
Royal Palace of Milan tickets and tours
One of the grandest spaces of the Palazzo Reale is the Hall of the Caryatids. It was here that grand royal receptions would be held and where the glit...
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Navigli Canals of Milan private walking tour with a local guide
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Bernina Express Train: day-trip to the Swiss Alps
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Skip the line tickets to the National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci
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Franciacorta wine tour and tasting from Milan
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Milan Porta Nuova and Vertical Forest guided tour
Enjoy a 3-hour walking tour of Milan's newest districts, admire futuristic buildings and learn more about the city's growth from your expert guide!
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Highlights of Milan bike tour
Pedaling through the city and go on a unique itinerary that reveals Milan at its best
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Bus transfer between Malpensa airport and Milan city center
Enjoy a stress-free transfer between Malpensa airport and Milan city center on board a comfortable coach!

Best of Milan and Last Supper semi-private tour from Duomo
Visit the main gems of Milan with this 3-hour guided walking tour such as Duomo, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Teatro alla Scala, Brera.
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Lunch or dinner and cooking show at a Cesarina's house in Milan
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Santa Maria delle Grazie and Old Sacristy entrance ticket with audioguide
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The inside story
One of the grandest spaces of the Palazzo Reale is the Hall of the Caryatids. It was here that grand royal receptions would be held and where the glitterati of Europe would gather to dance and drink in opulent surroundings. History would not always be so kind, however.
Milan was bombed by the British on August 15 1943, causing a fire that destroyed the roof of the Caryatid Hall, crashed the balconies and ruined the stucco. Materials were scorched and the Appiani paintings kept there were ruined. The hall was unusable.
Restoration after the war lacked the lavish decoration of the original, but its reputation received a boost in 1953 when Pablo Picasso chose the space to exhibit his painting Guernica.
Since 2000, careful restoration has begun to return the Hall of the Caryatids to its original glory. All traces of the wartime scorching have been removed and the ceiling, previously painted white, should one day achieve the same brilliance documented in nineteenth-century images.
In the 21st Century, the Royal Palace become a converging point of social and cultural affairs of the city of Milan.
Now visitors can walk among its halls and discover the four eras of the Palace: Neoclassical, Napoleonic, the Restoration and the Unification of Italy.