Recommended links
General
www.deliciousitaly.com
Food and travel portal designed to help visitors research and plan their independent visits to Italy for work or pleasure.
www.piral.it
Piral produces the best everlasting terracotta cookware.
www.ladante-in-cambridge.org
Italian cultural centre in Cambridge.
Food
Find A Cooking School
Find the best cooking schools in the world. All culinary arts programs provide extensive hands-on training, in order to ensure you get the best education possible.
www.cookinumbria.it
Cookery classes in Umbria
Let's go Italian
Finest quality authentic Italian food products sourced from some of the best suppliers in Italy
Passionate Palate
Top-quality and delicious Italian food handpicked from Italy and available to buy online
www.gustocardiff.co.uk
Gusto Emporio Italian deli in the heart of Cardiff
www.archhousedeli.com
Arch House deli in Bristol
http://www.cookingintuscany.net/
A cooking school in Tuscany offering some of the finest cooking courses and wine tours
Mark Grimshaw's Italian Cookery Website
Personal website featuring Italian recipes and free-to-use images
recipes4Us
Extensive recipe site including substantial Italian section
www.Italylink.com/food.html
673 varied Italian recipes plus US-based forum and restaurant links
Uk's largest online Italian deli
Wine
www.giordanowines.co.uk
Giordano Wines started as a family run concern in 1900, and has remained so ever since. Today, Giordano is one of Italy's most important wine companies, and the outright leader in selling directly to consumers.
www.goodwineonline.co.uk
UK-based wine merchant run by wine enthusiasts
Travel
www.ryanair.com
Leading European budget airline flying to 14 Italian airports
www.ba.com
British Airways - UK's national carrier
www.alitalia.co.uk
Italian national carrier's site packed with local information as well as flights
www.easyjet.com
Europe's other big budget airline with increasing Italian routes
www.caserma-carina.co.uk
Beautiful holiday apartments in stunning Le Marche, right in the heart of this glorious region
www.airmalta.com
Budget airline flying to Sicily
www.redcardevents.co.uk
Personalised travel service arranging corporate events, special occasions, hen and stag parties and sports travel to your individual requirements
Events
www.ladolcevitaevent.co.uk
The Italian Festival in London
www.vivaitaliashow.com
London's autumn Italian property and culture show
www.marisadalessandro.com
The Games of Casanova masked ball in the palazzo Zanardi in Cannaregio, Venice
Societies
www.ilcircolo.org.uk
Il Circolo is a London based non-profit association of ladies of Italian nationality or with strong Italian links
www.panoramitalia.com
Showcasing Montreal's Italian culture and community
www.rootsweb.com/~ukaifhg/
The Anglo Italian Family History Society provides help to anyone trying to trace their Italian ancestry anywhere in the United Kingdom and back to Italy.
ANTHEM PUBLISHING MAGAZINES
Italia! - The quality monthly magazine about Italian holidays, property, food, wine and culture
Music Tech Magazine - The most practical music recording and production magazine in the world
Sporting Legends - Special edition magazines focussing on key sporting personalities and events
Calcio Italia - The English language guide to Italian football
Other Links
General
www.vivaitaliashow.com
A celebration of Italian fashion & design, arts & crafts, travel & tourism, interior design and properties, football & fast cars, cinema & classical music - all under one roof
www.it-schools.com
Hub site for Italian language, culture, art and cooking schools
www.bramare.com
On-line gallery of over 1500 original Italian photos for you to browse
Property
www.houseabruzzo.com
House Abruzzo estate agents for Abruzzo property on sale and Italian properties in all regions.
www.lokation.it
The website dedicated to properties for sale in Italy. Your dream home may be just a click away with the wide selection of country houses, farmhouses, vullas, apartments and off-plan properties listed on the website
www.athomeinitaly.co.uk
Country homes for sale between Bologna and Florence: villas, farmhouses and barns to renovate
www.diamanteimmobiliare.com
Property for sale and rent in Umbria and Tuscany, plus personal advice on legal and insurance issues
www.larchitrave.com
Anglo/Italian estate agents with 25 years experience specialising in Tuscany and Liguria
www.brianfrench.com
Established in 1972, Brian A French & Associates offer property of every type throughout Italy, but with a particular emphasis on their home ground of Umbria, Tuscany and Marche
www.ipncastello.com
Located in Citerna, Umbria, on the border of Tuscany and Umbria, IPN Castello has a full complement of English-speaking staff to assist in every stage of searching out and purchasing a property in Italy.
www.marchehomesdirect.com
Marche Homes Direct is a small, private group of property owners. We sell our own properties, direct to buyers who are seeking homes to restore, finished homes or apartments. We are not an estate agent
www.interitalia.biz
At Inter Italia we make buying a property in the region of Puglia, easy and trouble free.
www.italianremovals.com
Door to door, room to room, country to country.
www.marcherustico.com
Properties for sale, as well as first class restorations
www.homesinitaly.co.uk/
Properties for sale in northern, central Italy and Sardinia.
www.euroinvest.org.uk
Expertise in Property in the beautiful and undiscovered region of Calabria.
www.casapuglia.com
Attractive selection of property for sale in Puglia.
www.apuliabella.com
Property sales, renovations and off plan builds in Puglia.
www.rivierahomes.net
Wide selection of newly refurbished apartments on the Italian Riviera
www.agriturismovolpeuva.it
Holiday apartments in Umbria
www.homesandvillasabroad.com
Italian property site
http://www.duepadroni.it/
B&B holiday home in Oltrepo Pavese, Lombardy
Holidays
Puglia International
Everything you need to know about visiting Puglia plus a range of accomodation that will make your holiday memorable
www.locationsardinia.com
A small selection of handpicked villas in beautiful locations on the island of Sardinia. There is a 10% discount off of the published prices for Italia! readers.
www.italy4you.co.uk
Handpicked hotels and apartments in Campania, handy for the likes of Vesuvius, Naples, Pompeii and Herculaneum, Capri, Ischia, Positano, Ravello, Amalfi and Paestum
www.essentialitaly.co.uk
Beautiful villas and apartments available to rent in Tuscany, Umbria, Puglia and the Neapolitan riviera
www.altracostiera.com
Amalfi Coast rentals and accommodation: apartments, villas, and vacation houses in Amalfi Positano Ravello Atrani and in the rest of Italy, Rome Venice
www.vjv.com
A diverse and outstanding range of classic holidays by air, sea, river or rail.
www.apuliabella.com
Property sales, renovations and off plan builds in Puglia.
www.marche-villas.com
The very best selection of holidays villas and apartments throughout Le Marche
www.tenutadimontalvino.it
Sumptuous accomodation with fantastic food, stunning views and sunsets
www.hotelcolomba.com
Family-run 3-star hotel, part of a 17th century palazzo in the heart of Florence
www.flavoursholidays.co.uk
Flavours Italian Cookery Holidays offer a selection of cooking courses in 6 regions of Italy. Choose from Rome, Puglia, Ravenna, Sicily, Tuscany or Bologna. Perfect for people who love food, travel and Italy
www.welovepuglia.com
We love Puglia arranges all-inclusive five-day breaks in this beautiful part of southern Italy, where we show you the very best Puglia has to offer.
Financial
www.sgm-fx.com
SGM-FX is a leading currency exchange company offering security of funds, professional advice and no commission charges for anyone buying property abroad or making regular currency payments
www.hifx.co.uk
HIFX is one of the UK's premier providers of foreign exchange and cash deposit services
www.fxsol.com
FX Solutions is a major market maker in online forex trading, online currency trading, commission free, narrow spreads
www.currenciesdirect.com
Currencies Direct is a leading provider of services like international property financing and other exchange trading services
Financial services for buying an overseas property, emigrating or importing a car
Insurance
Specialist company focusing on insurance policies to cover car hire collision damage excesses
Legal
www.italianpropertylawcentre.com
The Italian Property Law Centre is a law firm which specialises in real estate settlement. If offers qualified consultancy as well as contractual assistance throughout the various stages of buying a property in Italy.
www.internationalpropertylaw.com
Specialist international property lawyer based in the UK
www.giambronelaw.co.uk
Italian lawyers in the heart of London, can help with real estate, property acquisitions, taxation, wills and probate.
Language Schools
www.lacanto.it
Language school in Mesagne, Puglia, offering small size classes for beginners, intermediates and advanced students
www.rosettastone.co.uk/en/individuals
It really is possible to learn a new language—if you can tap your innate language-learning ability. And that’s exactly what Rosetta will help you to do
www.myscuola.co.uk
The essential guide to setting up a language school and teaching english in Italy
www.ciaoitaly-turin.com
Italian language school in Turin
Italian Hub Sites
www.dolcevita.com
US-based hub for sites about Italian travel, wine, food, design and fashion
www.lifeinitaly.com
US site with artistic leanings, extensive content and numerous links
www.italia-online.com
Extensive UK-based hub for diverse Italian websites
www.initaly.com
US hub which describes itself as the 'Internet's favourite old-fashioned website'. Villas, events and general links
Weddings
www.weddingsitaly.com
Organisers of legal and religious weddings in Italy since 1990
General
www.giordanowines.co.uk
Giordano Wines started as a family run concern in 1900, and has remained so ever since. Today, Giordano is one of Italy's most important wine companies, and the outright leader in selling directly to consumers
www.deliciousitaly.com
Food and travel portal designed to help visitors research and plan their independent visits to Italy for work or pleasure.
www.vivaitaliashow.com
A celebration of Italian fashion & design, arts & crafts, travel & tourism, interior design and properties, football & fast cars, cinema & classical music - all under one roof
www.it-schools.com
Hub site for Italian language, culture, art and cooking schools
www.bramare.com
On-line gallery of over 1500 original Italian photos for you to browse