Links

Keep your dream of Italy alive by checking out the following links:

 

1. Live Webcams:

St Mark's Square, Venice

Ponte Vecchio, Florence

Choose your own Italian webcam!

Pisa, Tuscany

2. Events:

Auckland Italian Festival 2011

Detail on the Venice Carnival 2011

Palio horse race, Siena, Tuscany

3. Links to Italian sites in New Zealand

Dante Alighieri Society, Auckland aims to provide opportunities for Italians to have contact with other Italians and retain links with their mother country.  It also aims to further fellowship between Italians and non-Italian speakers who wish to broaden their understanding and appreciation of Italian language and culture.  The society also offers a comprehensive set of Italian language courses.

There is also a branch of the Dante Alighieri Society in Christchurch
and the affiliated Circolo Italiano in Wellington.  Also in Wellington is the Club Garabaldi.  The two clubs work closely together and share a venue.

Italian car clubs are also a great way to share the passion for Italian elegance and style.  Check out the Alfa Romeo and Fiat owners clubs at these sites.

4. Travel

Italian Travel blog of recent trip we made to Italy:  Rome, Sorrento, (including the Amalfi Coast, Pompeii), Capri, Umbria (including Montefalco, Bevagna, Spello, Assisi, and Deruta), Ancona,  Venice, Tuscany, Florence and Milan.

Veneto Explorer, a comprehensive Travel Guide to Veneto Italy - Information and hints for your Veneto vacation, about places like Venice, Verona, Lake of Garda, Dolomites, plus off-the-beaten-path itineraries, wine routes, small medieval towns, food and wine tips, art, and much more!

Check out this excellent video about Venice and the way the city has survived with centuries of maintenance.

Italian Travel Guide

Guide Book

Tours for Independent Thinking Women

5. Accommodation in Italy

For an extensive range of self-catering accommodation in Italy and other parts of Europe check out this site:  http://www.uk-europe.co.nz.  We can personally recommend the great service.

For accommodation in the ever popular Tuscany region check out:

Tuscan Villas

6. Italian Radio - streaming live

Radio Italy Live New York is a great live radio station with virtually continual Italian only music.  Great to listen to while you work and to increase your Italian vocabulary!! We love listening to this station and catching on Italian musical talent new and old!

7. France & Italy - great video

Check out this amusing video take on France & Italy by John Pinette!  It certainly mirrors our experience, but we are biased!