Guest Tours
Registration for guest tours and airport transfers is now closed.
For more information about an existing guest tour or airport transfer contact Studio ITER:
Tel: +39 075 8002115 /// +39 075 8001772
Fax: +39 075 8004222
E-mail: milan@iterweb.it
Reminder: All tours will depart and return to the Meliá Milano Hotel, meeting in the lobby 15 minutes prior to departure.
Studio ITER has been appointed by AAPG as the official ground operator for the conference. In operation in Italy for more than 24 years, Studio ITER will provide attendees and guests with valuable tourism assistance. Studio ITER, along with the local organizing committee, have created a program of tours covering all aspects of Milan from city tours, cooking challenge, castles, shopping, and the worldfamous “Cenacolo” (Last Supper) by Leonardo Da Vinci.
- Milan City Centre Tour, SOLD OUT Monday, 24 October, 09:30–12:30, US $78
- Milan Cooking Challenge, CANCELED Monday, 24 October, 17:00–21:00, US $244.50
- Sforzesco Castle and The Last Supper, SOLD OUT Tuesday, 25 October, 09:30–12:30, US $78
- Brera Borough and Gallery, CANCELED Tuesday, 25 October, 15:00–18:00, US $72
- Italian Fashion/Shopping Tour, SOLD OUT Wednesday, 26 October, 09:30–12:30, US $108
Important Notes Regarding Guest Tours
- All prices are in US dollars.
- English-speaking guides will be provided.
- Undersubscribed tours may be canceled.
- All tours will depart and return to the Meliá Milano Hotel, meeting in the lobby 15 minutes prior to departure.
Studio ITER also offers custom guest tours.
Tour 1: Milan City Centre
SOLD OUT
Date: Monday, 24 October
Time: 09:30–12:30
Fee: US $78
Includes: Round trip by private luxury coach, professional English-speaking guide, visit of Duomo with earphones, entrance ticket for La Scala Museum and coffee break
Explore some of the Milan city centre’s highlights on this popular outing. The tour starts with Piazza Duomo, where you can admire the Duomo, one of Milan’s most important symbols. Few churches in Italy underwent such a slow, complex building process as Milan’s cathedral. Through this gigantic cathedral the High Gothic style from beyond the Alps made its way down to Milan and henceforth influenced the whole country.
From Piazza Duomo, your tour will go to the splendid Galleria Vittorio Emanuele. After a refreshing coffee stop in a nice bar, we will proceed toward Piazza delia Scala, where you can see the world famous Theater La Scala. Designed by the great neoclassical architect Giuseppe Piermarini, La Scala opened on 3 August 1778 and is among the most prestigious theatres of Europe, staging the grandest opera, ballet and classical music shows. In the city centre, the tour will be mainly walking.
Tour 2: Milan Cooking Challenge
CANCELED
Date: Monday, 24 October
Time: 17:00–21:00
Fee: US $244.50
Includes: Round-trip transportation by private luxury coach, professional English-speaking assistant, cooking class held by professional chefs and English translator, technical equipment, aperitif, threecourse dinner with beverage included, apron and hat
Hone your Italian cooking skills — and enjoy some friendly competition —with this tour. Participants will arrive at the cooking class venue for a homemade pasta cooking class/competition under the supervision and assistance of professional chefs. Participants will be divided into teams where they will prepare three or four different kinds of pasta such as maltagilati, pappardelle or ravioli stuffed with various ingredients. Both teams will be asked to prepare as much pasta as possible, within the time range given by the chefs. The winning group will then be awarded. The activity will be followed by a served dinner.
Tour 3: Sforzesco Castle and The Last Supper
SOLD OUT
Date: Tuesday, 25 October
Time: 09:30–12:30
Fee: US $78
Includes: Round-trip by private luxury coach, professional English-speaking guide, entrance to Sforzesco Castle Museums, entrance to see The Last Supper and coffee break
This tour will take you to one of the most famous monuments and paintings in Milan. The Sforzesco Castle has seen long historical vicissitudes during the past years. It was demolished, then rebuilt several times, embellished and restored to become a symbol of both happy and dramatic events that are to be found in the historical background of the city.
The oldest part of the building was built from 1360 to 1370 along Milan’s medieval walls by Galeazzo II Visconti, who decided to have this fortress built basically as a defense. Then his successors, Gian Galezaao and Filippo Maria went on with the building. Filippo Maria made the fortress his residence and arranged the great park in the northern area.
Your tour will then proceed to the church housing the world-famous Il Cenacolo by Leonardo Da Vinci, also known as The Last Supper. It is located in the refectory of the Dominican convent adjoining the church of Santa Maria delle Grazie. Painted between 1494 and 1498 under the rule of Ludovico il Moro, with this masterpiece Leonardo abandoned the traditional method of fresco painting, depicting the scene “a secco” on the wall of the refectory. Part of this itinerary will be walking.
Tour 4: Brera Borough and Gallery
CANCELED
Date: Tuesday, 25 October
Time: 15:00–18:00
Fee: US $72
Includes: Round-trip transportation by private luxury coach, professional English-speaking guide, entrance at Brera Gallery and gourmet stop
Brera is one of the oldest neighborhoods of Milan, preserving the alleys, bouquet squares and old buildings typical of the past centuries. It is now full of elegant shops and nice cafes, where it is very lively during the night and pleasant in daytime for walks and shopping. Right in the heart of Brera sits the important Brera Arts Academy and Gallery, where we will admire outstanding masterpieces of paintings and sculpture. Part of this itinerary will be walking.
Tour 5: Italian Fashion... Shopping Tour!
SOLD OUT
Date: Wednesday, 26 October
Time: 09:30–12:30
Fee: US $108
Includes: Round-trip transportation by private luxury coach, one English-speaking Personal Shopper for each group of approximately 10 participants and aperitif renforcé
Not surprisingly, Milan is considered one of Europe’s fashion capitals, just like Paris, Rome and Florence. There is an exclusive district in Milan where all the most important fashion brands have their refined boutiques. It is the area between Via Montenapoleone and Via della Spiga, which is also rich in antique shops, tea rooms and cafés. In this tour your personal shopper will help you to discover a city of fashion and design, elegant boutique showrooms, tailors and jewelry shops, as well as the off-beat specialized item and antique stores.
Your expert assistant will also be glad to take you to the type of stores you are looking for. Your personal shopper’s experience and knowledge will help you choose the most unusual, precious gifts for yourself, your family and your house. Most of this itinerary will be walking.
Let the ITER team customize a tour for you
Studio ITER has put together a team of real tourism professionals whose main target has been and still is to provide a high-quality service and diversified, original products with fulltime assistance.
If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact Studio ITER. Our experienced team of travel consultants will be happy to help you customize the best pre- or post- conference tour making this a memorable trip to Italy. Visit www.iterweb.it to get more information on how we can customize a tour based on your preferences and budget.
For more information contact Studio ITER:
Tel: +39 075 8002115 /// +39 075 8001772
Fax: +39 075 8004222
E-mail: milan@iterweb.it
