MacQueen

• Late train to Venice
• Milan Central: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Fs9VMop5jm7Npm7M7

Hotel Trieste breakfast included GPS: https://maps.app.goo.gl/vAicfsif4Jy1ArLK6 From station: https://goo.gl/maps/J6QphDGFjvHAZ9V86

• 2 miles from central station to Duomo area
• take line M3 (yellow) to Dumon
• Duomo
  • www.duomomilano.it
  • 32 e
  • 10 - 12
• Basilica di Sant’Ambrogio Museum
  • free 90 minutes

  • 45–60 Minute Highlights Itinerary – Basilica di Sant’Ambrogio
    
    Here’s an efficient route that covers the most important sights without rushing:
    1. Atrium (Quadriportico di Ansperto) – 5–8 minutes
    
        Enter through the beautiful Romanesque atrium.
        Notice the two asymmetrical bell towers and the colonnade.
        Pause briefly at the “Devil’s Column” (Colonna del Diavolo) just outside.
    
    2. Nave and Interior – 8–10 minutes
    
        Walk down the central nave.
        Observe the robust Lombard Romanesque architecture, the raised floor levels, and the overall atmosphere.
    
    3. Presbytery & Golden Altar (Altare d’Oro) – 12–15 minutes
    
    Main highlight
    
        Climb up to the elevated presbytery.
        Admire the magnificent 9th-century Golden Altar (masterpiece by Vuolvinus) with its gold, silver, and enamel panels depicting the life of Christ and St. Ambrose.
        Look up at the ciborium (canopy) above the altar and the apse mosaic of Christ in Majesty.
    
    4. Crypt – 8–10 minutes
    
        Descend into the crypt beneath the altar.
        See the tombs/relics of St. Ambrose, St. Gervasius, and St. Protasius 
        (the three saints are displayed together).
    
    5. Chapel of San Vittore in Ciel d’Oro – 8–10 minutes
    
    Second major highlight
    
        Visit this small early Christian chapel (usually a small fee or 
        included in some paths).
        Marvel at the stunning 5th-century golden mosaics, including one 
        of the oldest portraits of St. Ambrose.
    
    Optional if you have a few extra minutes
    
        Quick look at the ambo (pulpit) over Stilicho’s sarcophagus.
        Brief stop at the sacristy or treasury entrance if open.

• Pinacoteca Ambrosiana Museum
  • 15 e
  • 90 minutes

  • Start on the First Floor (main galleries)
    
        Rooms 1–3 (15–20 min)
            Caravaggio’s Basket of Fruit (must-see)
            Botticelli’s Madonna of the Pavilion
            Other early Renaissance works
        Rooms 4–6 (15 min)
            Raphael’s large cartoon for The School of Athens
            Titian and other major Renaissance pieces
        Room 7 (10 min)
            Flemish works from Cardinal Federico Borromeo’s collection 
            (including Brueghel)
    
    Descend to the Ground Floor
    
        Aula Leonardi & Leonardo area (20–25 min)
            Leonardo da Vinci’s Portrait of a Musician
            Works by Leonardo’s students and circle
        Sala Federiciana (15–20 min)
            Original pages from Leonardo’s Codex Atlanticus 
            (the rotating display of his drawings and notes)
    
    Optional if time remains
    
        Quick look at the Galbiati Wing or the Bambaia gallery 
        on the way out.

• No Last Supper
• No La Scala