Surrounded by majestic mountain peaks and wooded hillsides Innsbruck offers a blend of stunning scenery, outdoor play and accessible sights that are perfect for families with autistic kids. Discover how we crafted our perfect Alpine-urban holiday & the activities we enjoyed the most.

Lake Garda is arguably Italy's most famous destination, and the beautiful medieval Sirmione its most visited town. But how would our autistic children cope with hordes of August tourists: could we find a way to make it accessible? Related Articles Bergamo (Northern Italy): A fun choice for family friendly summer break with autistic kids. San Pellegrino (Lombardy, Italy ): A great day trip from Bergamo Syracuse (Sicily): Top 5 most autism friendly activities for families wi

Only an hour's drive from Milan's Linate airport - Bergamo's old town is a great short break option for autistic families willing to think outside the box.

The arctic circle is one of the last frontiers; a wild hinterland offering adventure & excitement. It is also surprisingly accessible - and more autism friendly than you'd first expect.

Many people choose to visit Tromso for a couple of days as part of a dream visit to the Arctic Circle. Widely known as the capital of the arctic, Tromso is a gateway to many incredible family experiences, such as the northern lights, dog sledding and kayaking in the midnight sun. We visited Tromso with our autistic kids on a day trip from Sommaroy and found 3 great reasons to love it!

Sommaroy Island is around an hour's drive from Tromso, the capital of the arctic circle. In this region of Norway you are spoilt for choice when it comes to finding your own stretch of wonderful sandy beach. We only toured a small fraction of the Sommaroy and neighbouring Kvaloya islands with our autistic kids and yet we found so much to love.

Riga is not an obvious choice for an active family city break, especially if you have autistic or adhd kids. But after extensive research we felt confident there would be lots of autism friendly family activities to make our trip fun for everyone. Read on to discover more about what we did in Riga

Innsbruck, Austria, is one of those rare places that ticks all the autism friendly boxes. Peaceful, calm with lots of sensory activities it still delivers with spectacular scenery, mountain hikes and playground adventures. Highly recommended for all families both with and without autistic children who enjoy spending time together outdoors while taking in some truly breath-taking views.

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