With a local host as your personal party planner, you can settle in for a stress-free day that’s fun every one. Kids (and parents!) could be hypnotized by Nano Bleu, an old-fashioned toy store straight from the pages of a storybook that happens to be right next to the iconic Duomo di Milano cathedral.

While older kids will have a fantastic time trawling the stylish streets of Brera with other super-cool locals moving between galleries, boutiques, and aperitivo bars.

When tummies start rumbling, you can’t go wrong with pizza, panzerotti, and pastries from a pasticceria (bakery) – but you could also pack a picnic basket and hit one of the city's picturesque parks (Sempione is right by Sforza Castle, so you can sneak in some sightseeing too.)

Is your family ready to enter a fairytale land of ancient Roman ruins, gargoyles perched atop gothic cathedrals and legends of kings and emperors? In Centro Storico, Milan’s most central district, you’ll explore cobbled alleys, gelato in hand.

The opulent Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Italy’s oldest shopping mall, is the perfect spot for some window shopping, or what about visiting the urban flamingoes who proudly strut around Palazzo Invernizzi?

Not something you see every day! One mile west, you could let your kids loose at the interactive Leonardo da Vinci Museum (they can even perform experiments in a lab!), or you could head south to Navigli’s trendy restaurants packed with young people on the canal.