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I am traveling to Italy in the spring and wanted to begin gathering information. When we went to Canada, I found a general website where I requested a ton of printed material. I was hoping to do the same for Italy, but so far have not stumbled across anything. Does anyone have any suggestions for a website where I can request this material and have it sent to me in the States? Thanks in advance!

Canada tries to promote tourism and spends alot of money to print/send info. Italy doesn't have to promote tourism. I doubt they spend money on this type of publicity. You could go to a travel agent and ask for books on tours to Italy. That would give you a chance to look at some hotels and other things in the country. <BR><BR>Your best bet thought is to invest in some good travel guide books. You can learn so much and get so much from them. You could pick up 4 books for around $100 and I promise it will be the best $100 of your trip. It could save you so much in the long run.<BR>I reccomend Fodors, Frommers, Lonely Planet, Rick Steves and Italy for Dummies. I bought all of these last year when planning my first Italy trip and I don't regret 1 cent of the purchases. I was able to plan my trip so much better, do so much more and saved tremendously on many things.<BR><BR>Half the fun of the trip is planning!!!<BR><BR><BR>

We have a great library in our area. They have a good selection of current travel guides. I have checked out the guides for some trips and taken them with me on the trip. Then checked the guides back in when I returned. The internet is fine and useful, but you have a library full of info sitting there.

You might start with the Italian Government Tourist Office:<BR><BR>www.italiantourism.com

I'm not of the same opinion as Krista (about Canada having to promote tourism and spending alot of money to print/send info vs Italy...). <BR>For my last trip in Italy I researhed a lot of italian websites and I got A LOT of documentation from them (by post).<BR><BR>Depending on your interest you can go to :www.itwg.com OR<BR>www.enit.it/default.asp?Lang=UK;<BR>search for a city or region and there is alot of links.<BR>Have fun surfing.<BR>

In my experience, even the tiniest Italian towns have amazing tourist offices with lots of free info and maps. I try to time my arrival in a new town to correspond with the hours that the tourist office is open (consult a guidebook), and make that my first stop.<BR>

A good website is:<BR>http://www.initaly.com<BR>You can print out a lot of helpful information.