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Italian Sojourns, Inc. endorses the following Web sites which we find entertaining, useful or user-friendly. We also encourage visitors with their own sites devoted to Italy to exchange links with us.
  Cities and regions of Italy sites
 
  Florence Weekend - Advance online purchase of tickets to Florence's greatest museums including: the Uffizi, Accademia, Bargello, Pitti Palace - avoid the lines!
InfoRoma - News, features and trip planning for the Eternal city
  Living, Studying, Working in Italy sites
 
  Purchasing a home in Tuscany - TerradiSiena real estate agency
Transitions Abroad - Work, study and alternative travel in Italy
  Traveling in Italy resource sites
 
  books:
Italian Sojourns, Inc. - Our selection of Amazon.com resource materials
Wide World Books and Maps - Family-owner travel book stores are rare as the Italian Lira soon will be - let's support them when possible

catch all sites:
about.com - It's easy to find what you need on this site
Italian Tourist Web Guide - Online hotel reservation system
Lonely Planet Online - The essential information

itinerary and interactive map sites:
Mappy - Provides interactive maps of Italy; somewhat slow if using a modem, and seems to work better with Internet Explorer

language sites:
Google's merely adequate language translation tool

money converters:
OANDA, The Currency Site is a wonderful resouce for money conversion. Includes a customizable euro-converter cheat sheet
The Universal Money Converter

official tourist offices:
Italian Government Tourist Office - Interesting and helpful site but very slow if you are using a modem

train schedules:
Deutsche Bahn - Train Schedules - The German national train system is remarkably helpful for figuring out train connections between countries in Europe
Italian National Trains - Italian train schedules and connections

trips and tour sites:
Anne's Umbria Tours - Anne Robichaud's Assisi-based, personally led tours are unmatched for quality, depth and charm
Europe Through the Back Door - The official Rick Steves (as seen on PBS) travel site. Loads of information and especially good for Eurail Pass information
Italy 4 Real - Like mother like son: the infectious enthusiasm of this mother - son travel duo all but guarantees the success of the small group trips to Northern and Central Italy destinations

travel advisories:
US Department of State - Find out if there are any special warnings currently in effect
  V isual Resources for Italy sites
 
  Archivision - A visual arts image bank of architectural and sculptural wonders
  Wine and food culture of Italy sites
 
  Esperya.com - Fill your shopping cart with real mozzerella di bufala!
Gambero Rosso magazine - Devoted to wine, travel and food in Italy
Italian Cooking School Holidays - Margaret Cowan's 80+ cooking holidays and more
  Miscellaneous Italian cultural sites
 
  Carter Family Marionettes & Yang Feng - Included in the Carter Family's international repertoire of works are many revivals of Italian classics
Italian Holidays and Festivals - Highly original and well researched site
ItaliaSeattle.com - A Web site devoted to the Seattle, Wa., USA's Italian community

 
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