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Where to go in Europe with an 8 & 10 year old who love history?

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Ladyofthemanor11 · 16/10/2022 09:25

A sort of city break type holiday. I'd like it to be very child friendly & interactive. Thanks in advance!

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wellstopdoingitthen · 16/10/2022 17:21

Rome is magical. Loads of history. Then you could get the train to Naples & see Heraklion, Vesuvius & Pompeii. The Italians love children & make them very welcome.

CampervanKween · 16/10/2022 21:00

JaninaDuszejko · 16/10/2022 15:18

We did Paris with the kids a few years ago (aged 5, 9 and 10 at the time) and had a fab time, we did the Eiffel Tower after dark which we all loved and the Luxembourg Gardens and the Botanical Gardens and the Sacre Coeur and Notre Dame and the Louvre and a boat trip up the Seine. We had an airbnb which was reasonably central and walked about a lot absorbing the atmosphere.

We've also taken them to Florence in October and loved it. We had this kids guidebook which is great, has some great ideas for things to look out for, DS had fun seeing all the signs of the Medici and there are modified street signs all over the city as well. We did the Uffizzi and the Pritti Palace (prebooked tickets with an early start), didn't go into the Duomo (queues too long) but did enjoy spotting various things outside. My greek myth obsessed son loved all the artworks. And we had a day trip to Lucca which was lovely (more churches plus a fun cycle ride round the city walls). And we loved the food, Italy is great for food they are familiar with that is still 'foreign'.

The PP who suggested Stockholm is right actually, there is loads of child friendly stuff, we went prekids but now I'm wondering about going back with them!

The important thing to remember is to be relaxed about doing less with kids than you would without them and try and vary your days so there's some more chilled out days as well.

In the UK we are trying to fit in lots of city breaks with them now as well. They loved Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, Manchester, Oxford, York, Bath. We need to go and have a holiday in London soon as well I think.

Thanks for this, just ordered the book as we are off to Tuscany on Saturday. Flying to Pisa, planning to visit Florence and Lucca. Will definitely investigate the cycle ride round the city walls.

RosaGallica · 16/10/2022 21:19

As someone said, it depends what history you want. Most cities of Europe go back. I agree with those who pointed towards Malta and Valletta - it has so many layers of history in a very small space. If you want to go to the Hypogeum there, you may need to book in advance. Weeks in advance.

I also liked Lubeck, the Queen of the Hanse.

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JaninaDuszejko · 17/10/2022 07:32

Flying to Pisa, planning to visit Florence and Lucca. Will definitely investigate the cycle ride round the city walls.

Make sure you have photographic ID (I used my driver's license) when hiring the bike. We got a crazy 4 cyclist bike that was great fun!

CampervanKween · 25/10/2022 20:09

Just done the 4 person bike ride round Lucca, was great fun so thanks for the recommendation. Loved Lucca.

Had a couple of really unpleasant experiences in Florence which took the shine off the city for us.

Going to Cinque Terre tomorrow. Having a wonderful time in Tuscany. We are based in Montecatini which we love.

TheHouseonHauntedHill · 25/10/2022 20:29

Love Anne Frank but I didn't take 10 year old ( 14 yo went I )

Amsterdam is fabulous for children/ Nemo musuem/ art..and a trip to the most beautiful theme park/efteling.

But for history mad child i would say Paris? Versailles etx or Rome.

Venice was a huge hit with my two earlier this year.

TheHouseonHauntedHill · 25/10/2022 20:30

@CampervanKween would you mind elaborate? We are going florenz soon

CampervanKween · 26/10/2022 06:16

Dodgy experiences on public transport. On the way in, a bearded man wearing makeup and flowers in his hear, a rara mini skirt and stockings sat in the easy access seats in the middle with his legs wide open flashing all the women. No-one dared say anything. Was gross. My 80 year old mum and 10 year old son were with us. On the way out a man pretended to be the conductor and was asking for our phones. I was knackered and completely confused as to why he would want them and kept offering him our tickets eventually he took them and ran off with them. Told the bus driver who shrugged and told us to get off and buy more. Left a nasty taste.

Dinaprettyballerina · 26/10/2022 07:39

That's awful @CampervanKween

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