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Useful Planning Information

Italy Trips.com excellent resource list w/links
Internet Tourist Guide to Italy city guide & maps
IN Italy.com
Italy on the Net web servers, news, cultural pursuits
Italy Guide 
Tour of Italy for the Financially Challenged
Virtual Tour of Italy
Museums of Italy


Solo or with Partners
Meet Europeans
Off Season Travel
High Season & Crowd Survival

Golf in Italy

Festivals & Events add spice

Sight Seeing Sensations
Getting Off the Tourist Map


Shopping
Rome Shopping

WALKING
Tours & itineraries
Walking Softly Adventures

Italian Bike Tour
Cycling Italy

Regional Information
Parks in Italy
--Site about protected areas in Italy

National Parks in Italy-

Itallian Alps & Lake District
Alp Links  
-Dolomites
SKiing Europe
The Dolomites
  Bolzano
  Casterlrotto Tourist Info
Valle d 'Aosta
Romantic Lago di Como
Lake Como Area & Varenna Information
All About Bellagio
TERC Guide to Varenna & Como area + MAP

Cinque Terre--Italian Riviera
Cinque Terre
 sights, lodging, transportation, restaurants
Monterosso al Mare
 village # 5

Pisa
Fall of the Leaning Tower  History & Tour

Florence
Florence   Timeout.com
Florence General Tourist Info
Every thing you need to  know about Florence
Florence City Theatre
Markets
Florence Churches
Florence Art Museums - Monuments - sights
Uffizi Gallery  advance ticket booking
Uffizi - Accademeia - Borgello  advance ticket booking with one phone call - no CC required 011 39 055 29 4883  or Reserve Online
Accadimia  Home of David
Borgello Museum
Uffizi Museum Info
Florence Bus Schedules    TERC is looking for other Italian Bus Schedule sources

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Hill Towns

Route Planner for Drivers
Chiusi
Civita 
Cortona  Tuscany
Lucca
Grotta del Vento  - near Lucca
Siena general info
Siena Museums
Siena   Duomo & IlPalio
IlPalio Tickets  
July 2 and Aug 16, Sept 9
Castles of Tuscany  + little known sights
Tuscany Map
Italian Hill Towns
For Tuscany Lovers
Umbria & Tuscany by Rick Steves

Italy's Islands
Capri Online
Sardegna.net
 
TERC Guide to
Sardinia/Sardegna
Welcome Sardegna

Milan
Milan
Milan Transportation
Milan  Duomo  
& Last Supper
La Scala di Milano
 

Naples + Amalfi Coast
AMALFI Coast MAP + Information
Naples information
National Archaeological Museum
Naples & Pompeii
--Road Reader's Report
Naples - Amalfi Coast - Capri- Sorrento
Capri Online
Capri- Sorrento Ferry Schedules

Rome
Rome
  Timeout.com
Roman For Free
Roman Churches
Rome Exhibitions
Rome Monuments
Rome Museums
Rome  Other Sights
Roman Palaces, Villas & Gardens
Roman Squares
Roman Ramble
Rome Walking Tours
Sistine Chapel
Vatican
Vatican Museum

Venice
Venice
Venice Information
Venice  Timeout.com
Venicecapes  History, Culture & Itineraries
Gondola Tour
Vaporetto  
Bus Boat: Schedules, Fares, Map
Venice Airport Shuttle
How to reach the Lagoon islands
Lagoon Island of Burano  
lace making
Lagoon Island of Murano
Museums & Galleries
Concerts & othr Musical Events

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Start Planning Your Trip

Passport - State Dept. - Customs
Weather Forecasts

Sample Day by Day Itineraries
Planning Tools & MAPS
Italy Map
AMALFI Coast MAP
Tuscany Map  
Very Detailed
Itinerary Planning--Step by Step
Museum & Sight CLOSED DAYS
Pre-Trip CheckList
Estimating Trip Costs

Take a TERC Travel Class

Transportation

Transportation for My Itinerary & Budget

Railway Info & Timetables
DB  Mele's Favorite Rail schedule source!
Italian Rail Timetables SLOW Provides schedules between cities
Italy Rail MAP

European Train Tips
FAQ  re. Train Travel

 
Italy Rail Passes
new  Italy + France Rail Pass
Eurail, Selectpsss
Point to Point Tickets & Seat Reservations

Ferryboat Timetables
Italian Ferry Timetables for popular islands plus surrounding countries         

Airports
Airports in Rome
Florence Airport "Amerigo Vespucci"
Milan/Milano  Melpensa
Milan/Milano  Melpensa Services
   
Melpensa Airport Transfers
Turin Airport "Caselle"
Venice Airport "Marco Polo"

Air Deals To and Around Europe

City Public Transportation
Florence Bus Schedules    TERC is looking for other Italian Bus Schedule sources
Rome Metro Map, etc
Rome Transportation            taxi - bus - detailed metro map
Rome Map

Highways
Autostrade S.p.A Highway Maps, Routes and Tolls
Autostrade Map of Italy

Driving in Italy
Europe by Car

Accommodations and Food

Currency Converter  convert hotel price to $
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Check Tourist Information and City Links on left colum for additional accommodation sources.

ITALY
Italy Hotels, B&B, Pensione budget accommodations you can book directly
Italy Hotel Reservations  w/online booking
Italian Tourist Web Guide
Hotels, resorts, restaurants, camping sites, agritourism, on-line reservations
Travel Italy  small to large rentals & maps  
Cottages to Castles in Italy

Budget TERC's Recommendations
Budget Youth Hostels In Italy 
Budget Monisteries & Convents
Budget Camping & Caravan Guide
ASSISI  Senora Gambacota 
BELLAGIO  Hotel du Lac
CINQUE TERRE Monterosso  Hotel Agavi
   Hotel Villa Steno / Albergo Pasquale.
     Vernazza  Pensione Sorriso  180,000L (price includes a dinner--cash only) ph 018 781 2224 fax 018 782 1198
More BUDGET  Cinque Terre Lodgings
FLORENCE   Hotels & Rentals
    Hotel La Scaletta
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   Hotel Pendini***
MILAN  Milan Malpensa Apirport Hotel Sources
    
Budget  Near Train Station    Hotel Valley (small, dark, inexpensive) Via Soperga 19, Ph 026-682-777

                 Near Train Station    Hotel Virgilio   (inexpensive business hotel)  Via P.L. da Palestrina 30 19, Ph 02-669-1337

MILAN  Budget  Near City Center    Hotel Speronari (central, safe, newly renovated--no breakfast)  Db L90,000-110,000 CC L5000 off with cash Via Speronari 4, Ph 028-646-1125  FAX:  027-200-3178

MENAGGIO -- Lake Como  Budget   La Primula Youth Hostel 17,000L members 30,000 nonmembers in 6 - 4 bed rooms inc. sheets & breakfast  300 meters S. of dock. Ph 034 432 346 Fax:  034 131 677  e-mail  speaks english  free recipe book w/Rick Steves' Best of Italy Book
PASITANO  HOTEL MARINCANTO
ROME    Hotel Primavira
  Piazza Navona
   
Budget TERC Recommendations
  Budget Monisteries & Convents
SIENA    Hotel Directory very complete
TUSCANY  Online Accommodations
VARENNA       Villa Cipressi  see photo    Db 165,000-175,000L  inc. breakfast Ph 034 183 0113  Fax:  034 183 0401  speaks english
     Budget   Albergo Olivedo   Db 100,000-120,000L inc. breakfast   e-mail  speaks english  Readers Comments
     Budget   Villa Elena    Db 70,000 inc. breakfast  Ph 034 183 0575  on main sq. speaks english
VENICE   Albergo Pagnelli see TERC Reader's Notes & photos
   
Budget TERC Recommendations
  Budget Monisteries & Convents
   Hotel Bernardi - Semenzato  Reader find near Realto Bridge
   Locanda Sturion   Overlooks Grand Canal. Pricey      
Farm & Country Stays   in Italy

Accommodations for other Countries

Food
Ragú Presents -- Mama's Cucina
Italian Cuisine... and more!
Venice: Rick Steve's Pub Crawl Dinner
Rick Steve's Italian Taste Treats
Italian Cuisine

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Information Sources and Travel Tips

ITALIAN GOVERNMENT TOURIST OFFICE: 630 Fifth Ave., #1565, New York, NY 10111, tel. 212/245-4822, fax 212/586-9249; 12400 Wilshire Blvd., #550, Los Angeles, CA 90025, tel. 310/820-0098, fax 310/820-6357.

Other Tourism Bureaus

Italian Rail Passes

Italy Rail Card
France + Italy
Selectpass  (3-5 countries)
Eurailpass (18 countries)
Rail & Drive Passes
Youth Passes  

Car Rentals

Off the Tourist Map

While thousands of tourists flock to Italy's big cities each year, be sure to visit her off the beaten track villages to get the full flavor of Italy's culture. Soak up the sun in the Mediterranean or wander through a timeless hill town. Immerse your soul in a pristine mountain lake or renew your spirit as you wander her engaging  back streets .

Off the Tourist Map Italy
Cinque Terre - The Dolomites  -
Civita - Lake Como Area - Valle d 'Aosta - Sardegna

Reader Report Topics

Read hot travel tips on Italy from TERC Readers who have been there and share your own advice. Discover untouristed hill towns--even in high season and learn why so many people travel Italy.

90 Days Around Europe --Italy  by Bruce Walters

Naples & Pompeii--Marlee Breeze
Readers' Road Reports 

Rick Steves' Italy Guidebook

Readers Report

Travel Tips