Tour Details
- Duration
- 2.5 hours
- Product Type
- Tour
- Venues
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- Palazzo Mocenigo
- Basilica dei Frari
- Santa Croce Neighborhood
- San Polo Neighborhood
- Dorsoduro Neighborhood
Photos & Highlights
- Explore Venetian life on an engaging, kid-focused tour
- Led by a family-friendly expert guide
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Tour Description
What was it like for kids who lived in Venice during the Renaissance? And what is it like for kids today? Join our Daily Life in Venice Tour for Kids to explore everyday life in the city, both past and present. Taking place largely within an area of Venice that the average tourist rarely visits, we will pass between the neighborhoods of Santa Croce and San Polo to Dorsoduro. Our focus is on the lives of Venetian families, both rich and poor, and their relationship to public and private urban space. We will not only touch upon life for modern families and children, but also look at how families have functioned on the lagoon area throughout history. Costumes, games, processions, and traditions will be touched upon to compare and contrast our own lives with those of Venetian families.
Work and Play
Led by one of our family-trained experts, some stops during our time together may include a visit to Venetian palace, now a museum of costumes and furniture from the early modern period, where families have the opportunity to view original period costumes, as well as public squares where bull fights and other spectacles took place. We will discuss the way children and young people lived and studied, their activities and options, and in particular focus on the nature of work and play in the early modern city.
Renaissance Venice Tour for Kids
Focusing on these recurring themes of work and play, costume and dress, public and private space, our guide will be able to construct a thoroughly engrossing dialogue with your children about this historic city. This engaging atmosphere will open our younger travelers to different daily activities that they may have never thought about before. By the end of our time together, we will have a clear idea of how families live their day to day lives in Venice, and will be able to better appreciate their explorations of the picturesque neighborhoods of the lagoon.
Please Note:
In order to plan the best possible experience for your children, it would be helpful for us know some background. Have they traveled to other countries in the past? If so, where? Have they studied any subjects in school that would relate to the walk? Are they interested in art, music, even food! The more you can tell us, the better.
FAQ
Is this tour wheelchair accessible?
Venice is a city that is built on a series of canals, crossed by bridges. If your group includes a member who uses a wheelchair, please reach out by email and we can discuss mobility options.
What costs will I need to cover on the day?
You are pre-paid for the tour, but you are responsible for any applicable entrance tickets, which could be up to €13 per person.
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37 Reviews
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It was the Liberace of Las Vegas. Monica had incredible knowledge of the city -- historical, art history, anthropological.
She added context to history, culture, religion and food. Monica spoke to adults art history background and engaged children informatively and creatively. No question she couldn't answer. She taught us how the city evolved and works currently. It was 1,000 years made real in 3 hours. We would have spent all day with her. The children processed a historical, unique city, and the way she shared it continues to resurface now. She showed us things to look for, and asked us why we thought things were that way now.
A++
Jenny
Mar. 28, 2014
Our walking tour was excellent. Monica Vidoni was personable, with a good sense of what will appeal to the kids (11 and 9 yrs.) as well as the adults. The star of the tour was of course Venice, in particular a couple of its lesser-known districts, well apart from the densely-touristed venues. Monica's concise historical commentary flowed as part of an inclusive conversation, not lecturing, and livened everyone's appreciation of the city without evident effort.
The difficult thing in commenting is that the entire tour was at pretty much the same sparkling but relaxed level of interest--in Jane Austen's formulation, as of "a mind lively and at ease"--with little in the way of comparatively high or low points. I do remember three moments in particular. One, a piazza where public executions used to take place, now a temporary outdoor cinema; a cooling stop at the (air conditioned) Museum of Natural History; and the fish and vegetable market west of the Rialto bridge, which is pure Venetian pleasure. But my overall sense of the tour was walking through lovely, mostly empty streets in pleasant and illuminating conversation.
Later that evening we enjoyed a thoroughly delightful dinner at an osteria recommended by Monica. Thanks!
Thomas
Aug. 24, 2013
I would reiterate the comments made in the Lion Hunt tour even more strongly here. The neighbourhood we visited was quite interesting but the tour was not at all designed for children as advertised. The information and commentary was fairly academic in nature. I think Nadia would be great for adults but is probably not quite as adept at keeping children interested.
Markus
Jul. 17, 2013
