Links and Resources
We have compiled a list of resources and links to assist you with you stay here in Italy.

Other Villas and Farmhouses in Florence, Siena, Arezzo & Tuscany

Villas in Tuscany - Wide selection of Tuscany villa and apartment rentals for your next vacation in Florence and the beautiful region of Tuscany in Italy.

Travel Tuscany Villas - Vacation rental villas in and information about Florence & Tuscany.

International Food and Wine Association - A worldwide organisation for food and wine enthusiasts.

Vacation Italy - Large Selection of Villas & Farmhouses - perfect for your Honeymoon in Tuscany.

Villa rentals in Tuscany near Siena Italy - Podere Santa Maria, completely restored villa in Tuscany near Siena, Italy for holiday rentals throughout the year.

Tuscany Tour - Guided excursion trips are offered in Florence and Tuscany, Italy.

Self Catering Villa Rentals in Tuscany - Offers villa rentals in Florence city, Florence countryside, Arezzo, Siena, Pisa, Lucca, Pistoia, Grosseto & Chianti region.

For Food and Wine Resources in the States:

www.epicurious.com The best resource for cooking tips and recipes. Also contains recipes from Bon Appetit and Gourmet magazines

www.piacere.com La Cucina Italiana magazine for monthly recipes.

www.winespectator.com The best and most popular source for wine information.

Epicurean Traveler- A world of Good Taste.

www.italianwinereview.com- The authoritative consumer newsletter about the wines of Italy.

www.mangiarebene.net The English version of the most popular Italian internet recipe archive and guide to Italian cooking.

www.italiancookingandliving.com Resource for Italian Products.

A Florence View bed and breakfast Florence A bed and breakfast in Florence located just in the Dome Square, rooms with a view and en-suite facilities.

www.aboutpizza.com Learn all about America's favorite food, its history, popular ingredients and how pizza should be served.

Fabfoodpix.com Food Pictures
A high quality food image library and food photographic studio.

Wine Slob.org - Wine reviews, wine club information, directory of wineries and wine websites, wine articles and more.

babilonia.it Cooking, cookery, wine and food in Italy and Sicily.

Cheap Hotels Florence Online hotel search engine offers great hotel deals using room rate comparison across multiple hotel reservation providers in Florence and 1000+ destinations worldwide.

Cooking Classes in Umbria Italian cooking lessons near Perugia or at your villa rental.

All Easy Recipes The easiest way to find the best cooking recipes. Thousands of delicious easy recipes with quick and simple browsing. Your source of all easy recipes. All for home cooking. Submit your easy recipe.

Daily Recipes More than 1000 free cooking recipes. Recipes and cooking articles are posted daily.

www.RecipeLand.com - Giant recipe collection. Fast, easy free and fun recipes at your fingertips. Recipe reviews, cooking tips and more.

Culinary Schools A great guide to culinary schools. Find a culinary school today!

Now you're cooking Product support for Now You're Cooking!

Tuscany Vacation Villas Villas for vacation rental in Tuscany Italy.

Bread Making and Recipes Categorized bread recipes for the home baker. Everything from Sourdough to Whole Wheat to Quick bread recipes. Plus, our step-by-step cooking classes.

Italian Food - Italian recipes, cookbook reviews, restaurant reviews and newsletter from The Italian Chef.

Our Best Recipes Share your finest recipes with the world, in English or French. This printer-friendly site shows both Imperial and Metric measurements, and features an easy-to-use rating system.

Cooking Today Offers a searchable recipe database, featured articles, cooking tips, and free online meal planning tools.Popup Free!

ChefMatisse.com American Celebrity Chef Matisse Organic Cooking.

Culinary Tours, Argentina Cooking classes, lessons and short courses of Argentine and Latin American cuisine in Buenos Aires. Culinary Vacation tour to Buenos Aires, Argentina.

LocalWineEvents.com Wine and Food events by city, worldwide. Spirits and Beer events as well. Post your own event or sign up to be notified when new events are posted to your area.

Culinary School Directory

Transportation in Italy:

www.trenitalia.it For all Italian train information and rates.

www.fs-on-line.com The Italian railway system. Type in your departure and destination and time and it will give you your own schedule.

Resources for Italy:

Tuscany Travel and Tourist Attractions

About Florence Information about the town of Florence, from the history of the city, passing by the art and the culture.

Tuscany Flavours "Conti since 1929" is located inside the Central Market of S.Lorenzo in the heart of Florence. We are now the third and fourth generation offering the best quality of freshly preserved food products from Tuscany. Conti boasts thousand of clients from all over the world.

www.initaly.com A simple site that contains information and resources about visiting Italy.

www.firenze.net Museums, monuments and exhibitions in Florence.

Florence aparments

Tuscany Tours

ILUSS - Italian Online For students and teachers of Italian, is designed as a preparatory course, for individual studies, to integrate existing courses and maintaining Italian language skills.

Italian recipes The easy italian recipes from Italyum let you cook Italian food like a pro! Impress your friends and family with authentic Italian cuisine. Every recipe is graded for difficulty from easy to advanced, has photos every step of the way, and is easily printed or downloaded as a PDF. Start cooking like an Italian!

www.uffizi.firenze.it Official site for the Uffizi Gllery in Florence

Italiansrus.com Your guide to Italy & Italian Culture on the Web. Enjoy as you learn more about the traditions, heritage and way of life that make Italians who they are.

Travel guide

Tour Italy Now is your online provider for travel to Italy and the Italian vacation of your dreams; our services include tours, group travel, and hotels throughout Italy.

Tuscany apartments and vacation rentals

Europe Travel Directory

Italia Mia, your guide to Italy and its products

HolidayCity Florence Hotels and AccommodationReservation for Florence hotels, accommodation, and apartments at discounted rates.

Welcometuscany.it Tuscany travel tips Direct support and Travel tips in Tuscany Italy.

Alghero Guide Independent review of Alghero, Sardinia. Information, reviews, opinions, day trips, bars, restaurants and images.

APPI Affitto case vacanza Sicilia Sardegna Tarvisio Cervinia / Vacation Rentals by Owners - Italy and Europe Classifieds by owners of accomodation rentals / exchanges / resales of Italian and European Timeshare Residence. Free service. / Annunci gratuiti di scambio / vendo / affitto / cerco alloggi in multiproprieta' in Italia ed all'Estero.

Last minute Italia A wide range of Rome tours available at driverinitaly.com.

Rome hotels

Useful Travel Sites

www.trenitalia.com- Timetables and routes for train travel in Italy

www.turismo.toscana.it - Official site for tourist information in Tuscany

www.lamma.rete.toscana.it - Weather forecasts for cities in Tuscany

www.aushomepage.com. Article outlining 50 things to do in Italy.

UGA internet guides UGA media is the European publisher of internet guides, business portals, travel guides and reference cd-roms.

Willgoto travel directory Travel directory and travel guide for all destinations in the world.

Earth Travel Reviews Travel reviews and tips for vacation destinations worldwide. Read what the critics say about when to go, where to stay, and what to do.

Nat Decants Free Wine E-Newsletter Wine picks, articles and humor from Natalie MacLean, named the World's Best Drink Writer at the World Food Media Awards in Australia.

Others Links

TravelAndHolidays.co.uk

www.inmamaskitchen.com

www.internetrestaurant.it (free gourmet restaurant reservation service in italy)

Matt Barrett's Guide to Greek Food Delicious photos, what to eat in a Greek restaurant, reviews and everything you need to know about Greek cooking.

Italy (Italian) Flag Buy Italian flags for less from the United States Flag Store, the largest flag vendor. We stock high-quality Italian flags in your choice of fabric and size. Fast shipping and Top Ranked Customer Service!

Tuscany Cooking School is listed with the Travel-Quest Travel Directory in their cookery holidays and vacations section, listing cooking courses World-wide.

Bitsy's Kitchen Everyone's Favorite Recipe, Food and Cooking Resource Site. Hundreds of easy printing recipes, kitchen tips and resources, bakeware, cookware, wholesale baking chocolate, gourmet gift baskets and more.

Cooking-Italian-Food.com Authentic Italian recipes, Mexican recipes, cookbooks, cookware, recipe software and gifts.

Annamariavolpi.com A passion for cooking.

Sheffschefs.co.uk Sheffschefs the leading guide to restaurants in Sheffield, UK. Restaurant directory, reviews and on-line booking.

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