Città del Sole
December 11, 2017 | Baby & Toddler, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, Milan, Rome, Tuscany & UmbriaCittà del Sole is a much loved Italian toy shop known for its carefully curated selection of games, toys, and books that encourage creativity, imagination, and learning through play. Guided by an educational philosophy, the shop focuses on high-quality, thoughtfully designed products that support children’s development and inspire curiosity, discovery, and hands-on fun for all ages.
The name was inspired by the utopian Città del Sole (City of the Sun), the title of Tommaso Campanella’s 1602 book, in which great attention is shown to children and the teaching principle of “learning through play”. There are 75 shops in 59 towns throughout Italy. See their website for the different shop locations.
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A chain store which stocks imaginative hand-painted wooden toys, a good selection of children’s books too (in Italian) and fun scientific gizmos for the adventurous and scientifically-minded child. (Kirsten Hill)