School Trips to Venice
Here at NST, we can help you to plan an unforgettable school trip to Venice for your students. Our team will work closely with you to create a bespoke itinerary that meets your learning objectives. Whether you teach art or music or are planning an enrichment experience, a school trip to Venice provides a breathtaking backdrop for learning and exploring.
The benefits of Venice school trips
So, why book a school trip to Venice? Few cities on the planet inspire a desire to learn and explore in the way that Venice does. Venice's intricate network of canals, bridges, sprawling piazzas and incredible architecture combine to form a city that is like no other.
School trips to Venice offer the opportunity for art and design students to immerse themselves in the collections of Bellini, Titian and Giorgione – masters of the hugely influential Venetian artistic style. The endless streets and precincts are also home to a wealth of world-class sculptures, contemporary galleries and traditional churches – just make sure your pupils don’t forget their sketchbook!
Venice is also home to some of the most captivating music venues, cathedrals and churches in the world. This makes the city an excellent location for a music tour too.
If you’re looking for more information or free advice on planning your next Venice school trip, get in touch with one of our expert travel advisors today.
Our most popular school trip to Venice
Why choose NST?
Here's why thousands of teachers choose NST each year...
- Unrivalled school trip knowledge
Your dedicated Tour Co-ordinator will use their trip planning knowledge and expertise to create a tailor-made, curriculum-linked itinerary to meet your group’s exact needs.
- Making it easier for you
Your own trip organiser, travel app, free classroom packs and trip promo resources.
- Free group leader inspection visits
Visit your chosen destination free of charge and plan with confidence.
- Value for money, always
We work hard to make every penny count.
- Over 55 years’ experience
With NST you can rest assured that your group is in safe hands.
- Aligned to your learning outcomes
Every trip can be built around your specific goals — from the latest GCSE and A level curriculum requirements to particular themes, interests or visits you want to focus on.
- Risk assessment guidance
Clear, practical support to help you manage group safety including our free guide.
- Offsetting carbon emissions
Through our partnership with Carbon Footprint, we're committed to offset one tonne of CO2 emissions, and plant a tree on school grounds in the UK, for every trip booked.
- Support from our History Subject Experts
Our history subject experts have a strong background in teaching. They are highly experienced and passionate former teachers who aim to deliver detailed background information on all key sites and study topics.
Venice trip highlights - our groups love...
Galleria dell Accademia
The finest of many art collections in Venice. The Accademia hosts the most important collection of paintings of the Venetian school. Masterpieces by Bellini, Giorgione, Tintoretto and Titian grace the walls, as do the timeless Venetian views by Canaletto. It seems so appropriate to go outside to trace the locations he worked from.
Peggy Guggenheim Collection
An impressive, small museum on the Grand Canal. The permanent collection is a wonderful insight into modernist development at the beginning of the 20th century. Worth seeing are the Cubist pieces by Picasso, Dalí, Ernst and Magritte. Don’t miss the beautiful Boccioni painting ‘Materia’ (1912), a highlight of the futurist movement.
St Mark's Square
The largest square in the city, Piazza San Marco is the heart of venice home to important government buildings which are central to the history of Venice.
St Mark’s Basilica
Described as the most exotic of Europe’s cathedrals this monument is made unique by both its wealth of history and the magnificence of its façade and interior. In essence, it is a splendid workshop, where, through the centuries, worked great Italian and European artists.
Mask Workshop
Learn about the use of the mask in Venice during past centuries and then have the opportunity to produce your own papier-mâché ‘Volto’ mask.
Venice Churches
Ideal for music tours, almost every church in Venice is a potential venue for a choir with a sacred programme. Choirs may perform a full concert or participate in a church service.
Gondola Tour
Gondola Tour
Take a 30 minute ride through the city’s canals on an iconic gondola for a leisurely ride along the Grand Canal and some of the smaller canals. Explore the famous sites and hidden charms of Venice.
