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I was lucky enough to go to Venice a couple of times with my mum, dad and brother as a child, and my husband and I went pre-children some years back. I’ve always found it to be a very magical and enchanting place; there really is nowhere else like it in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Venice with the children<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

I knew that I wanted to take the girls to Venice one day so they could experience this amazing city. I’d held off booking a trip as I didn’t think the younger two would fully appreciate it and I thought the walking would be too much. Sofia being eight and Maria and Gabriella a few months short of their sixth birthday. It was a great time of year to go (more about that in the Venice top tips<\/em> below) and they were definitely old enough as they’ve been raving about it ever since.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Venice isn’t actually geared up specifically for children in the way that some cities are (here are some that definitely are<\/a>) with special child-centric activities and cookie cutter childrens’ menus. However, like in most parts of Italy, shops, restaurants, bars etc bend over backwards for their younger patrons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Accommodation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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I looked at hotels, but family suites for five were very expensive and to be honest I wanted the children in a separate bedroom (though not a separate room in a hotel) for a bit of peace \ud83d\ude42 We managed to find an ideal place on Airbnb<\/a>, which was reasonably priced and literally a minute’s walk from the famous Rialto Fish Market and three minutes from the Rialto Bridge. It was right in the centre but tucked away down a little street so nice and quiet at night.<\/p>\n

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Where we went and what we did<\/h2>\n

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We were staying in the San Polo<\/strong> district. It is one of the smallest districts of Venice and away from the busy Rialto there are plenty of quieter back streets to explore and many very nice squares. Of course we went to the Rialto Bridge – and visited souvenir shops there so the girls could get a Venetian mask – and visited the fish market. However, we also went to Campo Frari (Frari square) and saw the lovely Gothic church\u00a0Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari <\/strong>and just generally wandered around taking in the sights.<\/p>\n\n\t\t