Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
With Kids
Adults think Venice is for them; kids know better. This is where every fairy tale
comes to life, where prisoners escape through the roof of a palace, Murano glass
blowers breathe life into pocket-sized sea dragons, and Pescaria fish balance on
their tails as though spellbound. Top that, JK Rowling.
NEED TO KNOW
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Change facilities
Available in public restrooms.
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Emergency care
Venice's main hospital offers emergency care and boat-ambulance service.
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Babysitting
Available at several hotels and B&Bs.
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Strollers
Bring your own.
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Nappies (diapers) & formula
Available at groceries citywide.
Attractions
Venice is the ultimate for any kid who has ever believed in pirates and princesses: they
really did sleep in Grand Canal palaces - possibly on peas - and launched swashbuckling
adventures from these shores. Visit Ca' Rezzonico (
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) to see where Venetian
nobles danced until dawn at masked balls, see the ballgowns they wore at Palazzo Mocen-
igo (
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), and enter the royal quarters where Empress Sissi snored inside Museo
Correr (
Click here
). Explorers' ships are displayed at Museo Storico Navale (
Click here
),
and the samurai swords and armour they brought all the way from Asia are lined up ready
for battle in the attic of Ca' Pesaro (
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). When kids refuse another church, savvy
parents can play the trump card: Museo di Storia Naturale (
Click here
), a fortress palace
with dinosaurs, mummies and a two-headed goat.
