15 Best Things to Do in Milan, Italy (Including the World’s Smallest Bar)

Milan, Italy in a weekend — and it completely won us over. Join us (and a surprise birthday guest!) for our first time in Milan: the gothic Duomo, a church made of bones, the world's smallest bar, a spa inside a vintage tram, and WAY too much gelato. We came to Milan for a long weekend not totally sure what to expect — and left convinced it's one of Italy's most underrated city breaks. In this travel vlog we mix the famous icons with the weird, wonderful, hidden-gem stuff: spinning on the lucky bull in the Galleria, a bone-filled chapel most tourists walk right past, the only Starbucks Reserve Roastery in Italy, a 600-year-old castle, an unforgettable cocktail hour in a 4-square-meter bar, and the best food hall in the city. If you're planning a trip to Milan, consider this your honest first-timer's guide. ⏱️ CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome — a surprise birthday weekend in Milan 02:15 Duomo di Milano (inside Italy's gothic giant) 03:45 Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II + the lucky bull 06:22 San Bernardino alle Ossa — the Bone Church 07:47 Starbucks Reserve Roastery 10:20 Castello Sforzesco 14:18 Backdoor 43 — the World's Smallest Bar 18:22 Gelato at Gelateria La Romana / Lab 20:53 QC Terme — Spa of Wonders 25:34 Mercato Centrale food hall 27:58 Brera District & the Pinacoteca courtyard 29:33 The best tiramisù in Milan 31:02 L.O.V.E. — the "middle finger" statue 31:44 Final thoughts & goodbye Milan 📍 EVERYTHING WE DID (and loved) Duomo di Milano — the colossal gothic cathedral begun in 1386 Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II — Italy's oldest shopping gallery (spin on the bull for luck!) San Bernardino alle Ossa — the eerie, beautiful bone chapel Starbucks Reserve Roastery — the first Starbucks in Italy, in a 1901 palazzo Castello Sforzesco — a 15th-century Sforza castle (look up for the Visconti serpent!) Backdoor 43 — billed as the world's smallest bar, on the Navigli canal QC Termemilano — an urban spa with a sauna inside a vintage tram Mercato Centrale Milano — a food hall inside Milano Centrale station Brera District & Pinacoteca di Brera — Milan's bohemian art quarter L.O.V.E. by Maurizio Cattelan — the marble "middle finger" outside the stock exchange 🛳️ We're Tori & Dani — a cruise & travel vlog channel based in the Netherlands, sharing castles, canals, ships and city breaks across Europe and beyond. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss our next one — a full day trip to LAKE COMO is coming! #Milan #MilanItaly #TravelVlog #ThingsToDoInMilan #ItalyTravel