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5 Best Bike Tours to take in Milan

The city of Milan is an elegant place to tour but you cannot tour the whole city in one day by walking. There are several easy ways to tour around Milan with many people preferring taking taxis and boarding trains. Another cool way of touring the city of Milan is via bicycle.

Touring Milan on a bike gives you a cool and exciting experience as you get to interact with several people on the way as well as explore new places in the city. Visiting people and locals who do not own a bike don’t have to worry about how they will do a bike tour. Stroll across town and find yourself on a bike tour and get the amazing experience of riding in the city.

Here are the 5 Best Bike Tours to take in Milan:

1. Highlights and Hidden Gems of the Milan Bike Tour

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Experience a wonderful bike tour with Highlights and Hidden Gems of Milan Bike Tour. Enjoy a different perspective of Milan with this guided bike tour which can be taken at any time of the day. Some of the visitors prefer morning tours, others afternoon and others evening which are all provided. The most used bike for this tour is the mountain bike which gives you the comfort of cycling through Milan.

Pedal past some of the most spectacular attractions of Milan including the Duomo, Sforza Castle and many other beautiful scenes. Highlights and Hidden Gems of Milan Bike Tour have a limit of ten people per small group to ensure you get to see the sights with personalized attention from the guide.

Cycling starts after the guide has given instructions to every individual. You head towards the downtown streets of Milan as you pedal around the most captivating parts of the town. Cycle by amazing gardens in Palestro and pass through the Manzoni district with luxurious buildings and the headquarters of the world’s leading fashion houses. Have a stop at Piazza Della Scala to learn more about the great singers and conductors of the famed opera house before continuing with the tour.

You get to pedal onto Brera streets which are flanked by historic houses and churches as well as have a great view of Sforza Castle. Learn about the history of the Renaissance fortress before getting on with cycling. Cruise towards the next stops which include the Ticinese district, Colonne di San Lorenzo (the oldest Roman ruins in Milan) and make a stop at Duomo.

The evening tour is usually captivating as you get to enjoy the sights of the twinkling city lights and light-up landmarks of Milan. Enjoy the night views of the other landmarks you saw on the morning tour.

The Highlights and hidden gems of THE Milan Bike Tour costs from $42.32

Visitors are offered with a bike, helmet (both are rental) and a raincoat. The meeting point is at Via Vetere, 12, 20123 Milano Mi at 10:00 Am. The morning or afternoon tour takes around 3.5 hours.

Ideal for: Family (minimum age of 9 years).

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2. Milan Hidden Treasures Bike Tour

Suada Dilberović – Memorial Bicycle Race. Photo by Milan Suvajac on

The Milan Hidden Treasures bike tour is another amazing tour to take to create great memories while in the city of Milan. You get to pedal off the beaten path on the three-hour bike tour of Milan’s tucked-away treasures. While on this bike tour, you will have the best opportunity to see several of the city centre’s iconic highlights as well as venture into the less visited neighbourhood and get a glimpse of the real Milanese life.

Get to listen to local legends from the Milanese people and enjoy the best freedom and flexibility of travelling by bike in the city. You get to make a stopover at a typical Italian café and catch an ice cream, espresso or cocktail. Cruise through the beaten path to a lovely aristocratic neighbourhood where you can stop and pop into a traditional café for espresso, ice cream or a Milanese cocktail.

The cost of the Milan Hidden Treasures Bike Tour is $37.03.

You will be provided with a bike and helmet which are for rental.

Ideal for: Family, small groups with the age limit being at 12 years.

The meeting point is at Via Dei Carracci, 8, 20149 Milano MI, Italy at any time of the day.

Highlights: Velocipedi, Citylife Shopping District, Brera District, Castello Sforzesco, Corso Magenta, Via Paolo Sarpi, Porta Garibaldi and Corso Como.

Also, Read on 15 Best Non-Touristy Things to do in Milan.

3. Small-group Milan Highlights e-Bike Tour

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One of the most amazing bike tours in Milan is the Small-group Milan Highlights e-Bike tour. Enjoy your tour across the picturesque city of Milan without getting sore feet with these e-bikes. A licensed local guide tour provides the best insight into the areas of the city which you will cycle through.

Pedal past iconic attraction sites like the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele and Duomo as you get to learn more about this great city in Italy. Cruise through the charming local neighbourhoods of Milan as well as get a glimpse of the elegant parks as you experience the more authentic sites of Milan. You will also have the chance to enjoy the views of the historic architecture of Milan which paves the way to the history of the city. See the ancient Roman San Lorenzo columns, the ultra-modern Piazza Gae Aulenti and many other sites.

Admire more historic landmarks, cycle through trendy shopping districts as well as the modern skyscrapers that grace the sky of the city. Catch a breath at various spots where you can get ice cream, a cocktail or a quick snack.

Small-group Milan Highlights e-Bike Tour costs $47.61.

The bike tour starts at 09:30 AM from Via Conca del Naviglio, 5, 20123 MI Milano.

You will be provided with an electric bike and helmet.

Ideal for: FamiLIES and small groups with the age limit being 14 years.

Book with us: TOUR OF THE CITY HIGHLIGHTS USING AN E-BIKE

4. Miles and Smiles /// Milan’s Ride

Get active and discover Milan through Miles and Smiles /// Milan’s ride tours which is another great bile tour to catch in the city. With this bike tour, you get a local as your guide who will help you discover several amazing places across Milan that are not known to many.

Check out classic landmarks like Milan Duomo and Sempione Park as well as get through the exciting neighbourhoods and other hangouts that the locals love. This bike tour aims at showing the visitors more about Milan’s past, present and future which is so captivating and very interesting.

The tour costs $43.91.

You will be provided with a quality Rossignol bike, helmet and bottle of water.

Ideal for: Small groups of 10 people per tour with no age limit.

Tour starts from Via Della Moscova 26, 20121, MI Milano.

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5. Cultural Bike Tour of Milan

Suada Dilberović – Memorial Bicycle Race. Photo by Milan Suvajac on

With the cultural bike tour of Milan, get to dig into Milan’s vast cultural history as you explore the monuments of Milan which have been in existence since the medieval period. You will be taken past ancient Basilicas and to Renaissance monuments with the most formidable one being the Castello Sforza.

From the Castello Sforza, get to ride to the city’s Roman ruins which are followed by a visit to the Milan Cathedral. Cycle through the Teatro La Scala where you will see the 135 spires of this opera house. Cruise towards where Da Vinci left his mark and get to discover a host of hidden cultural treasures of Milan.

Ideal for: FamiLIES and Small groups.

Book with us: MILAN-GUIDED 3-HOUR CULTURAL BIKE TOUR 

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