Monica

NOw that I have my plane tickets, I need to focus on my itinerary. Can anyone share their favorite websites that focus on Italy, particularly Rome? <BR><BR>Thank you!!!

x

Fodor's destination sites are not bad. I also like:<BR>http://www.italiantourism.com/<BR>http://www.traveleurope.it/<BR>http://www.romaturismo.com/en/main.asp<BR>http://www.enjoyrome.com/tourist/cityguide/the.sights.html<BR>http://www.romeguide.it/<BR><BR>Also:<BR>http://www.amalficoast.it/guide/index1.asp<BR>http://www.opapisa.it/boxoffice/index.html<BR>http://www.5terre.com/FrameSet.php?LeftFile=HomePage.php<BR>

elaine

Oh gosh, there are so many<BR>here are some; if you'd like to see my file on Rome, email me<BR><BR>http://goeurope.about.com/travel/goeurope lots of links to lots of cities and countries<BR><BR>www.visiteurope.com links to info on many countries<BR><BR>www.towd.com worldwide directory of tourism offices<BR><BR>www.museionline.com <BR>search by city for museums of all types, get basic info, links to individual museum websites<BR><BR>www.italyguide.com/ Not all of it is great, but the section on trains, airports, etc is helpful<BR><BR>www.thais.it/SCULTURA Italian sculpture<BR><BR>www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/2680/museums.htm list of museums in Rome, some little-known (e.g., Military)<BR>

elaine

some more<BR><BR>A New York Times travel article on Rome: <BR>http://www.nytimes.com/2002/06/16/travel/ROME.html <BR><BR>www.ehow.com type in "Rome" there are articles on eating and getting around cheaply<BR><BR>www.capitolium.org The official Web site of the Imperial forums, with pictorial<BR>reconstructions of how the ruins would have looked in their day, as well as how they look now; material on life in ancient Rome; and even a live Web view of the forum.<BR><BR>www.catacombe.roma.it Official site of Rome’s Christian catacombs, with visuals,historical descriptions, and explanations of ancient<BR>symbols<BR><BR>www.nerone.cc tours, itineraries, and guides for Rome, also names and addresses of some tourist sites <BR> and last but not least<BR><BR>www.twenj.net, perhaps the best of all<BR><BR><BR>

ruby

www.initaly.com<BR><BR>We used this one for the Tuscany area. I liked the guest reviews for places to stay.

Howard

I'll also recommend www.initaly.com and www.twenj.net

Betsy

Try www.slowtrav.com and its related message board site at www.slowtalk.com. They're two noncommercial sites run by folks who care a lot about savoring Italy, and to a lesser extent, other countries.