Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Outdoor Activities
Beach Picnics
Lido beaches let the whole family relax in the sun, with the option of umbrellas and
cabanas. Kids can pick out their own picnic ingredients at the Rialto Market, and squeal
over the squishy lagoon seafood.
Rowing & Sailing
Glide across the teal-blue waters to desert islands on a customised sailing tour from
Laguna
Eco Adventures
( 329 722 62 89;
www.lagunaecoadventures.com
; 2-8hr trips per person €40-150)
, or learn to
row standing up like
gondolieri
do with Row Venice (
Click here
), with an optional stop
on the cemetery island of San Michele for a picnic.
Biking
Explore the Lido by tandem bicycle, and pedal all the way to Malamocco to discover a
shrunken, kid-sized version of Venice.
Rainy-Day Activities
Arts & Crafts
Kids inspired by watching Venetian artists at work can make their own Carnevale masks
at
Ca' Macana
( 041 522 97 49;
www.camacana.com
; Calle delle Botteghe 3172; workshops about €60;
workshops 3pm Wed & Fri ; Ca' Rezzonico)
, assemble their own Murano-glass necklaces at
Campagnol & Salvadore (
Click here
), paint their own Venetian masterpieces with sup-
plies from Arcobaleno (
Click here
), and build their own gondolas with scale-model kits
from Gilberto Penzo (
Click here
).
Secret Passageways Tour
Duck through hidden doorways to explore the secret attic prison hidden in the doge's
pretty pink palace on the Itinerari Segreti tour of the Palazzo Ducale (
Click here
).
