If like many people you have just returned from the sea or the mountains after your well-deserved summer vacation and don’t know what to do in Milan over the weekend because you think the city is still empty and there is nothing to do, well follow our puio which points out the most interesting events and activities during this last weekend of August and the first weekend of September!
What to do in the coming weekends: events and exhibitions
Aperitif in the Shadow of the Magnolias – Villa Necchi Campiglio
Saturday, August 27, from 6:30 p.m.
What better location to enjoy some more of the summer evenings than the elegant garden of Villa Necchi? Milan’s best-known villa and historic home, which belonged to the Necchi Campiglio family and was designed by the famous Piero Portaluppi, opens its doors after closing time for an aperitif under the stars with evocative cultural charm. Among the elegant magnolia trees, manicured flower beds and the facade of the villa, a special aperitif will come to life to still enjoy these last summer evenings, accompanied by the jazz music of the Bergamo-based CMC TRIO trio. Closing is scheduled at 10:30 p.m., don’t miss it!
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Red Bull Wake The City
Saturday, August 27
For those who took up water sports at the seaside and, back in Milan, still can’t do without them, don’t worry, on Saturday, August 27, the Red Bull Wake The City arrives in Darsena! The new edition of the first wakeboard event in which participants will compete in pairs and put on a show in the city. 20 pairs of wakeboarders will be the undisputed stars of this event that will bring stunts, ramps, obstacles and an eco-sustainable competition to the city’s most dynamic neighborhood, the Navigli!
For more information, click here.
Summer in Brera 2022 – exhibition at Made4Art gallery
Through Sunday, Sept. 04
Surely, in a still almost empty Milan , one of the most fascinating activities if you don’t know what to do on the weekend is to walk around and discover new exhibitions in art galleries. Before it comes to an end on Sunday, Sept. 4, then, the exhibition“Summer In Brera 2022” at the Made4Art gallery and cultural space, right in the Brera district, is worth noting. Here the works of the three artists Giulio Belloni, Carlo Ferreri and Leonor Navas Richar engage in a harmonious dialogue and interrogate the theme of nature and the environmental context in relation to man and artificial architecture. If you find yourself among the cobblestone streets of the neighborhood, don’t miss it.
For more information, click here.
Outdoor cinema with headphones – Urban Cultural Sea
Through Sunday, Sept. 04
Another of the most fascinating activities of the summer period is certainly the outdoor cinema, a phenomenon that seems to have made a big comeback in recent years. Among the several that have come to life in recent months in Milan and, not only, in the nearby provinces as well, particularly interesting is the one proposed by Mare Culturale Urbano at the Cenni di Cambiamento square, the social housing near Cascina Torrette in the San Siro area. Every day there is a program: on Tuesdays art films, on Wednesdays the award-winning films of the year, on Thursdays Italian films, on Fridays foreign films in original language (with subtitles), on Saturdays films for the little ones, and finally the most viewed films of the last season on Sundays.
For more information and scheduling, click here.
What to do in Milan over the weekend: Tours and sightseeing
“The Last Supper Vinciano“
Friday, September 02, 1:45 p.m.
The summer months are the ones in which it is perhaps easiest to find availability for the Last Supper of Vinci, which throughout the year is often fully booked and tickets are hard to come by. So take advantage of these days to visit one of the greatest masterpieces of the Tuscan genius Leonardo Da Vinci, as well as one of the best-known and most important works preserved in Milan, in addition to visiting the complex in which it is located, Santa Maria delle Grazie, accompanied by our professional guides!
For more information and to make reservations, click here.
“Navigation on the Navigli, Dockside Tours by Boat.”
Saturday, September 03, 4:50 p.m.
Let’s go together to discover Milan’s most important waterways, the Navigli, first with a walk and then aboard the only boats that ply them with this tour, accompanied by our guide! Let’s admire the glimpses of the alleys that can only be seen from the boat and discover the history and secrets of this characteristic neighborhood. Sign up now!
For more information and to make reservations, click here.
“Aperitif on the Branca Tower, in the center of Sempione Park.”
Saturday, September 03, 7:15 p.m.
Let’s take shelter from the summer heat with this evening walk to discover Parco Sempione, the city’s largest park, and the many secrets it hides. At the end of the walk, we will not miss the opportunity to climb one of Milan’s most iconic towers, Torre Branca, where at high altitude we will be able to admire a beautiful sunset while looking at the city from above, recognizing its most symbolic monuments and tasting together a refreshing aperitif.
For more information and to make reservations, click here.
“The Cathedral Terraces”
Sunday, September 04, 4:30 p.m.
With this tour we are going to discover the magnificent and incredible details that characterize the exterior of the Duomo, making it a unique cathedral. A guided tour of the Cathedral Terraces, the city’s first true panoramic terrace from which to view downtown and beyond, will take us on a discovery of sculptures, statues, gargoyles, and details you didn’t expect!
For more information and to make reservations, click here.
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The pigeon, or puio as we like to call him, affectionate diminutive of puvion (pigeon in Milanese), emeritus representative of Neiade Tour & Events, flies every day over the roofs of houses, offices and monuments of our beloved Milan in search of anecdotes, curiosities and news only to bring them back to us and always reveal something new about the city. It is a continuous work, because in Milan we never stop discovering and learning something absolutely new and interesting. In his flight, our attentive puio obviously manages to pick up on what are the most interesting events of the moment, relevant happenings, guided tours and the most intriguing activities coming up, both for citizens and tourists of the moment, for children and adults alike.
