What are nice day trips from Milan?
Short answer
Vigevano, Crespi d'Adda and Montevecchia are some potential day trips within 50 km of Milan. Omegna, Varallo Sesia, Pella and Santa Maria Maggiore are within 100 km of Milan. Fivizzano, Bardonecchia, Saluzzo and Domodossola are within 200 km of Milan by train. We list 64 places below, including 27 lake or river towns (Clusone and Arona), 24 old-world towns (Vogogna and Lovere), 23 food and café towns (Tollegno and Sondrio) and 21 mountain villages (Campertogno and Boccioleto). More below.
Within 50 km 3 places
Within 100 km 50 places
By train, within 200 km 11 places
Places with a railway station within a 10-minute drive. Each one links to public-transport directions from Milan, so you can check the route and journey time.
Saluzzo
A medieval hill town in Piedmont's Cuneo province, Saluzzo served as capital of its own marquisate for over four centuries — from 1142 to 1548 — and retains…
Domodossola
A walkable town in Piedmont's Ossola valley with a centre full of cafés and historic churches, Domodossola is the main hub of the Val d'Ossola, sitting at th…
Susa
This little town in the Susa Valley west of Turin, at the foot of the Cottian Alps, with a concentration of Roman and medieval monuments that reflects its an…
Thiene
This walkable Veneto town in the province of Vicenza, Thiene sits close to the mountains and within reach of the wine country that defines much of the surrou…
Varazze
Small Ligurian town on the Riviera di Ponente with a seafront position, a strong café and restaurant scene, and an unusual concentration of churches for its…
Bardonecchia
This small mountain town in Piedmont's upper Susa Valley, Bardonecchia is a winter sports base with two ski areas — Colomion-Les Arnauds-Melezet and Jafferau…
Aulla
Pocket-sized Tuscan town on the River Magra in the historic Lunigiana region, Aulla has a café and restaurant scene that holds a surprising number of options…
Avigliana
Two volcanic maar lakes — Lago Grande and Lago Piccolo — sit at the edge of this modest Piedmontese town in the Susa valley, west of Turin, with the medieval…
Fivizzano
A little Tuscan comune in Massa-Carrara with an unusually dense cluster of churches and cafés for its size, Fivizzano sits within territory shared between tw…
