Traveling around Europe with a child is very convenient - there are kid-friendly hotels, and discounts on travel, and lifts for strollers in transport, and a children's menu in any cafe ...
Things are going well with children's leisure: they even create separate museums for children, and adult museums develop special excursions for them and set reduced ticket prices.
Where is the largest number of children's attractions concentrated? Kidpassage brings you the top 10 cities in Europe that will captivate children at first sight.
Copenhagen, Denmark
The wonderful storyteller Hans Christian Andersen lived in this city, which means that everything around can be looked at as a fairy tale.
Will it be a solemn changing of the guard at Amalienborg Palace, imposing elephants in zoo, a collection of world records in Guinness Museum, exhibits Children's Museum at the National Gallery or outfits from "Grandma's closet" in Danish National Museum Everything will seem like a miracle.
Isn't it a miracle that every park in the Danish capital has unusually designed playgrounds?
Of course, a vacation with children in Copenhagen cannot be imagined without visiting Andersen Museum, attractions Tivoli park, photos at monument to the Little Mermaid and visiting the most important in the world Lego store.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
At first glance, not the most "childish" city can give a wonderful family weekend. The main way to relax with children in Amsterdam is walking.
Explore the streets with pleasure on a family bike, along the canals by boat and walk through the parks with beautiful play areas. Walk with benefit through the halls children's science museum "Nemo", along the alleys Artis Zoo or impenetrable forests Tropical Museum.
Walk with admiration (and a children's quest card) along Van Gogh Museum or by Rembrandt's house. Breathe in the fresh air in the Amsterdam Forest. And when tiredness sets in, refresh your strength in the children's confectionery De Taart van m "n Tante("Aunt's Cake").
Paris, France
Traveling with kids to Paris is a good way to see this city through more than just a romantic fog. The capital of France is replete with unusual sights: there are Museum of Magic, zoo Jardin d "acclimatation without animals, but with cute rides, "Aquabulvar", where they don’t walk, but swim, and even an art museum for children Museum in the grass.
No less likely to surprise children Cities of science and industry, where separate children's educational and play towns have been created.
It is also shocking that in the middle of the capital there is a training farm Georges Ville where children can see how vegetables grow and cows graze.
Must see Paris - Louvre where special excursions are waiting for children. And, of course, it is impossible not to go at least for a day to "Disneyland" where the dreams of even those children who have already grown up come true.
London, Great Britain
London has been hospitable to Harry Potter, Peter Pan and Paddington Bear - and will also welcome other little guests.
It would be nice to include a tour on a red double decker in a trip to London with children. But if you wish, you can see the city from the cab of an amphibious car, which passes part of the route, and part - floats along Thames.
So you can see the sights mentioned in the text “London is a capital of Great Britain” memorized by every schoolchild. And then there is a wide choice - British museum(mummies) and Museum of Natural History(dinosaurs), Harry Potter museums And Sherlock Holmes, Sea life aquarium And Madame Tussauds museum, Science Museum And Museum of Childhood, Europe's tallest ferris wheel London Eye and the world's largest toy store Hamleys.
Be sure to take nuts and bread for a walk in the parks so that children can feed the squirrels and swans.
Barcelona, Spain
The only non-metropolitan city on our list is Barcelona. It is surprising that its adult sights are very vividly appreciated by children. This, of course, is about the fantastic buildings of Antonio Gaudi -,,.
Although there is enough children's entertainment here: this is both, and a museum for the curious, and.
A whole galaxy of places for family holidays in Barcelona is located on the hill of Montjuic. Start the day at, and in the evening go down to - and you are provided with a kaleidoscope of vivid impressions.
Rome, Italy
Ancient Rome is the first phrase that comes to mind when mentioning the main city of Italy. Indeed, many antiquities have been preserved here: from colosseum before catacombs.
It will be more interesting for children to look at the ancient ruins if they have previously visited 3D show Time Elevator where the history of the Roman Empire comes to life. The program of recreation in Rome with children is diverse.
Involve them in beauty Sistine Chapel and National Roman Museum, introduce science in children's interactive Explora Museum,have fun with the whole family in the amusement park Cinecitta World.
Relax in the parks or climb Janiculum Hill, where you can see a puppet theater performance in a tiny tent. And don't forget to try the famous Italian ice cream in one of the gelaterias.
Vienna, Austria
The Austrian capital abounds with children's entertainment like no other city. Moreover, many entertainments imply the acquisition of new knowledge.
Freedom of action + curiosity + play are the main principles not only, but also, and, and Das mini's playgrounds.
Fun in its purest form is given by attractions, and in search of beauty, you can go to the Vienna Opera House and to the Sacher confectionery. A family vacation in Vienna is especially memorable in the pre-Christmas period, when fairy-tale performances and warm gingerbread are waiting for children in the city squares.
Berlin, Germany
Berlin is Vienna's main rival in the fight for the attention of young tourists. There are many museums designed for the inquisitiveness of children.
But children will get no less pleasure in the old or on, where an interactive miniature copy of the German capital is presented.
Prague, Czech Republic
The sights of the Czech capital are reminiscent of assorted sweets: everyone is different and it is impossible to refuse one! The names of some places will tell you where it is better to relax with children in Prague. and funny. To impress a teenager, invite him to visit.
Lisbon, Portugal
The main children's attractions of Lisbon are collected in one - albeit a very large one - Parque das Nações. Children are breathtaking when they wander through the mazes Oceanarium, where warm seas coexist with the ice of Antarctica.
Why do children find answers to their questions in Knowledge Pavilion- museum-experimentanium for children. And in the park, works of modern art, including graffiti, are exhibited.
A holiday with a child in Lisbon would not be complete without a trip along the longest in Europe the Vasco da Gama bridge, an overview of the city from the cabin cable car, walks along the Tagus River, excursions in the mountain tram, climbing in the creepy old Santa Justa elevator and traveling around the world ... on a huge map on Avenida Brasília.
Discover the world with your children, and let the discoveries be only pleasant! And more, where children are always welcome, you can see in our exclusive Kid Passage collection.
What is interesting for children? For those who are younger - toys, fairy-tale characters, kind animals. Children of school age - scientific experiments, military equipment. In this section, we will tell you where, when and how you can go with preschoolers and schoolchildren.
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What is interesting for children? For those who are younger - toys, fairy-tale characters, kind animals. Children of school age - scientific experiments, military equipment.In this section, we will tell you where, when and how you can go with children from 3 years and older.
Excursions for children 3, 4, 5 years old are usually short trips that take half a day or a little more. Since kids are usually not indifferent to animals - they like to watch them, stroke them, feed them, ride them, we recommend starting trips with preschoolers from the following tours.
Meet your husky friend - excursion to the kennel of husky sled dogs. They are kind, sociable and love children very much!
Travel time - about 40 minutes one way, the duration of the program in the nursery - about 2 hours.
"Meet the Mini Horses"- the child will get amazing impressions by visiting the mini-horse farm. Real horses, only the size of a dog - isn't that a miracle? They can be stroked and fed, children weighing up to 35 kg will be able to ride on such a "children's horse", which invariably delights young tourists and their parents!
(The road to the farm takes about 40 minutes)
"In the edge of the predator" - This is an excursion to the moose biological station. Of course, moose are not predators :) But other animals live there besides moose! Which? See on the tour!
For older preschoolers and younger students The choice of tours is already wider!
Children of this age will, of course, also be interested in mini-horses and husky dogs. And besides them - the production of toys, fairy-tale characters, theatrical tours and much more ...
With kids6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 and even olderyou can go, for example, in such tours.
"Pantry of the sun"- a fascinating story about nature. You will visit the Prishvin Museum and walk along the alleys where the famous writer used to walk. Then in the "Husky Land" kennel you will communicate with representatives of mammals - husky dogs, friendly and smart. And at the end of the tour you will get acquainted with the underwater world - a tour of the oceanarium!
"Northern fairy tale in Chu village..."- a trip to the center of sled dog breeding and a tour of the city of Staritsa.
Excursion for hardy children - the journey takes about 4 hours, the total duration of the tour is about 14 hours.
"Flower Magic"- an excursion to the Moskovsky agricultural complex, which supplies indoor plants to hundreds of shops in Moscow and other cities! How are these beautiful flowers grown, which are so nice to give? Children will learn that in this high-tech facility, most of the plant care operations are carried out by... robots! After the tour, participants will have a master class in floristry and a sweet holiday.
"Moscow region safari in the Ice Age"- an interesting excursion, during which the children will visit a bison nursery and an ostrich farm. And why "Ice Age", the children will ask? Yes, because bison are ancient animals, they are the same age as mammoths! And managed to survive to this day!
children school age We offer not only entertaining, but also educational excursions. A visual demonstration of the "miracles of science", getting to know the process of filming a film and a television program, excursions to the production (for example, chocolate) and to the main stadium of the country, tours to the cosmonaut training center and to the simulator used by Boeing pilots - all this captivates even those children who usually cannot be torn away from the computer! And of course, on excursions, children learn a lot of interesting things, broaden their horizons and get fresh vivid impressions.
So, what kind of excursions are suitable for children 10 years and older?
(The correspondence of the program and the age of the child is determined individually, someone at the age of 8 will be interested in excursions for 12-year-olds; someone - on the contrary. Please note that on some tours the minimum age of participants is limited!)
"Pilot School"- this is an opportunity to communicate with real pilots, visit the cockpit of a Boeing, sit at the helm and try to fly the plane. This is a special training cabin, such as the Boeing concern, so that pilots learn how to fly an aircraft before they sit down at the real helm. The cockpit is located on a movable platform and reproduces all the moments of the flight in a naturalistic way: takeoff, landing, turbulence zone, acceleration, climb, etc.
"Tanks are not afraid of dirt"- Excursion to the Museum of armored vehicles. Here is a collection of tanks and military equipment from around the world! On holidays, as a rule, a demonstration of the driving performance of equipment is organized - and then you can see with your own eyes how 70-year-old rarities function!
"Journey to a sweet fairy tale"- Excursion to the confectionery factory and the chocolate museum! After the tour - a sweet gift to each guest!
"Luzhniki - the main arena of the country"- We recommend everyone who is not indifferent to sports to visit this excursion! Usually children can visit the stadium only as a fan - on the podium. And during the tour you can be on the field, on the bench, in the commentator's booth, in the locker rooms, in the press conference room. Perhaps, after the excursion, one of the schoolchildren will find his calling - will he become an outstanding football player or sports journalist?
And of course, modern boys and even girls are curious about space topics. Knowing this, we have created several excursions about space.
Through hardship to the stars- a trip to the closed city of Star City. Here you will visit the Museum of Cosmonautics and the Cosmonaut Training Center. It is here, it is on these simulators that real astronauts work out before real flights into space!
There are two types of bus tours for children: a trip with parents or a trip with a group of peers.
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There are two types of bus tours for children. This is a trip with parents, or a trip with a group of peers. In the first case, everything is somewhat simpler than in the second. Parents will always be able to adjust the day of the child, provide the most necessary in case, due to delays on the road, small tourists arrive late at the hotel. During an independent trip, even under the guidance of the most wonderful leader, a banal situation with the search for drinking water can result in a real tragedy. Therefore, before sending a precious child on a journey on wheels, you need to decide: how ready the child is to endure possible difficulties on the road, whether he is attentive and sensitive enough to what the guide tells him, on which almost everything depends during the trip, whether your son knows how to or a daughter, it is easy to find contact with others and, most importantly, can he not panic in an extreme situation, for example, getting lost somewhere in Paris.
Traveling in Russia
The surest and more or less safe way to find out how a child will behave during a solo trip is to allow him a short trip within Russia. A trip to St. Petersburg or to several cities that are part of the famous Golden Ring is no less interesting than traveling abroad. But almost immediately there will be answers to many of your internal questions. It is best if the tour includes three meals a day. As you know, when receiving pocket money, children will be more likely to spend it on pleasant trifles than on proper and healthy food. The choice of wardrobe depends on what time of the year the trip takes place, whether the children will be visiting churches and monasteries with a tour that require certain dress restrictions, and how long their bus tour is. Most likely, the maximum duration of a trip for a group of schoolchildren will be limited to a few days. When packing on the road, it is worth taking with you the minimum travel allowance: a small first aid kit, an umbrella, a small blanket (in case there are problems with the air conditioner on the bus), a bottle of water and a dry ration. If the student is still small enough to choose and pay for excursions on his own, then it is better for you to purchase an excursion package in advance.
Abroad with children
Trip abroad
So, you send your child alone abroad. Of course, it is best if he has already been somewhere with you, but if such an opportunity has not presented itself and at the same time you are one hundred percent sure of the independence and prudence of the child, then the trip will be a real discovery of a new world for the child. Today, in the age of high information technology, mobile phones, netbooks, smartphones, which have entered the life of the smallest members of society, allow you to contact your parents, even at the end of the world, so that your child will always be within the reach of a simple phone call.
The most interesting tours for schoolchildren are, of course, those that are somehow connected with amusement parks. If this is a trip to Prague, then a visit to the local water park and a trip to the beautiful Prague Zoo will be a real gift for young travelers. In addition to sightseeing bus tours, which include trips to the most interesting places for children, there are special routes that pass through attractions that are iconic for European peers. Visiting the famous Disneyland is every child's dream. However, besides him, there are a dozen more amusement parks worth visiting.
Every parent tries to make their child's childhood as joyful and full of impressions and discoveries as possible. That is why today we take our children on foreign trips so often.
What to choose
Every year tourism becomes more and more focused on the rest of couples with children. Many tours offer special entertainment programs for toddlers or older children.
When choosing a ticket for a vacation with a child, you must adhere to the following rules:
- Do not be afraid to overpay a little and purchase an all-inclusive tour. This will relieve problems with nutrition and daily routine, which is especially important for parents with preschool children. Moreover, hotels provide in this case a number of additional services for a comfortable stay: animators, children's rooms, changing tables for babies, small cribs.
- The best option would be to rest in the off-season - resorts and world tourist centers are not so crowded. But at the same time, be careful: if you are going to go to the sea, find out in advance the temperature of the water in this period of the year. After all, you still can’t prevent swimming.
- Spend a little more time and find a profitable tour for traveling with children - many hotels or travel agencies check in children at a symbolic price or even for free. They also offer discounts on some services if there is a child.
Where is the best place to go
The best option would be the sea coast - the beaches of Spain, Greece, Portugal, Italy, Egypt, United Arab Emirates. A mild climate, a long swimming season - all this will make a child's stay abroad fun and educational. In addition, sea air is an excellent prevention of diseases of the respiratory system, increasing immunity.
We do not recommend choosing countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America if your baby is not yet three years old. Firstly, it is not known how the child will endure acclimatization and the time difference. Secondly, all these countries have their own microflora and microfauna, a bacterial map unusual for a small organism. Special vaccinations may be needed. Yes, and exotic food will not benefit the baby, and upon arrival, there is often a shortage of the usual cereals and infant formula.
In any case, do not save on medical insurance: what could be worse than a child who falls ill on vacation.