What to do in Milan when it rains
A wet day in Milan is no write-off: spend it among the museums and galleries, browse an indoor market, or linger over coffee somewhere cosy.
Museums
Spend a few hours in the city's museums — many are free, and a rainy day is the perfect excuse to take your time.
- Pinacoteca di Brera Via Brera, 28, 20121 Milano MI, Italy
- Leonardo da Vinci Museum of Science and Technology Via San Vittore, 21, 20123 Milano MI, Italy
- Leonardo's Last Supper Museum Piazza di Santa Maria delle Grazie, 2, 20123 Milano MI, Italy
- Fondazione Prada L.go Isarco, 2, 20139 Milano MI, Italy
- Triennale di Milano Viale Emilio Alemagna, 6, 20121 Milano MI, Italy
- Palazzo Reale di Milano P.za del Duomo, 12, 20122 Milano MI, Italy
Art galleries
Duck into the art galleries; they're quiet, warm and rarely busier than on a wet day.
- Pinacoteca di Brera Via Brera, 28, 20121 Milano MI, Italy
- Santeria Toscana 31 Viale Toscana, 31, 20136 Milano MI, Italy
- Modern Art Gallery Via Palestro, 16, 20121 Milano MI, Italy
- Arca Milano Via Rimini, 38, 20142 Milano MI, Italy
- PAC Padiglione d'Arte Contemporanea Via Palestro, 14, 20121 Milano MI, Italy
- Gallerie d’Italia Piazza della Scala, 6, 20121 Milano MI, Italy
Historic sites
Explore the indoor historic sites and their covered galleries.
- Arco della Pace Piazza Sempione, 20154 Milano MI, Italy
- Piazza degli Affari P.za degli Affari, 20123 Milano MI, Italy
- Piazza Mercanti Piazza dei Mercanti, 20123 Milano MI, Italy
- Cascina Nascosta Viale Emilio Alemagna, 14, 20121 Milano MI, Italy
- Velasca Tower Piazza Velasca, 3/5, 20122 Milano MI, Italy
- Porta Venezia Bastioni di Porta Venezia, 1, 20121 Milano MI, Italy
Covered markets
Browse the covered market — street-food stalls, local makers and somewhere dry to graze for an hour.
- Mercato Centrale Milano Via Giovanni Battista Sammartini, 2, 20125 Milano MI, Italy
- Unes Via Lazzaro Spallanzani, 10, 20129 Milano MI, Italy
- Mercato sabato via fauché banco di Luca&Marika Via Giovanni Battista Fauchè, 37, 20154 Milano MI, Italy
- Mercato martedì e sabato Viale Papiniano, 45, 20123 Milano MI, Italy
- Mercatino Milano Centrale Via Gianfranco Zuretti, 60, 20125 Milano MI, Italy
- Mercato Ittico Milano Via Cesare Lombroso, 53, 20137 Milano MI, Italy
Cafés
Claim a window seat in a cosy café and watch the rain instead of walking in it.
- Starbucks Reserve Roastery P.za Cordusio, 1, 20123 Milano MI, Italy
- Loste Café Via Francesco Guicciardini, 3, 20129 Milano MI, Italy
- Aroma Napoletano Via Traù, 2, 20159 Milano MI, Italy
- Bar Picchio Via Melzo, 11, 20129 Milano MI, Italy
- Gelsomina Via Carlo Tenca, 5, 20124 Milano MI, Italy
- NOWHERE - CAFE Via Vetere, 14, 20123 Milano MI, Italy
Indoor shopping
Hit the covered shopping streets and centres — everything under one roof.
- Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II 20123 Milan, Metropolitan City of Milan, Italy
- Lima Corso Buenos Aires, 42, 20124 Milano MI, Italy
- DMAG outlet Via Alessandro Manzoni, 44, 20121 Milano MI, Italy
- Piazza Portello Via Grosotto, 7, 20149 Milano MI, Italy
- PiazzaLodi Viale Umbria, 16, 20137 Milano MI, Italy
- Quadrilatero d'Oro Via Monte Napoleone, 10, 20121 Milano MI, Italy
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