Guided Walks & Gondola Tours: A Family Long Weekend in Venice

Today you will get right to the heart of Venice, learning about its history, culture and day to day life - this really is a city unlike any other on Earth. The key to enjoying Venice with kids is making sure their engaged with its culture throughout. Your expert and family-focused guide will open the doors of this grand city, brimming with palaces and art. You will begin the day with a forty-minute gondola tour, floating past magnificent buildings, under windows and bridges - this is a view of Venice like no other. The tour will continue by foot and you will visit, on top of the unforgettable Piazza San Marco and the Fenice Theatre, many more hidden treasures off the beaten track and away from the floods of tourists. The little ones will also receive a fun games booklet to help them around the city.

For the next step of your family long weekend in Venice, become expert glass-makers during a two-hour workshop with a professional glass-maker. The small island of Murano that sits beside Venice is world-famous for its spectacular glass-works. Today you will be able to learn how to make your own glass in an authentic workshop in the heart of Venice, much less tourist-orientated than those on Murano. It is a wonderful, special insight into the traditional and intriguing craft, sure to entertain and delight all the family.

After your hard artistic work, treat yourselves to a spoiling lunch of exquisite Venetian seafood at a canal-side restaurant. Be sure not to miss the opportunity to sip an Aperol spritz (or a spremuta for the children) while watching the sky turn pink over the canals in the early evening.