On a quick pre-business holiday, I chose to visit the Duomo di Milano as one of my experiences in Milan. It's pretty straightforward to secure tickets online and you have several options that include access to the crypt, a walk up to the terraces, several underground spaces, and, of course, a tour of the cathedral and its artwork. The technology is excellent with headsets to hear the tour guide. Our guide was English speaking. We went to several areas of the cathedral during our classic tour -- first in the lower levels of the Duomo to enjoy the artwork, next to underground canal space and archeological site, and finally the terrazas with grand and expansive views to all of Milan. The chapel is both beautiful and fills the soul. I recommend that you spend time in the pews after the tour. I found the alters very moving and lit a few candles and spent moments in prayer. There are also many different melding of astrological, folk, and religious symbols throughout the cathedral that lift up the bridging of multiple parts of Italian culture. The most important thing to do to prepare is to wear the appropriate clothes. It is a house of worship. They stress many, many times that they ask all people to wear pants that go below the knees, and cover the shoulders, and to wear close-toed shoes that are required on the terraces Our guide was kind to offer people pieces of a poncho, but ultimately one family left because their teenage girl who seemed to be bothered and embarrassed.

El Duomo es una parada mandatoria en Milán, ya sea para valorar su hermosa estructura externa o para atreverse a iniciar la aventura de transitar sus techos y valorar un poco más de cerca a "La Madonnina" (estatua dorada de la Virgen María que está en la cúspide de una de las torres más altas)- El ingreso al Duomo es pago (unos € 5), también puedes adquirir 1 ticket para el ingreso a la Catedral + subir en ascensor a la Terraza + Museo por unos €25. IMPORTANTE 1: mes recomendable la compra de los tickets vía web, para adquirir los boletos directamente en taquilla, la fila es muy extensa. Recomendable la subida en ascensor. IMPORTANTE 2: el descenso de la Terraza no lo haces en ascensor, es vía escaleras y son 250 escalones. Merece mucho la pena subir a la Terraza, no solo por las vistas de Milán desde el techo del Duomo, sino porque puedes valorar mucho más de cerca la belleza arquitectónica. Si eres católico, entrar al recinto y hacer oraciones frente a su hermoso altar, hará tu experiencia inolvidable. PD.: no olvides hacer tus fotos de día y también en la noche...siempre es un espectáculo!

I recommend buying tickets to the roof of the cathedral, to the cathedral and the museum online with the Fast Track option, on a weekday. Starting from the second half of Friday and all weekend, there will be a lot of people. Even with the above-mentioned function, you will have to stand in line for almost an hour at the elevator. And on the roof of the cathedral, it will be completely crowded. The ticket costs 31.50 euros and is valid for 3 days from the date of purchase. Believe me, the impressions will be much greater than the money paid.

We visited Milan in a group tour shortly before New Year and were hoping for a less crowded day. As the weather was sunny and mild for a December day (or maybe nor only therefore), there was a sea o enthusiastic people waiting to see the Cathedral. We managed to secure entrance tickets to the church itself, but there were no vacancies to visit the roof terrace for the next more than a week. Although we had an admission time already set and highlighted on the admission ticket, there was a huge cue for entering. Luckily being in a large group, allowed us to cue separately and manage to enter in due time otherwise, I doubt we would have succeeded. Be advised that there is a security control (similar to airport control), so make sure you don't carry anything that prevents you from getting in. Cathedral is a magnificent gothic work of art and all artefacts on display fill visitor with awe and admiration for fine anticraft. Words cannot describe it true to life enough, so it's a must see.

The cathedral is a huge, and hugely impressive, building, both inside and out. There are helpful guides who can tell you about its construction. I recommend paying a bit extra to take the tour of the roof; you can ascend by stairs or by a lift. the views are amazing and it's fascinating (and vertigo-inducing) to see the spires etc from high up. We visited on a weekday when it is likely to be far less busy (shorter queues).

This magnificent building dominates the centre of Milan and should not be missed. Definitely take the time to walk around and admire the intricate architecture from outside even if you aren’t planning on going inside. We pre booked Combo Lift tickets using the official website which gave clear instructions where to be at our chosen time, we still had to queue for over 30 minutes as those with fast passes were obviously allowed ahead and there is only 1 small lift. The terraces are amazing and offer a completely unique perspective. The route is one way and uneven at times and plenty of steps so not suitable for anyone unsteady on their feet. It is worth noting that the lift only operates one way, everyone has to walk down the stone spiral staircase which leads to the interior of the Duomo. As the 3rd largest cathedral in the world the vast space is expected, with enormous supporting columns. However I was slightly disappointed by the interior which was much less ornate than other great cathedrals. It was still an enjoyable visit and an opportunity to sit for a while out of the sun. Highly recommended.

We had brought tickets that included the roof top and terraces the time that we selected is only for the roof top tour, which you do first. If you have booked audio guide, you get this inside the church so you may not be able to collect the device before going onto the roof tops. This became very complicated as they needed a passport which they hold for you and you get it back once you give back the audio guide device. The details of the architecture are very impressive and you can get some lovely views of Milan.

We were only in Milan for 2 days but visited the cathedral as many times as we could. We were here on a very busy weekend in early December and it was very busy. We didn’t go inside the duomo as we were limited on time and the queues can get very big. We were lucky enough to be able to visit the Christmas markets lined up down both sides of the cathedral, which is definitely worth visiting lots of gifts and different foods to try. Watch out for those pesky pigeons a lot of people feed them and there is hundreds of them in front of the cathedral throughout the day. We’d recommend heading here first thing in the morning as early as possible around 8am to get the best views and some clear photos of the duomo. See our photos taken at 8.40 and then again around 2pm with barriers in the way also.

Ο ναός σε καθηλώνει εξωτερικά με το μέγεθος και το σχήμα του αλλά μέχρι εκεί. Εσωτερικά είναι κατώτερος των προσδοκιών. Κατά την γνώμη μου έχει μετατραπεί σε μια κερδοφόρα επιχείρηση αφού θέλει ξεχωριστά εισιτήρια για να δεις επιμέρους τμήματα του ναού όπως την κρύπτη, την στέγη και τον αρχαιολογικό χώρο. Επίσης έχει άλλη τιμή αν θες να ανέβεις στην στέγη με το ασανσέρ που όμως σταματά στην πρώτη στέγη και μετά πρέπει να ανέβεις ακόμη περίπου 90 σκαλιά για να ανέβεις στην τελευταία στέγη όπου και μπορείς να βγάλεις ωραίες φωτογραφίες. Για το κατέβασμα δεν υπάρχει ασανσέρ παρά μόνο με τις σκάλες σε ένα στενάχωρο κλιμακοστάσιο. Υπάρχει έλεγχος στην είσοδο. Σωματικός αλλά και στο περιεχόμενο της τσάντας. Δεν επιτρέπονται σακίδια και μεγάλες τσάντες. Καλό θα είναι να βγάλετε έγκαιρα τα εισιτήρια για τους χώρους που θέλετε να επισκεφτείτε μέσω ιντερνέτ για να αποφύγετε τις καθυστερήσεις αλλά και τυχόν μη διαθεσιμότητα για την ημέρα και ώρα που θέλετε να επισκεφτείτε τον ναό.

La visita interna del duomo è consigliata, anche per capire come è strutturato l'interno di una delle costruzioni più imponenti d'Italia. Si presenta con molte opere appese e molti ritratti e sculture degne di note. È possibile notare la magnificenza delle vetrate colorate che danno un bell'effetto con il riflesso sull'interno.