SECRET MILAN OFF THE BEATEN PATH GUIDED WALKING TOURS
I will lead out of the crowds and point you toward the many enthralling and lesser-known places throughout this exciting metropolis. Let’s experience the true spirit of Milan together.
Milan is the metropolis of contrasts and stratifications. You go in a tick from Ancient Roman stones to the rising city. Discover the building process that took place in Milan over the centuries.
LEONARDO DA VINCI PRIVATE GUIDED TOURS IN MILAN
Join my guided tours to go over remarkable records of the presence of Leonardo da Vinci in Milano. Book now a journey through the artist’s so-called Milanese years.
Experience one of the most important design centre in Europe. Book one of my private guided customized tours. Minimum duration 4 hours. More…
A journey into the art of fashion carried out by a fashion consultant and personal shopper and If you are a fashionista I will lead you to shop and find ultra-cool boutiques.
Your food experience in the side of Milan that preserves its ancient traditions. Discover its culinary secrets. I will unfold the hidden corners of Milan and reveal its delicious gastronomic traditions and unique flavours visiting various districts and historical food stores. Wine cellar experiences in Franciacorta and in Barolo region too. Cooking classes as well. More…
I will show you an unexpected Milan that goes back to the time when its name was Mediolanum. Ancient Milan: unexpected and gorgeous. Unmissable for smart wanderers. More…
JEWELLERY IN MILAN PRIVATE GUIDED TOURS
I will lead you to experience the great jewelry-making tradition of Milan. The best designers, the most hidden jewellery shops, the avant-garde stores, the local artisans: they all create wearable art. Irresistible places to see. More…
Interested in trading and finance? I will unfold you the secrets, the curiosities, the history of the financial capital of Italy. From Luca Pacioli at the court of the Sforza to the provocative sculpture by Maurizio Catellan. More…
Learn about the history of perfumes, prepare a customized perfume to take home during a private guided workshop. Why Paris? It’s Milan the place to discover the art of perfumery. I will be with you to find the notes of a fragrance that suit you best. More…
NAVIGLI DISTRICT CANAL CRUISES – BOAT TOURS
Join my private guided tours. An interesting sightseeing experience and a fun-packed journey. It’s a walking tour + use of motorboat which can be private or public. More…
ART AND ARCHITECTURE TOURS IN MILAN
Milan is an open-air museum, art and architecture are under the eyes of everyone nevertheless are visible to a few. Join my private guided tours and I will show you how to see the close collaboration between architects and artists and their will to devise together to give an artistic contribution to buildings. More…
FARMSTEADS, RURAL BUILDINGS (CASCINE) TOURS
Observe with your eyes the green lung of Milan where herons and storks fly. Join the private guided tours designed by Barbara Quarello and get a close-up-view of the paddy fields in the Po Valley, the Pianura Padana. More…
Join my private guided tours to visit: Como Lake, Bellagio, Lugano, the Unesco World Heritage Bernina Express and St. Moritz, Oltrepo’ Pavese and its wineries, the Certosa di Pavia, Vigevano, Stresa, Arona, the Lake Maggiore, the Borromean Islands, Lake Iseo, Lake Garda, Bergamo, Turin, Genova, Portofino, Venice, Lake Orta, Verona, Castell’Arquato, Parma, Fontanellato, Piacenza. More…
ARTS AND CRAFTS TOURS IN MILAN
Discover extraordinary places, smell the odor of the workshops, perceive the craftsman’s fatigue and see in their eyes the satisfaction of having made an object with their hands and nothing more. Book my private tours and you will be surprised to discover that all that it is still possible in the historical centre of Milan and in very central areas of the city where time seems to have stopped. More…
PERMANENT ART MUSEUMS OR GALLERIES TOURS IN MILAN
Plan your visit with the art historian Barbara Quarello. Discover the top and coolest art galleries. Book your exclusive private guided tour now. More…
SAN SIRO, HIPPODROME, TRAINING GROUNDS, MONZA RACETRACK, ALFA ROMEO TOURS
I design for you guided tours to see the Formula 1 racetrack in Monza, the AC Milan or the Inter training grounds, the Alfa Romeo Historical Museum, the San Siro Stadium and the Gallop Hippodrome, the Moto Guzzi headquarters, the Ferrari famous factory. More…
MUSIC IN MILAN, LA SCALA, CASA RICORDI, GIUSEPPE VERDI, VIOLIN CREMONA TOURS
Just let you be captured by the power of music and join my customized tours to experience private collections of musical instruments, the Milanese places of Giuseppe Verdi, guitars and basses craftsmanship, or the Cremona violin capital of the world. More…
JEWISH MILAN. HISTORY AND PLACES.
The Central Station’s ghost train.
The tree of remembrance.
Evil and the voice of Hope.
MILAN ART DEALERS AND ART GALLERIES TOURS
They exhibit art for the purpose of promoting and selling art.
I will disclose you the best Art Galleries in Milan which are more often than not in buildings closed off to general public. More…
I will show you the richest collections. Experience the Beretta gun factory tour.
MOVIE TOURS IN MILAN AND SURROUNDINGS
My private guided movie tours are conceived to visit the city through the camera eye of the world’s top filmmakers. Discover the fanciest and memorable cinema sets. More…
Visit the Brera National Gallery and the Palazzo Brera. You can choose a variety of different themes. Get in touch with the art historian Barbara Quarello and book an intimate expert-led tour of this world-renowned collection. More…
FOUNTAINS TOURS IN ITALY: MILAN
Would you like to be captured by the surprising and beautiful fountains of Milan? Why only the fontana di Trevi? Milan boasts unexpected hidden monumental fountains and their water jets into the air create gorgeous rainbows. More…
MONUMENTAL CEMETERY MILAN TOURS
A truly open-air museum. Experience one of my private guided tours. Have a wander among the tombs and monumental chapels of Alessandro Manzoni, Arturo Toscanini, Lucio Fontana, Arnaldo Pomodoro, Hermann Einstein, father of the physicist Albert and many more. More…
MILAN AT A GLANCE TOURS: THE MUST-SEES
This is the ideal private guided tour to find your way around the must-sees. Contact me and get a feel for the whole city focusing on the highlights. More…
MILAN TOURS AND ATTRACTIONS FOR CHILDREN
I design private tours and outdoor activities for kids and teens in the city centre or in the surroundings. Puppets lovers? Or wild animal addicts? Fancy comics? Marionette Pinocchio? What about astronomy? Book now to play and enjoy.
Contact me to visit the Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci, the Natural History Museum, the Planetarium, the Astronomical Observatory of Brera and the Schiaparelli’s Dome, the House Museum Mangini Bonomi, Palazzo Morando and many more…
STREET ART AND MURALS TOURS IN MILANO
Learn about the famed Italian street artists and experience one of the various routes designed by Barbara Quarello, registered tourist guide and art historian. Pao Penguins, Blu, Sten Lex, 108, Mr. Blob, Gep, Gatto Nero, Encs, Orticanoodles, Kasy 23, Giambattista Leoni, Acme 10, and many more…
Poldi Pezzoli, Villa Necchi Campiglio, Casa Boschi di Stefano, Palazzo Bagatti Valsecchi. Join one of the private guided tours designed by the art historian Barbara Quarello. More…
Flirting with Literature? That’s your ideal Italian tour. Literary routes and Literary sites so thrilling on paper but even more if somebody with a degree in Humanities reveals you where these are. Discover: Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, Alessandro Manzoni, Stendhal, Salvatore Quasimodo, Filippo T. Marinetti, and many more…
What do the walls and streets of Milan hide? They are the ones that reveal its story. You can find the history of Milan and Italy on every corner. More…
EDICT OF MILAN CHRISTIANITY TOURS
Book one of my private guided tours and see why Milan has been a Christian-majority city since the late Roman Empire. Discover St. Ambrose, Saint Augustine, Saint Charles Borromeo, the Popes Pius XI and Paul VI. More…
