Italy gives children a summer full of everything at once: sea, history, art, food and long evenings outside.
What you're looking for
Something more than a holiday: a summer where your child discovers a country, not just a pool, and comes home with new friends and new confidence.
What your child is hoping for
Gelato, the sea and freedom. Plus, depending on their age, a camp full of activities or a trip from city to coast with teens their own age.
What makes it work
Matching the program to the age. Younger children do best at a camp that stays in one place, with a steady routine and the same friends every day. Teens who are ready for more independence can travel: cities, coast and islands. Below are both camps and teen trips.
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FCO
14–18y
Small-group adventure
The Colosseum, the Vatican and Pompeii, then a boat around Capri and a beach day in Positano — Italy in eight days.
LHR
14–16y
Active teen tour
London, Paris, the Alps and Italy's highlights in three weeks — rafting, summer skiing, a gondola and the Colosseum.
LHR
14–16y
Active teen tour
A month across England, France, Switzerland and Italy — from the London Eye to the grottos of Capri.
LHR
16–18y
Active teen tour · older teens
London to Rome for 16–18-year-olds: the West End, Paris, rafting in the Alps, Venice and a beach-club break in Rimini.
LHR
16–18y
Active teen tour · older teens
Four weeks of Europe for 16–18-year-olds — London and Paris, the Alps, Venice, Rome, Capri, Florence and Milan.
MXP
12–18y
Small-group adventure · backpack style
Milan's Duomo, the Cinque Terre and Portofino, tubing in Nice and paella in Barcelona — three rivieras in twelve days.
CDG
14–17y
Small-group adventure · by train
Paris, the Alps and the best of Italy by train — four weeks, three countries, one backpack.
MXP
12–17y
Small-group adventure · by train
Cinque Terre trails, a gondola in Venice, David in Florence and the Colosseum — Italy by train in sixteen days.
MXP
12–18y
Small-group adventure
Cinque Terre hikes, sea kayaking on the Ionian coast and the Acropolis — two countries in seventeen days.
MXP
12–18y
Small-group adventure
Italy's Riviera, mainland Greece and the islands of Naxos and Santorini on one long summer trip.
ATH
14–18y
Small-group adventure
SCUBA on Naxos, sunset over Santorini, then Florence, Capri and Rome — the islands and Italy in twenty days.
FCO
12–16y
Sailing expedition · English
A week living aboard a 50-foot yacht: snorkelling at Zannone, Ventotene's Roman port, Ischia's Aragonese Castle and a pizza night ashore.
FCO
12–16y
City & culture · English or Italian
Cooking lessons in an Umbrian villa, a day in Florence and two nights in Rome — the Vatican, the Colosseum, Rome by night — in English or Italian.
FCO
6–11y
English & classic summer camp · Junior
A classic American-style summer camp, all in English, in a 16th-century villa above an Italian lake — made for 6- to 11-year-olds.
FCO
12–16y
Adventure & outdoor · English
Two nights camping under the stars, caving, whitewater rafting and a climbing wall — an outdoor week in English, from a villa above Lake Chiusi.
A camp stays in one place, with a steady routine and the same friends every day, which makes it a good choice for younger children or a first summer away. A trip moves from place to place and suits teens who want to see more and are ready for more independence.
Some do; others combine Italy with Greece, France, Switzerland, Spain or England. Each card shows the countries.
Italian summers are hot. Programs build in plenty of time in and near the water, and some camps keep the middle of the day quieter. Pack light clothes, a hat and sunscreen.
Each card shows the ages. The junior camp starts at 6; the trips are for teens from 12.
See also: Mediterranean summer camps and teen trips · Teen trips in Europe · Summer programs for older teens · English summer camps abroad
