Venice Shopping

  1. Gilberto Penzo

    Here you can buy exquisite, hand-built wooden models of various Venetian vessels. Mr Penzo also takes in old ones for restoration. For the kids, you can fork out around €25 for gondola model kits or buy them ready-made and painted. Round the corner you can have a peek at Penzo's workshop.

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  2. Kirikù

    It is easy to feel badly dressed in Venice (or just about anywhere else in Italy). If your kids are in the same boat, this is the place to stock up on some stylish threads for small people, from fresh-born babies to pimply adolescents.

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  3. Legno E Dintorni

    Wonderful little wooden models of various monuments and façades, akin to simple 3D puzzles, are sold here. They make rather refined gifts for kids but wouldn't go amiss with many an adult.

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  4. Molin Giocattoli

    Nestled up along the bridge locally known as Ponte dei Giocattoli - Toys Bridge, this shop will attract kids with a yearning for something more titillating than Tintoretto. Pick up some glue along with your model Ferrari, B52 bomber or vaporetto, and little ones could be kept busy for hours.

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