Hi guys welcome to another episode of ultimate bucket list and on today's
show I'm here at the largest church in Italy
yelled Duomo di Milano the Milan Cathedral this historic building is slap
bang in the middle of the city of Milan and by far it's the biggest attraction
in the city but what's it like to actually go around well I've actually
arrived first thing in the morning to avoid the crowds of tourists now even
though I'm here first thing there's plenty of tourists around anyway and boy
there's a lot of pigeons here probably more pigeons than tourists but anyway I
decided to join the queue after buying my tickets and sometimes the queues
could get a little long and it can get a little tiresome to wait in them one of
the things they don't tell you about is that security is incredibly tight
there's a strict dress code and the certain things that you're not allowed
to take into the cathedral so look at the site before you actually go in but
once you make it past security you'll be in shock because this is probably one of
the biggest churches you'll ever go to in your wife seriously this place is
massive and the fact that is all ornately carved in stone makes it all
the more impressive and when you walk around this place you'll think to
yourself boy all this stuff actually belongs in an art gallery should it
actually be in a Cathedral but apparently the answer is yes this place
is incredible really and there's plenty of photo and video opportunities so I
highly recommend that you take advantage of that
but whether you're taking photos or videos or just walking around or just
saying a little bit of a quick prayer there's always something interesting to
look at in this bill and I can believe that this place took
over six centuries to complete and well there's a strange statue of Saint
barthélemy but okay I can believe that this place took over six centuries to
complete and parts of it are still under construction today I highly recommend
that you take the time to explore everything including these ornate
stained-glass windows which by the way are probably some of the biggest I've
ever seen take your time to explore guys especially if it gets busy with tourists
and as mentioned previously this is by far the largest church in Milan is the
third largest in all of Europe and the fifth largest in all of the world so if
you are interested in cathedrals and history this is a perfect place to spend
an afternoon definitely definitely worth the price of admission
I highly recommend getting an all-in-one tickets whereby it allows you access to
the Museum of Archaeology which is below the Milan Cathedral floor where you'll
get to see interesting exhibits like this - that was unearthed with some dead
people in it and this hexagonal baptismal font it looks like a hole in
the ground but it was actually originally a baptismal font that was
built underneath the floor of Milan Cathedral this place has some really
really amazing artifacts and whoa there's a dead guy there seriously
there's a dead guy on display here huh but anyway if you wanted to learn more I
highly recommend doing one of the many guided tours that happen during the
course of the day here but one more thing I will recommend is to climb the
roof of this place which believe it or not you can actually do to do this
you'll need to exit the church and enter from the side of the building oh by the
way check out this guy
man that old dude has better dance moves than me but anyway once you've made it
past the dancing old guys you've got a choice of climbing the stairs or paying
the extra five euros to use at the lift my legs were relatively fresh so I
decided to climb the stairs and save myself some money but as you can imagine
it's a hefty climb but once you get to the top you'll be rewarded with some of
the best views of Milan and seriously there are some amazing views from up
here you get to see up close and personal all of the ornate carvings and
stonework there are plenty of places and plenty of things to take pictures of so
I highly recommend that you do you can tell guys it gets really crowded up here
this is probably the most popular spot where you're going to take pictures so
how people take pictures because it makes the experience a little bit better
but be patient because this is pretty much prime real estate so at this point
I'd like to mention this girl in pink here now was tried to film walking
around the roof she just happened to be in front of the camera
I was actually following her or stalking her and it kind of looked like that so
yeah she ended up avoiding me like the plague after this so sorry not trying to
stalk you he just happened to be in the way but anyways take lots of photos and
videos here guys it provides you some great Instagram ready shots and it gets
better because you can literally climb right to the top as you can imagine it
gets pretty crowded and you might be in a queue to get to the top but I suppose
there's plenty of lovely views from up here really lovely views actually but
once you've made it to the top you could see what everyone's been taking pictures
off from the ground level this part of the roof here including the statue of
the Madonna and it's actually pretty cool to be right on top of the roof
there's not many places in the world where you can climb right to the top of
a church roof and get these amazing views of the city I will warn you though
because at the moment it's about 26 degrees and
you're on a hot stone roof and there's lots of people in here hiding in the
shade because it really is the hot up here so I highly recommend that you take
your time drink plenty of water and be wary that
it does kind of get hot up here check out some of the views Hey holy cow
better leave it on there oh nevermind but there are some amazing views from up
here wherever you are on the roof at this point you're pretty much walking
all the way back around the roof and down a massive flight of stairs but this
is definitely worth the extra money and if you have the time or if you get a
chance I highly recommend you climb on the roof here also with your all in one
ticket you get access to the dwarma Museum this has some pretty interesting
artifacts from the chalices to the statues and some of the ornate still
work that you've sent on the roof is actually now here in the museum some of
it was a little lost on me admittedly but it was actually really interesting
to see especially these stained glass windows and this miniature replica of
the Duomo it's kind of cool overall guys if you do like cathedrals history
culture and if you want to see something impressive I highly recommend that you
add this to your bucket list definitely definitely this is a must-see
if you are here in the city of Milan okay I'm sold what do I do
well you'll need to get here to the mill and warm up the drama has its own metro
station so it's really really easy to find literally go up stairs from the
metro station and you're there to buy tickets you have a book online or go to
the ticket office and I highly recommend using the automated ticket booth on the
left otherwise you'll be stuck in a really
really long queue with all these other tourists here on the right and the
queues can get quite massive the cost to do it well believe in not if
you want to just go around the Cathedral it only cost three euros and if you're
struggling for time just pay the three euros and go around it if you've got
extra time pay for the all-in-one tickets and that allows you access to
the rooftop terrace where you get the lovely views and the lovely photo
opportunities and allows you access to all the museums as well if your legs are
struggling highly recommend paying the extra five euros for the left pass so
that you can use the lift to get up and down the roof without having to climb
any stairs is there anything else I need to know
yes security is incredibly tight here and there are strict dress code rules ie
covered shoulders and covered knees and there are lots of things that you cannot
take with you into del Duomo so read the signs before you actually pay the money
and go in overall guys this was an incredible way to spend an afternoon and
I highly recommend that if you do like this sort of thing that you add this to
your bucket list and come here to Milan to do so if you have enjoyed this video
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