New: With the app Florence for Kids. All cultural highlights at a glance. In the Tuscany travel guide, siblings Pollino and Pollina embark on a quest with young readers to uncover the secrets of medieval Florence, the city of the Medici, a wealthy and power-hungry banking family. Under their rule, Florence was home to the most famous painters, architects, and sculptors. Florence is the cradle of the Renaissance and thus of modern art. The travel guide offers tours through the cities of Florence and Siena, as well as the medieval town of San Gimignano with its skyscrapers, and a trip to the Tuscan coast in the Maremma Nature Reserve. A detailed information section completes the travel guide.