SunLodge at Camping Italy

To the beach first? Good idea. It’s a lovely sandy stretch, and it’s right there by the site, with playground kit for the kids and a beach bar to provide cool drinks all day. For a bit of activity, hire surfboards and pedalos on site, or take a short walk to find facilities for windsurfing, scuba diving and sailing. Elsewhere along the Lido di Jesolo peninsula are several family-friendly outing options including the Caribe Bay waterpark, Tropicarium animal park and Sea Life aquarium. All are within an easy 15-minute drive, and there are handy buses running up and down the peninsula too. The big day out around here has to be a trip to Venice though – take a boat from Punta Sabbioni (15 minutes’ drive) to see St Mark’s Square, the Bridge of Sighs and the Doge’s Palace, eat gelato in the Giardini Pubblici or ride water taxis to the islands of Murano and Burano (to see glassblowers in the former and brightly coloured houses in the latter).