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Turn Rome into a family adventure.
Detective missions, quizzes and self-guided trails where children lead.🇮🇹🇬🇧
Start with our free Gladiator quiz.

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Meet Mirko, our gladiator trainer ⚔️
(He’s friendlier than he looks, I promise!)

Get the kids outside and stepping into ancient Rome! Join us for hands-on gladiator training—get moving, try out some moves and discover what life was like in the arena.

For kids who’d rather DO history than listen to it.

📍 Colle Oppio Park, Rome
📅 Sunday 18 October, 3:30pm
💶 €20 per child

A few places left—message me to book! .
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#RomeWithKids #RomaConBambini #KidsActivitiesRome #GladiatorTraining HandsOnHistory by @trovatrails

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5 days ago

She kept watching the same scene in Rome: adults excited, children trailing reluctantly behind. So she turned the whole dynamic around.

Aleen Toroyan built TrovaTrails to make children the ones holding the clues, leading their families through history on detective missions across real historic sites. Highly Commended at the 2026 BETT Awards, the platform is now developing its first trail outside Italy, set in Roman Londinium.

“When children lead, everything changes,” she told Italy Now. “The child has the clues, knows where the family needs to go next and becomes the person everyone else follows. That sense of agency is incredibly powerful.”

The trails are built around a very British irreverence. Roman toilets, gruesome deaths, wonderfully weird emperors. “Once a child is laughing about Roman toilets, you can sneak in an enormous amount of history.” One Italian commenter told her museums are for quiet contemplation, not laughing and running around. She is unbothered. “Children will have plenty of time for that when they’re older. First we need to make them curious enough to want to come back.”

On the screen problem: “We use technology to launch children back into the real world. The phone gives them a clue, then they have to look up and around them to solve it. The screen is the tool. The real world is where the adventure happens.”

TrovaTrails has regional innovation funding and is now looking for growth experience and investment to take the model into more cities.

By Sabina Castelfranco & Alina Trabattoni

Photography: Aleen Toroyan

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#ItalyNow #TrovaTrails #Rome #Roma #FamilyTravel by @trovatrails

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8 days ago

This October, we’re taking history out of the museum and into the arena with Gladiator Training in Rome.

Kids will train with a real gladiator instructor, learn the moves and techniques of ancient Roman fighters, and put their new skills to the test — all in the shadow of the Colosseum.

Sunday 18 October
15.30
Rome
In English
Ages 7–12 | €20 per child

A proper hands-on history experience for kids who like to move, discover and get stuck in.

And there’s lots more hands-on history coming this autumn…

Places are limited. DM me or email trovatrails@gmail.com to book. by @trovatrails

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19 days ago

Spaghetti, paper, Play-Doh — and a room full of curious young engineers.

Our latest TrovaTrails workshop was all about thinking like a Roman engineer: experimenting, testing, problem-solving and discovering that when something doesn't work, that's often where the learning starts.

STEM isn't only about learning the “right” answer. It's about asking why? and what if? Trying something. Testing it. Watching it fail. Changing it. Trying again.

A huge thank you to our young engineers for embracing the challenge — and to @Ottimomassimo_libreria (the cutest bookstore) for helping us create another way for kids to get hands-on with the history around them.

Keep exploring. Keep experimenting. Stay curious.
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#RomanEngineering #HandsOnHistory #LearningThroughPlay #KidsInRome #romewithkids by @trovatrails

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a month ago

What happens when history becomes something kids can build, test, break and rethink?

Our new Think Like a Roman Engineer workshop combines history, STEM, creativity and open-ended play — giving children real engineering problems to solve rather than answers to follow.

They’ll experiment with building bridges before exploring one of the Romans’ great engineering breakthroughs: the arch — discovering for themselves how it works and why it allowed the Romans to build structures that have survived for nearly 2,000 years.

The idea is simple: when children discover how something works for themselves, they start looking at the ancient city around them differently.

Think Like a Roman Engineer- Bridges
Hands-on Workshop for kids 8-10
OttimoMassimo bookstore, Trastevere
5 September, 15.30

Places are limited. Book: trovatrails@gmail.com by @trovatrails

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2 months ago

Rome has just opened a new riverside park—and it’s making it much easier to balance sightseeing with a chance to cool off.

Just 10 minutes from the historic centre, this new green space has a relaxed, beachy feel, with sand, beach volleyball, a shallow splash pool for children, sun loungers and a great café serving spritz, gelato and light lunches. It’s the perfect place to escape the heat for an hour or two before heading back to explore the city.

There is also a splash pad, although when we visited it wasn’t operating and its opening times seem a little unpredictable. If it starts running consistently throughout the day, I think this could become a real favourite for families visiting Rome.

Have you been yet?

Explore, play, balance. by @trovatrails

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2 months ago

When the pavements are scorching, queues are long and the kids are running out of steam, having a few local tricks up your sleeve makes all the difference.

That's why we've put together our Parent Survival Guide: How to Beat the Heat in Rome – practical, family-tested ideas to help you stay cool and keep the day fun.

💦 And if you need an even bigger escape from the heat, don't miss our guide to Rome's best family-friendly pools – including affordable options close to the historic centre. Www.trovatrails.com/blog

We're parents too, and we're passionate about helping families enjoy Rome without feeling they have to push through the heat.

Save this post for your trip, and share it with someone planning a summer visit to Rome.

#RomeWithKids #VisitRome #ItalyWithKids #FamilyTravel #TravelWithKids by @trovatrails

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3 months ago

What happens when children stop being tourists and start being explorers?

They stop asking:
"How much longer?"

And start asking:
"What's next?"

This is our Colosseum mission – a self-guided family adventure that turns sightseeing into a game.

Because the best souvenir from Rome isn't something you buy.

It's watching your child light up with joy.

📍 Colosseum Treasure Quest
🎯 Ages 7–12
📱 Start anytime
🆓 Free to play

#RomeWithKids
#Colosseum
#familytravel
#romewithkids
#rometravel by @trovatrails

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4 months ago

Build Like a Roman: Stage 1 Complete

Today our young Roman engineers experimented with pulleys, tested ideas, solved problems and discovered how the Romans built an enormous city — all at our Roman engineering workshop with Explora – Il Museo dei Bambini di Roma.

No boring lectures.
Just curiosity, experimenting, building and discovery.

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#RomeWithKids #RomeForKids #HandsOnLearning #LearningThroughPlay #FamilyTravel by @trovatrails

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5 months ago

The Circus Maximus can be hard for kids to imagine today. A huge grassy space… and not much else.

But once they can picture the races, everything changes.

We’ve put together our favourite ways to bring the Circus Maximus alive for kids — including a FREE TrovaTrails Scorpus Charioteer Card to get them into the story before you visit.
→ Read the blog + download the free card at: trovatrails.com/blog 
#RomeWithKids #CircusMaximus #FamilyTravel #AncientRome #TrovaTrails by @trovatrails

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5 months ago

Sì — TrovaTrails è disponibile sia in italiano che in inglese.

Yes — TrovaTrails is available in both Italian and English.

Perfetto per: • bambini italiani • famiglie bilingue • famiglie internazionali a Roma • bambini che imparano l’inglese o l’italiano giocando

Scarica il quiz gratuito del Gladiatore — in italiano, in inglese… oppure metti alla prova il tuo cervello bilingue e prova entrambe le versioni. Link in bio.

Perfect for:
• English-speaking children • bilingual families • international families in Rome • children learning English or Italian through play

Download the free Gladiator quiz today — in English, in Italian… or flex your bilingual brain and try both versions. Link in bio.

#RomaConBambini #BilingualKids #EnglishForKids #ImparareGiocando #RomeWithKids TrovaTrails by @trovatrails

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5 months ago

🏛️ Abbiamo provato @trovatrails ai Musei Capitolini e ci siamo divertite tantissimo!
Non la solita visita al museo, ma una vera missione investigativa da vivere insieme ai bambini tra quiz, indizi e avventure nell’Antica Roma ✨

I bambini scelgono un personaggio, seguono una storia, risolvono missioni e conquistano il loro trofeo finale 🏆

📍Missioni disponibili a Roma:
• Pantheon - La corona rubata
• Colosseo - Un tesoro sepolto
• Castel Sant’Angelo - Il castello maledetto
• Musei Capitolini - Decifra i codici
• Il cuore di Roma - Il tridente di Nettuno
• Trastevere e Gianicolo - Verso la libertà

🏺 Ci sono 6 percorsi–missione tra i luoghi più iconici di Roma, pensati per far esplorare la città in modo attivo e coinvolgente.

Ma potete iniziare ancora prima di uscire di casa…

Accendete la loro immaginazione con un breve quiz narrativo sulla vita nell’Antica Roma: tra ragazze romane, cuochi e soldati, inizieranno a vedere i luoghi con occhi diversi.
Inizia oggi con un quiz gratuito di 10 minuti sui gladiatori: linktr.ee/trovatrails

📱 Un modo intelligente e super divertente per far appassionare i bambini alla storia. E incredibilmente senza inseguirli per il museo urlando “non toccare quella statua”. Miracoli archeologici.

#invitedby taken in Roma, Italia by @trovatrails

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