The Last Supper Milan Tickets

In light of its popularity, the Museum of the Last Supper (Museo del Cenacolo Vinciano) attracts almost 1,200 visitors per day, but only 40 people are allowed to enter at any given time, making it hard to book tickets to see The Last Supper.  

Almost all people believe that they can buy tickets at the venue instead of purchasing them online. However, this idea often leads to high traffic on the main website, causing long queues just to access the ticketing page. Visitors report spending considerable time waiting, only to find tickets sold out by the time they get through. In comparison, buying Last Supper tickets online is much easier. While it has its own set of difficulties, you can solve them by making your Last Supper booking in advance once you have marked your calendar for travel dates. Typically, tickets for the Last Supper are released two months before the start of each quarter. For instance, tickets for the August to October 2024 quarter are released in June.

The Last Supper is Cool, But Have You Seen the Rest of Santa Maria delle Grazie?

A Dominican Legacy…

Your tour begins with the Santa Maria delle Grazie complex, a UNESCO World Heritage site that has been under the care of the Dominican fathers since 1934. It’s a relatively small church and only has a few places for you to explore, but one refreshes the eye just by looking around all parts of it. Constructed of brick and terracotta, the church has a unique architecture and a distinct cylindrical tower.

The Dining Hall: A Timeless Tableau

The real masterpiece is the refectory of the convent that holds Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper. If you want to see this legendary mural painting, you will need to book the Cenacolo tickets in advance; you can do this online by booking a painting tour. Be prepared for really long lines during weekends and holidays. If you coincidentally planned your visit on the first Sunday of the month, then you won’t have to pay a penny to see the painting, but you still have to make a reservation with a time slot.

On entering the refectory, you will at once notice its enormous size, which is about 15 by 29 feet. The work was painted from 1494 to 1498. In the painting, Christ tells his apostles that one of them will betray him. There is a sharply controlled room climate and no flash photography is allowed as the conditions of the painting is sensitive.

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Going Deeper: The Cenacolo Vinciano Museum

After seeing the Last Supper, you’ll proceed to the Cenacolo Vinciano Museum. This exposition gives a real value to da Vinci’s job and its intricate history of restorations. You’ll find out the seven major restorations the painting has undergone with focus on the most recent one completed in 1999.

Your visit concludes with a smaller interior courtyard directly under the church tower, which takes a moment to reflect on both artistic and historical value based on what you have just encountered. The whole visit to Santa Maria Delle Grazie—with time in the refectory, museum, and courtyard—generally runs 45 minutes to an hour.

What makes the Last Supper tours so important?

If one is considering booking the Last Supper skip the line tour, do it. Even though one is looking at only one painting, the Cenacolo has so much complex history and hidden details that a guided experience would let out. Many tours include information about the other painting in the refectory, painted by one of Da Vinci’s contemporaries in 1495.

Remember, since it is one of the most visited paintings and has limited capacity for viewers, you have to make the Last Supper reservations quite in advance. Seeing a masterpiece like that at its original location is quite noteworthy and represents the highlight of any visit to Milan.

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