Everyone knows that weekends are always the most difficult days to program. When you are either couples or singles and you are with your children, it can also be more difficult. Enjoying places and amusing children, at the same time, is really a possible goal !
If you are in Italy, along with your wonderful family and you do not know exactly what to do over the long weekend, here are some ideas for finding some funny places for you and your children.
Amusement Parks
MIRABILANDIA is a great amusement park located in Savio (Ravenna), near the Adriatic Sea. It offers weekend packages with hotel accommodation and, either 2-day tickets for park entry or daily tickets . You will spend the day walking beside of all kinds of rides and attractions, from the most appropriate for children to the extreme ones for adults, breathing the sea air. You will also find some entertainment shows in the park.
GARDALAND is a superb amusement park in Castelnuovo del Garda (Verona), neart the famous Garda Lake. Here you will find a fantastic range of rides and attractions, an aquarium and even an hotel, if you choose to spend the night here
RAINBOW MAGIC LAND is a great amusement park in Valmontone, near Rome. The park is, as mentioned above, complete and funny. You can spend the day here, having fun, among the many funny and varied attarctions. Here you will also find an hotel, 4 restaurants, a parking, a thematic shop and other facilities.
ITALY IN MINIATURE is a very special amusement park, located in Rimini, close to the sea. The park is extremely educational for both children and adults. It describes Italy through many monuments and specific national and European miniaturized places. It ‘s very well built, with three restaurants and a picnic area, and in addition to this there are a shop, some shows and some useful services.
AQUARIUM OF GENOA is an extraordinary aquarium, the largest in Italy, second in Europe, after the one in Valencia, and ninth in the World. There are many fish and reptiles. It is an interesting and educational place where you can admire sharks, seals, turtles, dolphins and many other marine and freshwater species. For more than two hours you and your children will be delighted by the multitude of creatures and habitats you will see.
ZOO SAFARI FASANO is a huge zoo, located in Puglia, near Brindisi. It is one of the largest in Europe, with 1,700 animals of 200 different species. Most of the area is used as a Safari zone, where the animals freely roam in the Mediterranean greenery. There are also dolphin shows, a special area with snakes and turtles and a traditional zoo with, among other things, an aviary with hundreds of singing birds. Access to the safari zone is only possible with a closed car (can be hired locally). You can also just visit the zoo. Close to the zoo there is the amusement park Fasanolandia.
ACQUAFAN: in the heart of Romagna, near the beaches and the famous resorts of Riccione and Rimini, this is a great water-park where you can spend a whole day in the midst of pools, slides and a lot of music.
