanted. We even shared an apertivo at one of his favorite places in town! After the tour was over he left me with an incredible dinner restaurant recommendation and shared some tips for getting back to the airport when my trip is over. He was personable, intelligent, passionate, honest; all the things you’d hope for in a guide. It felt less like a guided tour and more like visiting a friend who was showing me around their favorite city.

I would absolutely recommend this tour to anyone visiting the city. Traveling alone and having never been to Italy I was nervous to explore the city when I first arrived, but after my time with Shan I felt confident enough to take advantage of what Milan has to offer. Shan will make sure you have all the knowledge necessary to truly appreciate and enjoy your time in Milan.

I can’t say enough nice things about this tour. Shan was kind and professional from the start. He reached out after I booked to introduce himself and set expectations for our time together, which I appreciated.

During the tour, Shan’s passion for the city, both the history and the culture, was very obvious. We visited Il Duomo, the statue of Leonardo & his disciples, the Sanctuary of San Bernardino alle Ossa, Basilica San Lorenzo Maggiore, and the Navigli district. At each stop he took the time to share information about the site, answer all of my questions, and he was able to tie it all back to the history of Milan. His passion and excitement and eagerness to share totally elevated my experience. Although the city itself is magical in so many ways, I feel confident saying the tour would not have been the same without Shan.

In between the historic sites we made fun stops to get espresso and shop. I communicated I was interested in learning about the history, but wanted a taste of the everyday life in Milan. He made sure I got everything I wanted. We even shared an apertivo at one of his favorite places in town! After the tour was over he left me with an incredible dinner restaurant recommendation and shared some tips for getting back to the airport when my trip is over. He was personable, intelligent, passionate, honest; all the things you’d hope for in a guide. It felt less like a guided tour and more like visiting a friend who was showing me around their favorite city.

I would absolutely recommend this tour to anyone visiting the city. Traveling alone and having never been to Italy I was nervous to explore the city when I first arrived, but after my time with Shan I felt confident enough to take advantage of what Milan has to offer. Shan will make sure you have all the knowledge necessary to truly appreciate and enjoy your time in Milan.

Shan was an excellent guide today, and he truly exemplified why it really pays-off (to get to know a city first-hand) using the services of a personal guide. We started (upon arrival) the day early and that was the best time to see Milano’s locales without pressing crowds and hordes of tourists.

Shan explained with passion the many facets of Milanese Life: First incorporated during Roman times all-the-way to becoming a city of its own in 590 AD. We checked out the Duomo and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II after starting out at the Teatro Alla Scala. The tours held inside Duomo are ONLY run by 3rd parties who profess to skip the lines and get you in there! Don’t bother with any of that. It’s not worth it. Just get in early and see the city without the hordes if you wake up with early enough oomph! Shan gave us an overview of each of the quartieri with ease. We asked guidance in maneuvering the city by metro. He taught us how to purchase a 1-day-bus-treno pass, since we did not have a rental car. Hence, we were able to revisit (on our own time) the lovely canals eastern market neighborhood and checkout the fashionable Brera and Parco Sempione after the tour was over, later in the day. We even had purchased a rooftop Viator special which Shan had informed us about that allowed us to climb the steps up the Duomo and see city from way above in the PM hours.

All in all, this was a memorable journey and a wonderful introduction to Milano. Highly recommend this 3 hour tour!