Milan won’t be “just” the symbolic starting point of the Games: during the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics it will become a true Olympic hub, hosting ice events, major ceremonies, and a cultural calendar that’s already filling up with parallel happenings. If you’re looking for reliable information on when the Milano-Cortina Olympics take place, with a clear focus on Milan’s venues and competitions, this guide is for you: where the events are held, which areas will feel most “Olympic,” and how to plan your time between transport, events, and accommodation.

Nozio.travel has prepared a special itinerary, designed for those of you who do not have much time to hand, but who want to visit this city, that is so full of cultural and social stimulus. Our 24-hour itinerary includes an evening for discovering the Milanese night life, therefore we recommend that you book at least one night in one of Milan’s many hotels.

Milan is always one step ahead: a laboratory of artistic experiments and a building site for social behavior that is continuously changing. City full of contradictions, ancient and modern, trends and counter-trends, fashion and underground, middle class and working class, but always simply “cool”.