Educational Farms
What can you find at an Educational Farm? A mosaic of crops and colours that changes with the seasons, small and large animals, and competent and passionate people who know the land well and offer a warm welcome.
Each educational farm in Veneto has its own identity: this comes from the crops and/or farms that characterise it, from the territory in which it is located and from the educational itinerary that the farm has chosen to offer. Uniting them all is the Quality Charter, which guarantees safety, health and hygiene standards, competence of operators, quality of hospitality, and robust educational projects.
The Farms open their doors to schools — from kindergarten to university — with activities that focus on "learning by doing" and help children develop autonomy, curiosity and practical skills. They also welcome children and young people for extracurricular sessions with afternoons on the farm, after-school activities, farm-based birthdays and nature breaks in the summer. And there is no shortage of proposals for families, groups of adults, and tourists, involved in intergenerational experiences and itineraries of active discovery of the rural world.
The Educational Farms represent a set of signs of nature and traces left by past generations, which make the landscape of the Venetian countryside alive and inhabited.
Schools, families and children
When children have fun, their parents are fine too, and in Veneto the fun is everywhere! Whether through adventures in the trees, encounters with animals, creative workshops and interactive museums, each experience is designed to put a smile on your little ones’ faces and give precious moments to the whole family. Here are some inspirations to get you ready for your next excursion: easy to organise, impossible to forget.
With animals, gardens and creative workshops, Veneto's educational farms offer ideal experiences for family weekends and school trips. A fun way to discover the farming world; get to know nature up close, and experience days outdoors led by real farmers. Here you learn by doing and come home with lots of stories to tell!
The Butterfly House
A unique and exciting show you can experience in he Butterfly Arc of Montegrotto Terme, in the surroundings of the Euganean hills: hundreds of colourful butterflies flying free in a miniature tropical forest.
The structure consists of a glass greenhouse filled with lush plants including palms, banana trees, orchids and passiflora that mimic the tropical climate, thus allowing the butterflies to live in absolute freedom, all under the amazed eyes of the visitors. They are born, grow and "pampered" here.