Leonardo’s Last Supper

Wasn't sure what to expect and my thought was, 'it's just a painting', but it's a lot more than that. Very stressful trying to get tickets due to limited numbers being allowed entry for each time slot, but I'd say it was worth it. Scanners pick up food & drink, so its essential to make use of the free lockers. There was a very fed up young man on the desk, but getting a locker was pretty quick. You cannot enter for your time slot until exactly 10 minutes before your booking; their scanning systems just won't allow it. We eventually got told that & realised that staff weren't just being awkward! Waiting is outside in the square, so something to be mindful of if it's raining. There is free entry into the church next door until 5.50pm or a coffee shop opposite. Everything seems to be controlled by automatic doors, so there's no rushing. You can get let out before your 15 minutes is up if needed. Toilets are at the exit, along with a small shop. There are information boards in the waiting area and then further boards in front of The Last Supper & the painting on the opposite wall. I am not a religious person, but you couldn't help but be moved at how amazing it is that the painting has survived for so long.

You MUST buy tickets in advance and don’t even think about getting the non tour tickets because they DO NOT have them available. I bought mine 2 months in advance for €10 more than the non tour regular tickets so it wasn’t that big of a heartbreak. When we got to the ticket office, they didn’t actually check our passports for us to get the audio earphones. They just checked the QR code on my phone. PLEASE BE ON TIME THOUGH. They’re not playing around when they say show up 15min before the start of the tour because they will start on time. We showed up half an hour before our tour start time of 3pm to get tickets and ended up waiting about 15min but at 2:45, the tour guide starts getting everyone ready for the tour. The tour was pretty good and we got to spend a decent amount of time (half an hour) inside the actual room where the painting was. There are benches to sit so you’re not expected to stand the whole time. You’ll have lots of opportunities to take photos (no videos) of the painting. They also give you headphones so you can hear the tour guide when they’re speaking. There were around 30 people in our group and it didn’t feel crowded at all. The whole tour took about 45min in total. I would say this was worth the €25per person we spent and you can also walk to the church and castle afterwards!