* Written specifically for families to help all the family make the most of your vacation.
* The best things to do and see for all the family - visited, reviewed and assessed for child-friendliness by our expert writers.
* Dozens of the most family friendly hotels and restaurants carefully selected, visited and reviewed - we did the leg work so you don't need to.
* Discover a region of incredible art and architecture, impossibly beautiful countryside, mouth watering cuisine, a different pace of life and a huge variety of entertainment for all the family looking for a taste of the Tuscan lifestyle and escape.
* Go biking and canoeing at the Parco Regionale della Marema, ride the rapids of the Valnerina, zip slide at the Parco Avventura Fosdinovo and explore the nature reserve at Isolo Polvese.
* Go underground Etruscan style at Tomba della Quadriga Infernale, try the Florentine mini-mecca for knights 'n' Castles at Museo Stibbert, explore the hill towns of Assisi, San Gimiganano and Volterra and relax with the perfect crescents and fluorescent waters at Fetovaia and Cavoli.
* Uncover the undervisited gems of Pitigliano, growing from volcanic rock and Monteflaco concealing some of the finest wine and Renaissance painting.
* Climb Cortona's Fortezza Medicea Girifalco and scramble over medieval walls atr Montalcino's Fortezza.
* Take a break at Carapax Turtle Sanctuary and enchant the kids at Pinocchio Park.
* Find the best away-from-it-all campsites, country retreats, Tuscan and Umbrian quality cooking and ice cream stops!
* Tourism in Tuscany was up 7.6% for the first half of 2006 when compared to the same period the previous year.
* The European Travel Commission also reports an increase in travel to European destinations; they estimate that for 2006, Europe could receive more American travelers than the record 13.12 million set in 2000. US arrivals in Europe climbed to 12.6 million in 2005 -- up 4%.
