If you fancy spending an hour cruising the canals, Navigli Lombardi organises a tour that takes in the ancient washhouses of vicolo dei Lavandai and San Cristoforo, the Scodellino bridge and the old Darsena port. As of summer 2008, Navigli Lombardi also runs full days out in June and July (9.30am-7pm Sat, Sun), with return transport to Gaggiano, lunch and afternoon bike hire (€45). Tickets can be bought at Studio Mitti, an artist's shop opposite the boat's dock, by telephone or on board.
Area Milan
Transport Tours Apr-Sept, mid Oct-Nov 10.15am, 11.20am, 12.20pm, 3pm, 4.05pm, 5.10pm, 6.15 pm Fri-Sun.
Telephone 02 667 9131
Rates €12; €8 reductions.
Make sure there's water in the canal system !! - we went for a trip on the weekend of 26/27 March (spent Eu10 on the taxi fare) only to find no water and no boat trips running for obvious reasons. Upside was that we looked around the antique market - worth ringing up first - something we should have done !.
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