ITS-Reizen

School trip to Venice

Venice is a unique laboratory for water management, tourism and art. A city on the water your students will not forget in a hurry.

Destination
Venice, Italy
Type of trip
Study trip
Target group
Upper secondary and vocational schools
Duration
5 to 6 days
Price
Price on request

About this school trip

Venice is a fascinating destination for a study trip on water management, tourism and art. The city lies in the middle of a fragile lagoon, where life has always revolved around living with water. During lagoon fieldwork your students look at how tides, high water and the delicate natural environment affect daily life, and how the city defends itself against the water. It also invites interesting comparisons with the Netherlands, a country that has battled the water for centuries.

The Doge's Palace on St Mark's Square shows how powerful the Venetian Republic once was. At the same time, Venice is a textbook example of the pressure mass tourism puts on a historic city. In even-numbered years the Biennale Arte, the international art exhibition in the Giardini and the Arsenale, takes place, adding an extra dimension to a visit when it is on.

We are happy to take care of the transport to Venice for you and your students. You travel in a comfortable coach with an experienced driver. The long drive is spread over the day with plenty of rest breaks or broken up with a planned stopover; once in Venice you get around by vaporetto.

Highlights

  • Lagoon fieldwork and water management
  • The Doge's Palace on St Mark's Square
  • The Biennale in the Giardini and the Arsenale

Included

  • Return travel by coach
  • Experienced driver

Not included

  • Accommodation
  • Meals
  • Entrance tickets and excursions

Day programme

  1. Day 1: Departure and first leg of the outward journey

    Early departure from your school. With two drivers and regular breaks we cover the first leg of the route, with an overnight stop on the way.

  2. Day 2: Onward journey to Venice

    The coach continues to Venice. The drive is broken up with rest breaks and a planned stopover, or done as a night drive with drivers taking turns.

  3. Day 3: Lagoon, Doge's Palace and tourism

    Lagoon fieldwork on water and high tides, a visit to the Doge's Palace and, when it is on, the Biennale. With a focus on the effects of tourism.

  4. Day 4: Return journey

    After breakfast the return journey by coach begins, with rest breaks along the way.

  5. Day 5: Final leg of the return journey

    After breakfast we drive the final leg of the route, arriving back at school at the end of the day.

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