Secret Milan

Let Secret Milan guide you around the unusual and unfamiliar. Step off the beaten track with this fascinating Milan travel guide book and let our local experts show you the well-hidden treasures of an amazing city. Ideal for local inhabitants, curious visitors and armchair travellers alike. The places included in our guides are unusual and unfamiliar, allowing one to step off the beaten track.

Secret Milan features 200+ secret and unusual locations.

Inside Secret Milan: Discover a canal lock designed by Leonardo da Vinci as well as the secrets of his Last Supper, find out where Mussolinit's hidden bunker lies, marry beneath frescos by Tiepolo, visit artists houses usually closed to the public, see exceptional private collections, admire the sculpture of a young girl shaving her pudenda, look for the boxers carved on the roof terraces of the cathedral...

Far from the crowds and the usual cliches, Milan goes unrecognised as one of the Italian cities with the greatest cultural heritage. Yet it only reveals its hidden treasures to resindents and visitors who venture off the beaten track.

An indispensable guide for those who thought they knew Milan well or for those wishing to discover another facet of the city.

• Don't miss - Each chapter of this Secret Milan travel guide book corresponds to a different part of the city so that one can always find a hidden or secret place to discover.
• Perfectly planned walks - Make sure that you do not miss any Secret location, by discovering each one featured in this guide by planning a walking tour of each part of the city.

The definitive insider's guide to Milan.

About the Author

Massimo Polidoro, journalist and writer, taught anomalistic psychology at the University of Milano-Biocca. He is the author of over thirty books, including 'Final Seance: The Strange Friendship between Houdini and Conan-Doyle' and 'Secrets of the Psychics: Investigating Paranormal Claims', both published by Prometheus Books.