Resources & Links

Explore some of these internet resources to help feed your passion for Italy and la dolce vita!

ART, ARCHITECTURE, AND PHOTOGRAPHY
www.initaly.com (In Italy™ Online)
www.laromita.org (Summer Art Programs in Umbria, La Romita School of Art,Inc.)
www.ilchiostro.com (Painting and Photography Workshops, Il Chiostro, Inc.)
www.italianimage.com (Photographer Jay J. Pulli
maintains years worth of work on this site---amazing!)

BOOKS AND MOVIES
www.ciao-italy.com/categories/cinema.htm (Ciao Italy is a companion site to Made-In-Italy.)
www.initaly.com (In Italy™ Online)
www.italianfilm.com (California's Marin County Italian Film Festival)
Also, view "Italy Fever E-Notes" for current reccommendations.

FOOD AND DRINK
www.biba-restaurant.com (chef/author Biba Caggiano)
www.ciaoitalia.com (Ciao Italia™)
www.cucinaamore.com (CucinaAmore™)
www.cucinacasalinga.com (Sally Maraventano's cooking school and cookbook, Festa del Giardino, illustrated by Caterina Linarelli)
www.foodtv.com (Molto Mario and Mario Eats Italy with chef/author Mario Batali)
www.giulianohazan.com (highlights Giuliano Hazan's cooking classes, cookbooks, and cooking school near Verona)
www.lidiasitaly.com (Lidia's Italian Table with Lidia Bastianich)
www.italycookingschools.com (Margaret Cowan's cooking schools and guidebook---more choices than you could ever imagine! Margaret was the first person to ask me if "Italian men" were one of my "14 Ways to Satisfy My Love Affair with Italy!"---Darlene Marwitz)
www.italiancookingandliving.com (Companion site for these magazines: The Magazine of La Cucina Italiana and Italian Cooking and Living)

GENERAL INFO AND ITALIAN TRAVEL
www.travel.state.gov (U. S. State Department's site; passport and other helpful information)
www.europa.eu.int (European Union's Web site--includes currency converter for euros.)
www.initaly.com (In Italy™ Online)
www.ciao-italy.com (Ciao Italy is a companion site to Made-In-Italy.)
www.cit-tours.com (Rail Passes)
www.travel.it (Travel Italy)
www.itwg.com (Italian Tourist Web Guide)
www.savevenice.org (restoration projects and related details)
www.mccabetravelgroup.com/haroldinitaly (Harold leads fabulous tours: food, wine, and architecture!)

HOME AND GARDEN
www.seedsofitaly.com (British Web site)

HOTELS AND GUIDEBOOKS
www.helloeurope.com (Margo Classé researches and publishes a super guide for Italian hotels called: Hello Italy! An Insider's Guide to Italian Hotels $50-$99 a Night for Two.)
www.labellatoscana.com ("Tuscan Property Vacation Rentals and Sales")

LIFESTYLE AND LANGUAGE
www.initaly.com (In Italy™ Online)
www.selectitaly.com (Select Italy)
www.virtualitalia.com (Virtual Italia: "The Resource For Italians Italian Culture," a delightful newsletter and Web site!)
www.zoomata.com (Zoomata: "A Close-Up on Today's Italy," a Milan-based Web site and newsletter with current events and cultural insights!

MUSIC AND OPERA
www.bocelli.it (Andrea Bocelli)
www.lucianopavarotti.it (Luciano Pavarotti)
www.metopera.org (The Metropolitan Opera)

PETS AND RELATED
www.italiangreyhound.org (Italian Greyhound Club of America)
www.Spinone.com (Spinone Club of America)

SHOPPING
www.villatexas.com Villa Texas and the "Lavender Market" at Villa Texas, a Mediterranean lifestyle store in Fredericksburg, Texas. Enjoy a slice of Italy inthe Texas Hill Country!
www.made-in-italy.com (Made-In-Italy-Online)
www.ciao-italy.com (companion site to Made-In-Italy)
www.1451.com (The Vatican Library Collection--stationery and boxed notes)
www.italianartstore.com (The Italian Art Store in Morristown, NJ-includes Fabriano watercolor papers and Maimeri paints.)
www.allposters.com (nice selection of Italy-related posters)
www.pens.it (beautiful array of Italian fountain pens)

SPORTS
www.cicloposse.com Giuliana and Marco's CicloPosse Bike Company provides best possible custom tours at a reasonable price near Pienza, Italy. Fantastic views!
www.soccer.com
www.tommasini.com (Tommasini Professional Bicycle Frames)

TRAVEL-RELATED NEWSLETTERS
www.journeywoman.com ("Journeywoman Online Newsletter," edited by Evelyn Hannon is excellent for women travelers!)
www.parisinsites.com ("Paris In Sites Newsletter," edited by Linda Thalman, is an incredible, covers-everything resource!)

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