Seven days: Milan, the lakes, the Dolomites

Seven days on three bases, and one booking that has to be made before anything else: Last Supper tickets are released quarterly, with around 215¹ extra tickets a day going on sale each Wednesday at noon.

The Cenacolo release calendar, which sets your dates

Tickets for the Last Supper come out on a quarterly cycle: in September for November to January, in December for February to April, in March for May to July, in June for August to October.

On top of that, around 215¹ extra tickets per day go on sale online only, every Wednesday at noon, for the week that follows. For anyone booking close to departure that weekly window is the only realistic route in.

The reason supply is structurally short is the visit itself: 15 minutes per group, up to 40 people, and you forfeit the slot if you are not there 30 minutes early. The ticket is €15 full and €2 for EU citizens aged 18 to 25, with booking compulsory for every category including free entries. Prices below are in euros.

Days 1 and 2: Milan, and why a car makes it worse

The Cenacolo museum opens Tuesday to Sunday 8:15 am to 7:00 pm with last entry at 6:45 pm, closed Mondays, January 1 and December 25.

Do not drive into the center. Area C is Milan's charged limited traffic zone inside the Cerchia dei Bastioni: €7.50 a day for most vehicles, Monday to Friday 7:30 am to 7:30 pm, holidays excluded, on rates in force since October 30, 2023. Paying late, up to midnight on the seventh day after entry, costs €22.50⁵.

Two nights is enough here if the Cenacolo slot lands on one of them.

Days 3 and 4: Como, 145 square kilometers and one operator

Lake Como covers 145 km⁷2, drops to 410⁷ m at its deepest, sits at 198⁷ m above sea level and has a shoreline of 170 km⁷, which is why the boat is transport rather than an excursion.

Public navigation on Como, Maggiore and Garda is run by the same body, Gestione Navigazione Laghi, publishing separate timetables and fares for each lake. The 2026 Como passenger and car ferry tariffs took effect on April 1, 2026.

We do not quote individual crossings here, because the operator publishes them only in files that could not be read; the one worked example on its own page is Como to Urio at €10.40⁶ adult and €5.80 for children. Check the fare board at the pier.

Day 5: moving east, and what the map hides

Milano Centrale to Venezia Santa Lucia takes 2 hours 27 minutes on the fastest direct train and 2 hours 32 on the slowest, on the September 2026 timetable. The line is not high speed for its whole length, because the Brescia to Verona to Padua section is still being upgraded.

That matters if you were planning to swap the mountains for a lagoon day: the journey is longer than the Rome to Florence hop and the sample of direct services we collected, 13 trains, may be incomplete.

For this route, turn north instead and gain three nights in the mountains.

Days 5 to 7: the Alpe di Siusi, closed to cars for eight hours

The road onto the Alpe di Siusi is shut to private cars every day from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Inside those hours the plateau is reached only by cable car or bus, with exceptions for guests of accommodation on the Alpe and holders of the European Disability Card.

From June 29, 2026 the car parks also need an online booking: P1 Spitzbuhl at €15 a day and €10 for motorcycles, P2 Compatsch at €30, €15 for motorcycles and €160⁹ for coaches. Parking overnight is prohibited between 11:00 pm and 5:00 am. The restriction lifts only in the shoulder weeks when the cable car itself is closed.

One day trip north from here fixes the other famous gate: from July 1 to September 15, 2026, between 9:00 am and 4:00 pm, Lago di Braies takes cars only with a booked parking place at €44, or €49 above 2.2 m of vehicle height. Outside those hours and dates, and on foot or by bike at any time, access is unrestricted and the lake itself is free.

What is not verified on this route

Two things on this page rest on a single source each: the Alpe di Siusi scheme comes from the consortium that runs the booking system, with no readable municipal ordinance behind it, and the Cenacolo release calendar comes from one official page.

Lake fares are the third gap. Nothing published in euros for individual crossings on Como, Maggiore or Garda could be confirmed, so treat third party price lists with suspicion and buy at the counter.

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