Holidays with the children up till now have never really felt like holidays. Sure, it’s always different and far more fun than real life, but when you go on holiday with children you just can’t fully relax.
This all changed during our holiday to Italy with Keycamp. We all relaxed. It could have been the weather, consistently sunny; Or maybe their ages, they are now more independent; Or the fact that all our needs were catered for.
We stayed on the Ca’Savio site at Cavallino near Venice in Northern Italy (the pictures on the website don’t really do it justice).
The children were in their element. We alternated our time between the two pools and beach which the campsite backed onto. When we were at our caravan the children made friends with the children opposite and made the most of their freedom.
I was a bit wary about whether either of my children would want to go to a kids club whilst on holiday and I didn’t give it much thought until their new friends said they were going.
I discovered that the on-site club would take children from the age of 4, but the Keycamp club’s clubs were 0-4 and 5+. The 4 year old wanted to be with his sister so we opted for the on-site club. They had a lovely time, collecting shells on the beach to make into necklaces, going on bouncy castles, drawing, making mobiles and peacocks. They wanted to go every morning after that. They went four times in total.
The first time I left them I felt a bit lost, if I’m honest. I soon realised that for two hours they were enjoying themselves. I could read my book without interruption, sunbathe, swim or on the last day pack our suitcases and get ready to leave without two bored children getting in the way. I would definitely take advantage of the kids clubs again.
The campsite was just the right size and didn’t feel too crowded, the facilities were excellent. With two pools and the beach all within a 5 minute walk we never got bored.
My only grumble is that the linen, towels and welcome pack were not there when we arrived and we had to wait for it. Also because it was the beginning of season the kitchen was not fully equipped. Luckily the on-site Keycamp representatives (couriers) were on hand to remedy this … and they also threw in a bottle of wine which went down a treat.
The local town had some lovely restaurants with really friendly staff. We ate a lot of pizza and seafood which was excellent.
The boat to Venice was only a 10 minute drive away. We spent the day there. For 16 EUROS per person (4s and under free) we were able to get a return trip to Venice including all water taxis. We had a fabulous, but expensive, lunch on the Grand Canal … the best mozzarella I’ve ever tasted. It is a really beautiful city and one I definitely want to return to for further exploration.
We hired a car as the airport was 35 minutes away. Once we were there we didn’t actually use it that much and returned it with an almost full tank of petrol.
Bike hire was available on the site and if we were there for a little longer we would have probably taken advantage of this, as it was we were close enough to everything not to need it.
This wouldn’t have been the sort of holiday that we would have chosen. We would normally opt for a villa holiday. But after a week at Ca’Savio we realised that it was the perfect family holiday and everyone got something out of it.
For the first time ever we came home from holiday feeling refreshed. We are already planning which Keycamp campsite to visit next year.
Thank you Keycamp. Big smiles all round!
4 Comments on "Keycamp – Relaxation, Italian Style"
Wow – I never ever knew you could have that kind of holiday in Italy. Well impressed – especially with that beautiful beach. And the trip to Venice too – amazing x
Sounds great! Some fab shots of the children.
We fully intend to do KeyCamp/EuroCamp/Siblu one year. That, of course would involve me pulling my finger out and renewing/applying for passports.
Such lovely photos, good to you all having really happy time and getting great weather too.
Looks fab, would never have considered it before but will need to look into it.