Family trips

The place for children

Does any country have as many ways to make a child feel welcome? Italians bend over backwards for children.

Waiters lift small children up to admire the dessert table. Storekeepers often have some little present to hand a younger child. Vendors in open markets offer children tangerines and figs. All across Rome, children are given complimentary slices of fragrant white pizza.

I was lucky enough to be an Italian child, born in Rome.

With the ease that comes with familiarity — both my own memories of childhood Italy-wide travels and experience travelling with my own children — I have a unique feel for what children, teenagers and young adults will enjoy.

Specialized Guides

For families with children, we book our specialized guides (for tours, workshops, classes, bicycling, outdoor and cooking adventures) — from Venice to Sicily and many places in between.

When there are kids in the party, we personally tell them about the children, including their ages and their special interests: our guides and teachers plan experiences that go far beyond children’s expectations.

An Insider’s Italy family trip provides memory after memory : substantial, remarkable experiences for a child to remember all of their life.

Plan your trip

We simplify the lives of our clients

We book hotels/inns/villas directly only (and have stayed in or know intimately every accommodation we book.) Hotel rooms we most often book by number, often choosing particular rooms for their suitability to families with children.

“What do our children eat in Italy?” Insider’s Italy to the rescue on this one, with details on how to find and request child-delighting delicacies on any restaurant menu, and what other wonderful sources to explore for picnics, snacks and treats (and where to find them).

And we simplify the lives of our clients with children.

So many of our travelers — most of all, perhaps, busy parents — are over-scheduled, overstressed, overtired – and don’t have the time to undertake their own research. Our Comprehensive Travel Planning is of special value here: all you need do is buy your air tickets as we meticulously tailor plan every detail of your trip, working around your interests and preferences.

Comprehensive Travel Planning

We are parents too

Parents are delighted to delegate travel planning to an expert, a parent who keeps in mind the interests and needs of every traveler.

“…nine years ago my parents used your service to plan what still stands as the most memorable trip my family has ever taken. Although I was only twelve when we spent those incredible eight weeks in Italy, it was then that I fell in love with the country, everything from the culture to the language to the food. I have since studied Italian in college and returned to Italy twice on my own.”

Thanks to this young woman’s parents, with whom we co-planned an Italian itinerary, one young woman’s life was changed.  We recently planned her surprise engagement party — in Rome. And then a few years later, a 16-person family trip in which she introduced her two-year-old son to Italy.

The great joys of Insider’s Italy

It was always my hope to have children in Italy.  To have them with us as we make our discoveries is an experience beyond any I had hoped. And then to share those experiences with other children and their parents is for me one of the great joys of Insider’s Italy.

Planning a trip to Italy with your family? Bravi!

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