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A Simple Overview Of The Milano Card

If you are planning a trip to Milan, then it might be a good idea to take a look at the Milano Card before your visit. Milan has so much to offer and if you are wanting to make the most of your visit by seeing and doing as much as you possibly can in the city and for as little amount of money, then it makes sense purchase the Milano Card.

Order The Milano Card online Today and pick it up at Bergamo Airport on your arrival. You can collect your card from the airport anytime between 08.00 – 00.30 daily.

Milano CardIf you are travelling on public transport, wanting to visit the museums, eat in nice restaurants and shop, then you will no doubt benefit from purchasing the card. Purchasing the card really is a ‘No Brainer’ because it will save you money on the things you will need to pay for anyway!

Price Of The Milano Card

There are two different lengths of duration you can choose from and each one offers great value for the price.

24 hours – €6.50

3 days – €13.oo

(please note, these prices were correct at the time of writing but may change)

Why Purchase The Milano Card

The Milano Card is designed to save you money throughout your visit and make your visit to Milan easier. If you intend exploring the city and are wanting to see all that Milan has to offer in a short period of time, you will find the Milano Card helps you achieve this.

The Milano Card is the first card to be introduced to the city that is specifically designed for tourists. The card itself, offers you a wide range of benefits that are exclusive to the holder and will help save you money throughout your visit.

What Do You Get When You Purchase The Milano Card

The Milano card is simply designed to help you save money and offers many ways in which you can do so. The card can be purchased for  a duration of 1 or 3 days and throughout this period, you will be entitled to the following exclusive benefits that you would not receive without the card.

Free Travel On Public Transport: The card entitles you to FREE travel on all public transport throughout the city for a duration of either 24 or 48 hours. You will need to
validate the ticket before your first journey and it will then be valid for the duration of your ticket. For Example: If you purchase the 24 hour ticket and you validate it at 10.30am, it will be valid until 10.30am the following day. The 3 day Card will be valid from the time you validate your card before your first journey on day one and will then be valid al the way through until the same time on the third day.

Each Milano Card also allows one child under the age of ten years old to travel free with you.

Free Medical Assistance: Holders of the card will be entitled to FREE Medical Assistance throughout their visit to Milan which is a great additional bonus and also provides a little extra peace of mind during your trip.

Museums: Having the Milano Card will entitle you to a wide range of savings on entrance fees to the many museums that are in Milan. As well as the large discounts that you will receive on entrance fees into musuems, you will also qualify to ‘Skip the line’ at selected museums. As you can imagine. this is an added bonus if there are long queues, especially at peak times and in the hot summe mo0nths. The card also allows you Free entrance to a number of selected musuems at certain times of the week.

TraMilano Hop On Hop Off Tour: This is a ‘Hop On Hop Off’ on a historic tram that runs throughout the city. It stops at more than 20 stops and runs every 10 minutes
throughout the day from 08.00am – Midnight. Holders of the Milano Card receive a 40% discount on this tour with children under the age of 10 going Free.

Football: Holders of the Milano Card receive discount on football tickets for A.C.Milan, Inter Milan and Juventus. You will also receive a discount on all purchases in the official football team stores, the Inter Milan museum and the tour of the San Siro stadium.

Tickets For Events: Another great benefit of purchasing the card is that you receive discount on many of the great events that are on in the city throughout the year.
These events include Football matches, Opera and Theatre shows, concerts at the Duomo, tickets for shows at the Blue Note Jazz cafe and free entrance to selected museums on certain days of the week.

Restaurants: As a card holder, you will have a choice of over 200 restaurants to choose from that all offer discounts to customer who have purchased the card. Some of the restaurants offer up to 70% on your meal, which can be a huge saving, especially if there is a group of you eating. You can book your table for free online to make your reservation easier. You can also receive up to 20% off at Spizzico Pizza when presenting the Milano Card.

Shopping: There are several shops that offer a discount when presenting the card and holders of the card can also get 10% discount on the ‘Shopping Express’ that runs to the ‘Fidenza Village’. The Fidenza Village is a shopping outlet with over 100 shops that all sell designer clothes and products. All the shops in the village offer 10% off the purchase price to Milano Card holders.

Shipping Baggage: For a charge, you can have your luggage collected from your hotel and shipped to your destination through TNT. However, only holders of the Milano Card can use this service at the weekend.

Photo Prints: Holders of the Card receive 40 FREE prints of their photos, all you have to pay is just select the photos you would like printing and then just pay €3.50 for the shipping ofthe photos to your home address.

Apartment Rental: The Milano Card gives its customers the option to rent an apartment in the centre of Milan for €80- €160 per night (depending on the period and time of year). These apartments are modern located just behind Colonne of San Lorenzo-Via Torino.

Hotels: As a card holder, you will receive 10% discount on all Best Western hotels in Milan when you purchase the Milano Card.

Bike Hire: Card holders will be entitled to a 10% discount on bike hire from Aws Bici – Via Ponte Seveso 33.

Nightclubs: As a card holder, you are eligible for a discount on entrance to ‘The Old Fashio’ café and the ‘Blue Note’ Jazz café.

Currency: You will receive a discount on foreign exchange commission rates.

Summary:

If you intend visiting Milan, The Milano Card is a great way to help reduce the cost of your visit and it offers a wide range of discounts to many of the popular attractions in and around the city. Purchasing the Milano Card, is also a good way to travel around the city for free and eliminates yo having to worry about paying for individual journeys on the
public transport network.

 

 

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