Sforza Castle Tours

Last Supper and Sforza Castle Tours

Leonardo's Last Supper is a timed slot that sells out weeks ahead. These tours hold one for you, then walk you to the castle's tower and courtyards.

Last Supper and Sforza Castle tours

Best seller Milan: City Center & Last Supper Walking Tour

Milan: City Center & Last Supper Walking Tour

★★★★★ 4.7 (5,463 reviews)

Meet at Santa Maria delle GrazieCastle stop, no museum entryLast Supper slot included3 hours

The Last Supper first on a skip-the-line ticket, then thirty minutes outside the castle and on through La Scala and the Galleria to the Duomo.

From $173 per person

Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.

The Last Supper and Sforza Castle Tour

The Last Supper and Sforza Castle Tour

★★★★☆ 4.5 (171 reviews)

Meet at Santa Maria delle GrazieCastle stop, no museum entryLast Supper slot includedMax 25

Forty-five minutes at the church, fifteen with the mural, then half an hour at the castle's tower and courtyards. The castle museums are not included, and confirmation can take 48 hours.

From $104 per person

Free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead.

Get the slot before you plan the day

Entry to the refectory is timed, capped and gone weeks ahead. These tours hold one for you.

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What a Last Supper and Sforza Castle tour actually is

It is a walking tour built around one timed reservation. Leonardo's Last Supper is on the refectory wall at Santa Maria delle Grazie, and entry is a slot of about fifteen minutes with a hard daily cap. These tours hold that slot for you, then walk you to the castle and on into the centre.

The castle part is the free half. Each of these stops in the courtyards or passes the walls for twenty to thirty minutes, and none of them buys the museum ticket. That is not a flaw; it is the shape of the product, and knowing it lets you plan the rest.

Why choose a combined tour

The reservation is the product

The Last Supper sells out weeks ahead. A tour holding an allocation is often the only way in at short notice, and travellers say so in their reviews.

The paperwork is handled

Full names, and on some tours dates of birth, are needed at booking, and you bring the ID you booked with. The operator buys the tickets and you just turn up.

The walk links the two

From Santa Maria delle Grazie the route crosses to the castle and on to La Scala, the Galleria and the Duomo square. It is the order most people would walk anyway.

You see the castle, free

The courtyards cost nothing, so the castle stop adds no ticket to the fare. You can come back for the museums on another day.

Combined tours vs booking the two separately

 Combined tourBooking separately
Last Supper slotHeld by the operatorYours to find, weeks ahead
Castle museumsNot included€10 at the castle desk
Castle courtyardsTwenty to thirty minutes, freeFree, 7am to 7.30pm
CostFrom $104 to From $343Official prices, less
GuideYes, with headsets on the group toursYour own
RefundFree up to 24 hours aheadCastle tickets non-refundable

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What you get, and what you don't

You get a held Last Supper reservation, a guide, and a walk that takes in the castle's tower and courtyards. Two of these also carry a ticket for the Duomo, and one is private, for up to four.

What you do not get is the inside of the castle. Each listing names the castle admission in its exclusions or stops without a ticket. If you want the Pietà Rondanini, add the €10 ticket for the afternoon, or book a guided castle tour on another day.

Planning it: the slot, the names, the walk

Book as early as you can, because the refectory slots, not the price, are what run out. Give every traveller's full name exactly as on the ID you will carry. Leave bags at your hotel: one of these says bags of any size are not allowed in the Last Supper museum.

Check where you meet. These start at Santa Maria delle Grazie or at Piazzale Cadorna, not at the castle, so do not wait for them at the fountain. The map page sets out every meeting point. Then plan the castle museums as a separate visit with the Sforza Castle ticket prices on the castle's own desk.

Who should choose something else

If you already hold a Last Supper ticket, you do not need any of these. Walk to the castle yourself and spend the €10 on the museums, or book a guided castle tour.

If the Pietà Rondanini is the reason you came, none of these will show it to you. A guided castle tour starts with it. Every fare is compared on Sforza Castle Tours.

Hold your Last Supper slot, then walk to the castle

The refectory first, then the castle's tower and courtyards, and on to the Duomo with a guide.

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Frequently asked questions

Do Last Supper and Sforza Castle tours go inside the castle?
No. The combined tours listed here stop outside the museums: the castle part is a walk through the free courtyards or past the walls, usually twenty to thirty minutes. If you want the Pietà Rondanini, add the €10 ticket for the afternoon or book a guided castle tour on another day.
Do I need to book Sforza Castle tickets in advance?
Not for the castle on most days: the €10 ticket is sold at the desk and online. Book ahead for a free first Sunday, for a guided tour with a fixed slot, and for anything that includes the Last Supper, which sells out weeks in advance. A Sforza Castle reservation through a tour also refunds in full up to 24 hours out, which a castle ticket never does.
What happens to a Sforza Castle booking if I cancel?
Every tour listed here refunds in full up to 24 hours before it starts, and most let you reserve now and pay later. The castle's own tickets are not refundable. That window is the practical case for a Sforza Castle booking through a tour when your date might move.
What are the castle's opening hours?
The courtyards are open every day from 7am to 7.30pm and cost nothing to enter. The museums open Tuesday to Sunday, 10am to 5.30pm, and the ticket office closes at 4.30pm, which is also the last entry. The museums close every Monday and on 1 January, 1 May and 25 December.
Where is the Pietà Rondanini?
In its own museum in the Ospedale Spagnolo, the former Spanish hospital on the Cortile delle Armi, where it has stood since 2 May 2015. It has its own ticket desk and lockers, but it is on the same €10 ticket as the other museums. Most guided Sforza Castle tours start or finish there.
Is the castle free to visit?
The courtyards are, every day from 7am to 7.30pm, so you can walk in under the Filarete Tower without a ticket. The museums are free for everyone on the first Sunday of each month and free for anyone up to 25 on the second Tuesday. Under-18s never pay.