Arrival of the group in the morning at Milan airport (Malpensa or Linate) and departure by private coach to the area around Piazza Duomo and visit of the Cathedral, Vittorio Emanuele II Gallery, Mercanti street and square, Theater Museum of la Scala. Continuation to Sforza Castle (Castello Sforzesco), built to be a fortress in the 14th century, now it is one of the most emblematic monuments of Milan. Today, it houses some of the best museums in the city and also the “Sala delle Asse”, also called the Tower Room or Paneling Room, whose ceiling was decorated by Leonardo da Vinci on a commission from Ludovic the More. Check-in at hotel, dinner and overnight stay.

Morning dedicated to the visit of the National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci, founded in 1953 and today the largest museum where it is possible to explore the Italian collection of technical and scientific discoveries consecrated to transport, materials, energies, to the link between art and science, to the new frontiers between science and technology. Visiting the museum is an experience to be lived, with interactive science and technology workshops, participation in theatrical activities, temporary exhibitions and above all the largest collection of machines designed by Leonardo da Vinci. Continuation with the visit of one of the most famous paintings in the world: The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci (Cenacolo Vinciano), made between 1494 and 1498 under the government of Ludovico il Moro, which represents the last meal between Jesus Christ and his apostles. The Last Supper is a huge wall painting 4.60 m high and 8.80 m wide located in the original dining room of the former Dominican convent which belongs to the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight stay.

Please note: the availability of tickets for The Last Supper is very limited and you will need to arrange the program based on the time available for the visit. According to actual conditions the access is allowed to a maximum of 18 people at a time for a maximum duration of 15 min.

In the morning visit of the Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, which contains over a million old books and thousands of paintings by the world’s greatest artists such as Titian, Bramantine, Botticelli, Raphael and Leonardo da Vinci. Of the latter it is possible to admire the painting “Portrait of a musician” as well as unique documents such as the Codex Atlanticus, kept in the Federiciana room, which constitutes the largest collection in the world of drawings and writings by Leonardo da Vinci. The Atlantic Codex consists of 1119 sheets dating from 1478 to 1519, containing various subjects such as sketches and preparatory drawings for painting, researches in mathematics, optics and astronomy, philosophical meditations but also curious war machine projects, hydraulic pumps and parachutes.
In the afternoon, a walking tour to discover the Navigli district, the canals which since the 12th century, with the construction of the Naviglio Grande, have been the protagonists of Milan’s economic fortune. The Navigli in fact allowed navigation through an area which, from the areas of Lake Maggiore and Lake Como, crossing the whole plain, extended from Lower Ticino to the sea. Over the centuries, the network of canals gradually extended with the construction of the Naviglio Pavese and, from the 14th century, the water played a role in the transit of the materials that were used for the construction of the Cathedral. Work that continued for the following centuries with important achievements such as the Viarenna and Naviglio de Martesana basin. The Renaissance period dates back to the improvement projects Leonardo da Vinci made, as a hydraulic engineer, to the system of basins, which regulated the flow of water. Return to the hotel, dinner and overnight stay.