General

• Italian Government Tourist Board, www.italia.it
• Italian Travel Promotional Council: www.goitpc.com, a group of expert tour operators

Up To Date Travel Advice

• Art Viva Italy Blog: blog.artviva.com
• Dream of Italy: www.dreamofitaly.com
• Go Italy: www.goitaly.about.com
• Italian Notebook: www.italiannotebook.com
• Italofile: www.italofile.com
• Italy Magazine: www.italymagazine.com
• My Melange: www.mymelange.com
• Slow Travel: www.slowtrav.com
• Walks of Italy: www.walksofitaly.com
• Wandering Italy: www.wanderingitaly.com

Tour Consultation and Travel Services

• Italian Concierge: www.italianconcierge.com
• Italy Beyond the Obvious: www.italybeyondtheobvious.com, + great travel posts
• La Dolce Via Travel: www.ladolceviatravel.com

And

• Becoming Italian Word by Word: www.becomingitalianwordbyword.typepad.com, for insights into Italian language and culture
• Life in Italy: www.lifeinitaly.com, for Italian culture
• Karen Brown’s World of Travel: www.karenbrown.com, wonderful accommodation recommendations

Group or Private Walking Tours

• Context Travel: www.contexttravel.com
• Tours by Locals: www.toursbylocals.com
• Walks of Italy: www.walksofitaly.com

Rome www.turismoroma.it

Private Guides

• Iris Carulli: www.imcarulli.com
• Reena Grewal: www.eyesofrome.com

Websites and Blogs

• Aglio, Olio e Peperoncino: www.aglioolioepeperoncino.com
• Browsing Rome: www.browsingrome.com
• Elizabeth Minchilli in Rome: www.elizabethminchilliinrome.com
• Mozzarella Mamma: www.mozzarellamamma.com
• Parla Food: www.parlafood.com
• Revealed Rome: www.revealedrome.com
• Rick’s Rome: www.rickzullo.com
• Rome Digest: www.romedigest.com
• Spotted by Locals: www.spottedbylocals.com/rome

FLORENCE www.firenzeturismo.it

Private Guide

• Freya Middleton, www.freyasflorence.com

Websites and Blogs

• An American in Italy: www.anamericaninitaly.com
• At Home in Tuscany: www.athomeintuscany.org
• Art Trav: www.arttrav.com
• Florence for Free: www.florenceforfree.wordpress.com
• Girl in Florence: www.girlinflorence.com
• One Step Closer: www.onestepcloser.net (customized tourist itineraries)
• Over a Tuscan Stove: www.divinacucina.com (tops for restaurant recommendations)
• Tuscan Traveler: www.tuscantraveler.com

VENICE www.turismovenezia.it

Private Guides

• Isabella Bariani: isa.bariani@alice.it
• Cristina Gregorin: www.slow-venice.com, www.blog.slow-venice.com

Websites and Blogs

• Allogi Barbaria Blog: www.alloggibarbaria.blogspot.com
• Contemporary Venice: www.contemporary-venice.com
• I Am Not Making This Up: www.iamnotmakingthisup.net
• Monica Cesarato: www.monicacesarato.com
• Venezia Blog: www.veneziablog.blogspot.com