Venetia with children

Venetia is a rich and attractive sightseeing destination which also offers many fun things to do with children.

Take a boat along the Brenta canal

A charming cruise, through nine swing bridges and five locks real “water lifts”, allowing the descending of an almost 10-metre high water slope between Venice and Padua.

The guided cruises usually include boat trips from Venice to Padua or from Padua to Venice; the boat stops at  the Villa Gradenigo of Oriago, the Villa Widmann or Barchessa Valmarana of Mira, the Villa Pisani of Strà ot the Villa Foscari Malcontenta. The most informative website we could find is Batelli del Brenta.

Venice and a Gondola journey

First of all of course Venice, where children can run and play, up and down the bridges and over the canals. A journey in a Gondola along the canals is a magical experience which a child will remember all his life.

The maze of the baroque Garden of Villa Barbarigo

This Boxwood Maze, the most antique and extended in existence today, symbolizes all intricate ways of human life.For more info visit the website of Villa Barbarigo.

Verona and its Roman arena

For the older ones the arena of Verona recalls the roman gladiators.

Riding at Villa Trento

The riding club at Villa Trento (www.villatrento.it) is located on the grounds of the 16th century villa Trento.

The atmosphere is informal and easy, children are more than welcome for either lessons or excursions, English spoken.

Villa Trento lies in the vicinity of our estates La Montecchia and Frassanelle.

Hire a bike and take one of the biking trails

you can rent a bike and and choose one of the itinireraries with bike trails you will find on the website www.pisteciclabili.com. The 7 km itinerary very near to La Montecchia will take you past the Castello San Martino, a small but interesting medieval castle.

Castello di San Pelagio

On the main road between Padova and Rovigo, north of the Castello del Catajo, you will find the interesting Museum of the Air (Museo dell’Aria), which assembles documents, models and aeroplanes from the time of Leonardo da Vinci to our days.

You will find the exposition about Gabriele D’Annunzio highly interesting. It was here that he planned his famous flight to Vienna in 1918. The garden is also very beautiful with its 2 mazes (a third one is under construction) is a real attraction for children. www.museodellaria.it

Butterfly house in Montegrotto Terme

In Montegrotto Terme a vast greenhouse is the habitat of 100 different types of butterflies from all over the world. Visitors can wander through this oasis of palmtrees, orchids, alocasias and passiflora. Nearby you will find a mythological garden inhabited by gnomes, elfs, fairies, magicians, witches, kings and queens, all figures taken from ancient naturalistic legends. For opening hours and more information visit www.butterflyarc.it

Gardaland, Italy’s largest amusement park

The park lies on southern tip of lake Garda and has a dolphinarium, magic mountains, rafting, and many other attractions. For more information visit http://www.gardaland.it