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Exploring Italy with kids is a magical experience. One mom who traveled to Italy with kids explains, "We traveled all over Italy. With kids especially, Italians were friendly. My kids loved it when waiters treated them like real people and tried out their English on them." Italy with kids can be even more fun when traveling with another family. Consider bringing along extended family or grandparents on vacations to Italy.

  Rome
Northeast
  Venice
    Dolomite Alps
Northwest
  Milan
    Italian Lakes
   

Liguria

Central
  Tuscany
 
Florence
  Emilia Romagna
South
  Campania
 
Pompeii
    Puglia
family hotels italy

Travel for Kids has so many fun things to do with kids in Italy, but you'll need a fun place to stay.

Here's Travel for Kids list of family hotels, apartments rentals and house rentals in Italy, all styles and price ranges, in neighborhoods that are comfortable for families, and near to places you'll want to explore:

 
Rome Florence
Venice Milan
family tours italy

One of Italy's best kept secrets, where Italians go on vacation, Puglia is a hidden gem, with white sand beaches. Or discover great art and good food in Tuscany, learn to cook like a local, bike through village, add a treasure hunt in Rome to your itinerary, this family tour company will plan a custom itinerary for your family:

Quivertree Family Expeditions
kids books italy
     
i am leonardo da vinci  
I am Leonardo da Vinci
Brad Meltzer, Christopher Eliopoulos

Leonardo da Vinci wanted to create the perfect smile on the Mona Lisa, to find out how do birds fly or clouds form, design a bridge, study teeth and draw the human body, invent a tank, submarine, parachute, and discover why the sky is blue.
“I wanted to learn about everything!”
(Picture book)

 

     
Who Was Leonardo Da Vinci?
Roberta Edwards, True Kelley

Biography of the guy who did it all. Da Vinci was a painter, inventor, engineer, pageant director, sculptor, musician. He observed nature, studied the human body, drew maps and designed weapons. (Chapter book)

 

 
who was leonardo da vinci
     
Katie and the Mona Lisa children italy  

Little Katie gets in the picture, when the Mona Lisa invites her to climb into Italian Renaissance paintings. But everything doesn't go quite right, and it takes an angel to soothe three angry Botticelli dancers and a roaring lion of Venice. Charming illustrations, fun for little kids. (Picture book)

 

     

Excellent history of the Colosseum through the ages, from the beginnings to Rome, to rise of emperors, how the stadium was built, spectators, games, gladiators, plus hidden gem facts – the Colosseum had snack bars, water fountains and bathrooms, and more. (Chapter book)

 

 
where is the colosseum
     
ancient rome  
Ancient Rome (Eyewitness Books)
DK

Excellent introduction to ancient Rome – history, emperors (complete timeline), soldiers and senators, family life, Roman homes and baths, the Colosseum, gladiators and chariot races, food and dinner parties, gods and religion, trade and travel. Artifacts, detailed illustrations and photos. (Picture book)

 

     
The Renaissance Inventors
Diane C. Taylor

Explore the works of five Renaissance inventors, including three Italians – Leonardo da Vinci, Leon Battista Alberti, Galileo Galilei, with hands on projects to make, experiments to do. (Illustrated chapter book)

 

 
the renaissance inventors
     
what was pompeii  
What Was Pompeii?
Jim O'Connor, John Hinderliter

Illustrated history of Pompeii from the eruption to buried city, rediscovered and excavated centuries later. Also, find out about daily life in Pompeii – shopping, fashion, housing, theater, and gladiator games. (Illustrated chapter book)

 

     
Vacation Under the Volcano
(Magic Tree House)
Mary Pope Osborne

Jack and Annie travel back in time to Pompeii 79 A.D. to retrieve a papyrus scroll and narrowly escape the burning lava from Mt. Vesuvius. (Easy reader)

 

 
vacation under the volcano
     
Venetian Lullaby  
Venetian Lullaby
Judith L. Roth, Kendra Binney

A gondolier family glides through Venice, drifting past winged lions, bridges, peaceful cobbled streets. "Drift down streets of water, baby. Close your sleepy eyes." A lovely book for little kids. (Picture book)

 

     
Strega Nona
Tomie de Paola

Strega Nona, a kindly grandma, has a magic pasta pot. Big Anthony gets into trouble when he says, "Bubble, bubble pasta pot, boil me some pasta nice and hot." Fun for little ones. (Picture book)

 

 
strega nona
     
Tony's Bread childrens books milan  
Tony's Bread
Tomie dePaola

In Milan, delicious panettone, a sweet bread, is a specialty – here's a sweet story about how panettone came about. There was a baker named Tony, who had a daughter, who fell in love with a clever nobleman ... (Picture book)

 

     
This is Rome
M. Sasek

Take a trip through Rome, old and new – ruins of the Roman forum, Emperor Constantine's foot, Piazza Venezia and the "wedding cake" monument, biggest church in the world, St. Peter's, secret passageways of Castel Sant'Angelo, legend of Santa Maria Maggiore, and more. Whimsical illustrations capture the panoramic history and fun in Rome today, this is a classic. (Picture book)

 

 
italy childrens books This is Rome
     
rome a book of days  
Rome: A Book of Days
Ashley Evanson

On Monday
We drive by the Colosseum.
On Tuesday
We ride through the streets on scooters.


Discover the city, ride scooters, enjoy gelato, visit St. Peter's, fun for little ones. (Board book)

 

     
Living in ... Italy
Chloe Perkins, Tom Woolley

Kids can read for themselves about Italy, famous for its boot shape. Spend the day with Pia, meet her family, go to school, find out about cities and islands, learn about long history of Italy, play soccer and eat typical Italian food. (Easy reader)

 

 
living in italy
     
our world italy  
Italy (Our World)
Francesca Di Marzo, Naida Massenga

Spend the day in Italy. How to say good morning, bike to the park to play football (soccer), panini sandwiches for lunch, gelato for a snack, count in Italian uno, due, tre, time to say good night – Buonanotte. Charming illustrations, lots of fun details. (Board book)

 

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