Museum
Leonardo da Vinci Museum
An interactive exhibition devoted to Leonardo da Vinci's inventions, in the Scoletta di San Rocco: around fifty machines to handle and reproductions of dra…
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Venice with kids: what to do with children is the starting point for planning a stay with children: museums and workshops sorted by age, free admissions and reduced rates, parks, Lido beach, lagoon islands, festivals and practical questions.
This page also brings together the guide’s entries where an interest for children is documented: museums offering workshops or tailored routes, gardens and playgrounds, beaches, accessible viewpoints and neighbourhoods that are easy to explore as a family. Each entry specifies, where the information is known, the recommended age, free admissions and what is offered to younger visitors.
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Libreria Acqua Alta
A bookshop in Castello where books are stored in gondolas, boats and bathtubs to withstand flooding, with a staircase made of books.
Garden
Parco Savorgnan
A public park in Cannaregio, behind Palazzo Savorgnan, with lawns, trees, a children's playground and outdoor fitness equipment.
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Venice with children: what to do with kids
Activities, museums, workshops, parks and lagoon islands to enjoy with children in Venice: recommended ages, free entry, museum workshops, rowing, masks an…
Island
Lido di Venezia
A long sandy strip separating the lagoon from the Adriatic, the Lido is Venice's seaside resort: beaches, Belle Époque hotels and the film Mostra all rub s…
Island
Burano
The island of Burano, in the north of the Venetian lagoon, is immediately recognisable by its brightly coloured houses lined along small canals. Behind thi…
Garden
Giardini della Biennale
Public gardens associated with the Venice Biennale and its national pavilions. The Giardini extend Castello towards a more airy, modern, and institutional …
Museum
Naval History Museum
Museum of the Italian Navy near the Arsenal, tracing Venice's naval history through models, weapons, and historical vessels.
Museum
Fondazione Querini Stampalia
Museum, library and garden bequeathed in 1869 by the last of the Querini Stampalia family, with a remarkable redesign of the ground floor by Carlo Scarpa.
Attraction
Lido Beaches
The historic beaches of Venice, lined with bathing establishments and colorful beach huts.
Museum
Lace Museum
Housed in the former seat of the Lace School, this museum traces the history of the craft that made Burano famous.
Monument
Venetian Arsenal
Ancient naval complex of the Republic, industrial and military heart, this part of Castello is today partially linked to the Biennale. Around the walls of …
Museum
Mocenigo Palace-Museum
This palace-museum in Santa Croce is dedicated to costumes, textiles, patrician interiors and perfume. It is suitable for a more in-depth discovery of the …
Museum
Fontego dei Turchi
Former warehouse-residence of Ottoman merchants, restored in the 19th century and now a natural history museum. The visit combines the building's commercia…
Museum
Ca’ Pesaro
Grand Baroque palace by Baldassare Longhena on the Grand Canal, now a museum of modern art and Oriental art.
Museum
House of Carlo Goldoni
House-museum dedicated to Carlo Goldoni, Venetian comedy, and 18th-century theater.
Monument
St Mark's Campanile
Standing 98.6 meters tall at the center of St Mark's Square, the Campanile has dominated Venice for over a thousand years. Rebuilt identically after its co…
Island
Murano
Murano deserves far more than a simple stop to watch a glassblowing demonstration. The island retains a strong artisanal identity, remarkable religious her…
Monument
Torre Massimiliana and Bacàn Beach
19th-century Austro-Hungarian fort, now converted into a cultural venue at the tip of Sant'Erasmo.
Attraction
Glass Furnaces and Workshops
Attending a glassblowing demonstration remains the unmissable experience of a visit to Murano.
Museum
Glass Museum
Housed in the Palazzo Giustinian, the Glass Museum traces eight centuries of Murano's glassmaking history.
Museum
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
A major modern art museum housed in the Palazzo Venier dei Leoni, the former Venetian residence of Peggy Guggenheim.
Museum
Ca’ Rezzonico
A Grand Canal palace turned into a Venetian 18th-century museum, with frescoes, furnishings, and period paintings.
Monument
St Mark's Clock Tower
The Clock Tower overlooks the entrance to the Mercerie and is one of the historic sights around St Mark's Square.
Museum
Correr Museum
Museum on St Mark's Square devoted to the history of Venice, the arts and the city's civic collections.
Palace
Doge's Palace
Former seat of Venetian power, combining ducal apartments, institutional halls, prisons and the Bridge of Sighs.