Photos: C messier, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Terragio67, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Photos: C messier, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Terragio67, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
Pinacoteca di Brera and the Brera district
Your local guide
Federica Colombo
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Highlights
- Mantegna's Lamentation, described from the courtyard
- Raphael and Piero della Francesca, explained outside
- Caravaggio's Supper at Emmaus, from the Brera courtyard
- Hayez's The Kiss and why Milan loves it
- The old artists' quarter around Via Fiori Chiari
About this tour
This session covers the Brera district and the gallery at its centre, moving from the courtyard of Palazzo di Brera to the botanical garden and the cobbled streets around it. You see the entrance courtyard where the guide talks through paintings by Mantegna, Raphael and Hayez held inside, then the garden gate and the old artists' streets. It stays outdoors throughout rather than going into the collection itself.
After a short sound check, the walk moves between the three points, with time built in for questions about the paintings or the district. A short list of the works mentioned is sent afterwards.
This suits anyone with an interest in Renaissance and Baroque painting who wants the context around the gallery, or is deciding whether to visit.
Included
- Live video walk with a local guide
- Questions to your guide all the way
- A short list of places to visit later
Not included
- Internet connection
- Travel to the city
Itinerary
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Welcome and sound check 7 min
The guide joins the video call, checks the picture and sound with you, and gives you a quick sense of Milan before heading out.
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Palazzo di Brera courtyard 21 min
Standing in the courtyard under the statue of Napoleon as Mars, the guide describes what hangs just beyond these walls, Mantegna's Lamentation, Raphael's Marriage of the Virgin and Hayez's The Kiss, all inside the gallery above.
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Brera botanical garden gate 21 min
At the garden gate on Via Fratelli Gabba, the guide points through the railings at the eighteenth-century Orto Botanico, once used to grow medicinal plants for the college of doctors.
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Via Fiori Chiari 21 min
Walking down the cobbled street, the camera passes the small galleries and studios that gave the old artists' quarter its name, with the guide pointing out which buildings still work as ateliers.
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Your questions 14 min
Time to ask anything about Milan: prices, safety, food, or whatever you are curious about.
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A short list to keep 6 min
Before you go, the guide sums up with a few things worth remembering: a dish to try: Cotoletta alla milanese and Navigli, worth a slower look.
Good to know
- A stable wifi or mobile connection makes the picture smoother than a shaky one.
- Any phone, tablet or laptop with a camera works. You watch, the guide does the walking.
- Times are shown in Rome time, so check the time where you are before you book.
- The session is not recorded, and recording it yourself is not allowed. Feel free to take your own notes.
- Ask questions any time, out loud or in the chat. The guide will pause to answer.
- Sessions run in small groups, up to 10 people, so there is room for everyone to ask something.
Questions about this tour
What will the session cover?
The guide walks through Milan, showing you Milan Cathedral (Duomo di Milano) and Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II live on camera, plus whatever else you would like to see.
What happens if my connection drops?
Rejoin with the same link within a few minutes and the guide will catch you up on anything you missed.
Can I ask the guide questions during the session, or is it a fixed script?
Anything, any time. Sessions leave room for your own questions throughout, not just at the end.
Do I need any background in art?
No. The guide explains what matters as you go, whatever you already know or do not.
How it works
- You get one join link after booking.
- Join from any device: phone, tablet or laptop.
- We meet on Google Meet; the link comes with your booking. I walk Milan live with my phone and you ask anything as we go.
Times shown in Rome time (CET)
Cancellation
Flexible
- Cancel up to 24 hours before the start: full refund.
- Cancel less than 24 hours before the start, or no-show: no refund.
- If the guide cancels or the date does not reach its minimum group: full refund.
- Cancel in My Account → Bookings; the refund is calculated from the start time in the tour's local time.
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