I found some posts on the forum from about ten years ago, stating that Italians love kids and are very welcoming when they are traveling with family. Our grandchildren are 6 & 3 and are German/American, living in Germany with our son and daughter-in-law. They are a very active, outdoor-focused family. We would be traveling in Mid-May 2027. Do you have suggestions for destinations? Thank you.
Posted by
Seattle, WA, USA
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My first thought is to look at staying at an agriturismo in Tuscany or Umbria that has a swimming pool (although the weather may be cool still) or a place that has a farm or vineyard focus with walking/hiking trails. It sounds like you have a fairly large group - maybe 6 people? So, it would be good to have a big enough space to spread out.
Posted by
Surrey, UK
1104 posts
Consider Lake Garda, where there are some theme parks for the kids not far from the lake, hills to walk in, and lake steamers to discover towns other than where you might be staying.
Posted by
Glostrup, Denmark
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Consider visiting https://italia-miniatura.riminitourismtickets.com/, where you can show them all of Italy in a single place :-)
Posted by
Saint Paul, Minnesota
2299 posts
I would describe our grandchildren as "very active" and although they are not especially "outdoor-focused," we were wise to mostly keep them out of museums, art galleries, stores, and churches while in Italy. They did great in restaurants, though. Our grandson was 3 almost 4 when we took him and his baby sister and their parents to Puglia and Rome one April --- we had a van in Puglia, but maybe you wouldn't want to do that. There are trains and buses, though.
More recently, we all went to Venice, Bologna, and Rome in December two years ago when our granddaughter was 6. Venice was a huge hit with both kids, and that is exactly where I would take active 6 and 3 year olds. Towers to climb, riding the vaporetti, bridges, piazze, outdoor restaurants, several playgrounds. And no traffic, not even bicycles. I noticed that a lot of Venetian preschoolers had little scooters --- I wonder if these could be purchased or rented. We never ran out of things to do in Venice, and we went to Murano, Burano, and Torcello.