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Airlines
Airports and Services
Perugia Airport (in Italian) - now international with Ryanair flights from Stanstead.
Rome Ciampino Airport - The smaller of the two airports at Rome and lies to the south.
Rome Fiumicino Airport - The larger of the two airports at Rome and lies to the west, on the coast.
Ancona Airport - international airport in Le Marchè
World Parking a guide to all the major parking venues around the world.
Holiday Booking Agencies
Click4HolidayHomes - put your holiday home on its own web page here
Hello Italy - A superb site not just for holidays, but wedding venues, etc. and packed with information
Holidays in Umbria - an excellent site for advertising your holiday home
Holiday Lettings - for finding accommodation or letting a holiday home
Holiday Lets - find holiday accommodation or let your holiday home
Italievakantieland - a holiday site in Dutch
La Porta Vacanze - exclusive holiday villas in Umbria
Owners Direct - finding holiday accommodation or letting your property
Pozzuoli Holidays - Beautiful apartments in Sorrento & Amalfi Coast
Summer's Leases - Specialists for Umbria and Tuscany holiday rentals
The Heart of Italy - villas and apartments in Umbria
Villas for Rent - an excellent website for advertising your holiday home.
Unforgettable Umbria - tailored tours, themed and activity holidays
Piccola Umbria - a great range of tours and activity holidays
L'incanto - our own two-bedroom holiday cottage in the centre of Umbria (sleeps 3 in double and single)
Villa Rosa - B&B in our own home (sleeps up to 6 in three doubles)
Oliveto - a three-bedroom holiday home in the centre of Umbria (sleeps 6 in 3 doubles)
The Dream Valley - Choice of two holiday homes on a farm
Trains and Ferries
European Rail Travel - an excellent and very comprehensive website for finding and booking train travel with up-to-date Eurostar timetable, European Rail and UK network rail plus links to coaches, ferries, TGV etc.
Ferrovia Centrale Umbra - the country lines around Umbria with timetables (orari) in Italian.
Umbria Trasporti (Italian)
Car hire
Car Hire Direct - searches a selection of hire companies to get the best deal for you.
1car1 - excellent service and great prices.
A Car in Italy - discounted car rentals throughout Italy - all with free additional driver and no excess.
Hertz - Ryanair's official partner for car hire.
Insurance 4 Car Hire - insure your car hire excess
America Car Rental - for car rental for your USA holiday, look no further!
Coach and taxi hire
Marco Taxi - a cheaper taxi service based in Todi for airport journeys, tours, and social trips.
Paliani Tour - from luxury cars to 16 to 54-seater coaches for group tours and holidays.
Maps and route planning
Michelin - our first choice as it gives place locations and route planning
RAC - excellent route planning. Click advanced for Europe.
Multimap - another good location finding service
AA - route planning
TerraItaly - aerial photos in high resolution of outstanding Italian landmarks
News
BBCnews - updated every minute of every day
Newsstand - exact digital copy of leading newspapers on your PC
Telegraph - a great website by this well-known newspaper (more to follow)
Weather
Yahoo weather - weather forecast for Perugia, but you can change it (the location, not the weather!)
Euroweather - a more technical weather forecast for Umbria, Italy and Europe
Italymag - italy magazine has an excellent website and a page devoted to weather in Umbria
Advice and Information
Your Europe - Excellent source of Information and advice on living in Italy
BBC.co.uk - Resource for UK, news, weather, and many other things
BBCworld.com - Resource for worldwide news, and many other things
CIA - an amazing resource for information on Italy
The Informer - excellent resource for advice on living abroad
International Property Law - thinking of buying a home abroad, don't leave home without it
Umbria General Guide - The agency for the promotion of tourism in Umbria.
Italian Culture - This site is an absolute mine of information about Italy.
Living in Italy - A guide for travellers and settlers.
Live in Rome - A website dedicated to people who wish to stay in Rome
Tripadvisor - excellent website for travellers.
UmbriaStart4all - A great resource for further links for Umbria
Information Britain - excellent site on the UK with over 1.5 million pages!
Where to buy in Italy - website with advice on the various regions in Italy
Discussion Forums
italy magazine - an excellent discussion forum covering many different topicsExpats - an excellent website for UK expats
Slow Travel - excellent online discussion forum and advice centre, focussed on USA mainly
Expats in Italy - another excellent resource mainly for Americans on living in Italy
My Pefect Getaway - a discussion forum for holiday home owners
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Online Guide Books
Rough Guide - The famous guide books online
Frommers Expert advice and travel discounts
Umbria - The official website for Umbria
In Italy - Over 4,000 pages of useful information
Mortgage Providers
MutuiOnline - the largest mortgage broker in Italy with English-speaking consultants specializing in serving foreign clients.
Barclays - Barclays for people buying in Italy
Conti Financial Services - Brighton based company for overseas mortgages
Life in Italy - the specialist on Italian real estate mortgages to non-Italians
Foreign Exchange
HIFX - foreign exchange service with no charges, guaranteed
Excel Currencies - foreign exchange
Sterling Exchange - foreign exchange made simple
CurrencyUK - foreign exchange services
Foreign Exchange (UK) Ltd - foreign exchange service with no charges and low rates
Foreign Currency Direct - simple and stress free foreign exchange
Foreign Currency Exchange - for personal and friendly service
Foremost currency Group - for most people, for most reasons, for most currency
Globex - foreign exchange
Travelex - worldwide money
Moneycorp - commercial foreign exchange
SGM-FX - innovative foreign exchange
Currencies Direct - no website, call +44 (0) 20 7813 0332
World First - foreign exchange guaranteeing best rates
Barclays Bank - contact Susanne Clay, European Business Development Manager
Inland Revenue - I know, I know, but it's a very good and useful site
Michael J Murphy ACA - cross border tax advice and planning for Italy and the UK
Blevins Franks - international tax and wealth management specialists
Insurance
Aurora - Internal link to our tame, English-speaking insurance broker, Giovanni Rosi
Insurance 4 Car Hire - insure your car hire excess
Heath Lambert - Europe’s leading independent insurance and reinsurance broker.
Harrison Beaumont Insurance - cheap overseas holiday home insurance brokers (buildings, contents and letting cover) for UK citizens owning property in many countries including, of course, Italy.
Legal Services
Mark Anthony Simon Paolini - English-speaking lawyer based in Perugia
Giambrone & Law - specialists in Italian property law
John Howell & Co. - international law specialists
Studio Legale Brizzi - English solicitor in Italy (website online shortly)
Studio Legale Paoletti - English solicitor specializing in private international law, real estate and family law
English Yellow Pages - English Yellow Pages for Italy!
BT - excellent resource for anything to do with phones
TecnoADSL - company specialising in wireless broadband connection in Umbria (IT)
AriaDSL - similar company to the above (IT)
Speedtest - test your internet connection
Internet Train Internet Point Network throughout Italy
Language and Translation
World Reference - online dictionary for translating Italian, French and Spanish
Polyglot - Teaching and translation services
Eurolinks - Language school and translation bureau
Language Schools
Scuola Tricolore - Genoa, Liguria
A Door to Italy - Genoa, Liguria
Lingua Due - Milan, Lombardy
Istituto Venezia- Venice, Veneto
Scuola di Italiano a Bologna - Bologna, Emilia Romagna
Centro Culturale Conero - Camerano, Marche
Comitato Linguistico - Perugia, Umbria
Athena International School of Italian Language - Lanciano, Abruzzo
Sorrento Lingue - Sorrento, Campagna
Piccola Università Italiana - Tropea, Calabria
Laboratoria Linguistico - Milazzo, Sicily
L'Accademia Cagliari - Cagliari, Sardinia
Getting a Job
Careerjet - An excellent site for finding work in Italy
Banca Lavoro - Italian
Il Sole 24 ore - Italian
Cerca Lavoro - Italian
Lavoroweb - Italian
Richerchiamo - Italian
Infojobs - Italian
Gazzetta Ufficiale - Italian
Corriere - Italian
Books and Bookshops
The Bookstore - link to LPV's own online bookstore with over 100 books relating to Umbria
An Appetite for Umbria - an excellent book about the food, people and places in Umbria
Buying a House in Italy - a 'must read' if you are buying a house in Italy
The Italian Bookshop - bookshop in London for Italian books
Expat Books - the book service for Brits abroad
Amazon.com - world version of the famous online shop
Amazon.co.uk - UK version of the famous online shop
Magazines
italy - the original magazine for people interested in Italy
Italian - another magazine about Italy
Auto Italia - For enthusiasts of Italian cars
Living Abroad - for people choosing a new life overseas.
Food and Travel - magazine for the gourmet in you (no website, call +44 (0)20 8332 9090
Calcio Italia - your complete guide to Italian football
Exhibitions
La Dolce Vita - 8th, 9th and 10th March 2007 at Olympia, London (we'll be there on stand P82)
Viva Italia - waiting for dates for 2007 at Olympia, London
A Place in the Sun 30th March to 1st April 2007 at ExCel, London docklands
Food and Drink
The Marmalade Cat Company - British food products delivered to your home
Machiavelli - Leading distributor of fine Italian foods
A & A Banqueting - Catering service in Umbria for banquets, weddings, etc. (Italian)
Nifeislife - Italian food delivery across the UK
Expatboxes - Sending British products to expats abroad.
Hampers from Home - British food and gift hampers worldwide.
Italian Fine Wines - delivering you wines and more from Italy to your door.
Carluccio - Britain's favourite Italian TV chef's online shop
Waitrose - source for Italian ingredients
Filippo Berio - extra virgin olive oil
Making Panettone - how to make Panettone
Restaurants - list of local restaurants
Weddings
Umbrian Weddings - Professional photographers and planners
Weddings in Italy - Choose from a variety of Italy's most romantic and exotic wedding locations.
Wedding Planners - Organise Italian weddings for foreigners.
Tastes of Italy - Specialists in bespoke arrangements and gourmet hospitality in Italy
Jacquie Wedding Designer - for weddings in the UK
Italian Products
Del Taglia Piscine Swimming pools (in Italian, but easy to use)
Poste Italiane - the English version of the website for Italian postal service.
Royal Mail - excellent for finding postcodes and locations (eg. for sending Christmas cards to the UK)
Scilly Flowers - excellent site for sending flowers to anywhere in the UK.
Interflora - excellent site for sending flowers worldwide.
Amazon - Everyone knows Amazon and their excellent service.
Marks and Spencer - Good ol' M&S, excellent products and delivered within UK (only).
Savers UK - excellent site.
Buyagift - fantastic range of products.
Majestic wines - deliver from nearest shop to anywhere in the UK.
Brown and Forrest - wide range of smoked foods sent everywhere except the USA.
Boots - well-known company with an excellent range of products.
Ticketmaster - buy tickets for just about anything.
Italy magazine - why not buy a subscription for someone?
Red Letter Days - or a special day out?
Flight Dreams - Balloon flights.
Wentworth Wooden Jigsaw Company - A fantastic site and a fantastic range of products!
Prezzies.co.nz - Wide range of presents to family and friends in New Zealand
Royal Mail - You know the address but don't know the postcode?
Parcelforce - an excellent website where you can track where your parcel is.
Ferrari - factory and museum
Lamborghini - factory and museum
Maserati - factory and showroom
Alfa Romeo - official website
Ducati - factory and museum
Moto Guzzi - official website
Ariel - not Italian but WOW, what a machine, and made in my old home county - Somerset!
Top Gear - top magazine with road tests, etc.
Useful Services
Photography - images of Umbria, Tuscany and Italy
Italia Property Management - plus many other services; property rentals, weddings, etc.
The Housekeeper in Umbria - Offers a professional management service especially tailored to the rental market. We ensure your guests have all they require and that your house is well looked after.
HelpWorksItalia - property management and maintenance
Antonini e Partners - property management and maintenance
Website Design - intelligent web design with sensible pricing
Garden Design - garden and landscape design for your Italian home
Removals
Weston and Edwards - removals from Southern England to Italy
Bishop's Move - experts in international and european relocation
Move Me To Italy - door to door removal service
Trans-Fur - worldwide pet relocation
Animal Airlines - services for pets travelling to any part of the world
Passport for Pets - comprehensive pet transportation service from anywhere in the UK
Recreation
Golf Club - Perugia - the main gold clud in Umbria
Golf Today - details of golf clubs in Umbria and Marché
Horse-riding - La Somma - see the Umbrian countryside at a slow pace
Rafting - Marmore Falls - exciting white-water rides
Sailing Club - Trasimeno - learn to sail on the beautiful Lake Trasimeno
Hot Air Ballooning - see Umbria from the air
Slotforum - the best site for slot racing
Parks and Nature Reserves
Useful General Sites
Wikipedia - The free online encyclopedia
Friends Reunited - Find old school friends, work colleagues, university mates, etc.
Genes Connected - Create your family tree, very simply, and link to other family trees.
Hotmail - This is a very effective free email system used by millions of people.
Dictionary - online English dictionary and thesaurus
Wordreference - online dictionary English-Italian and Italian-English, etc.
World Wide Words - an excellent site for background of words and phrases.
Time and Date - very useful site for anything to do with time or dates
Conversion - Convert just about anything to anything else. Over 5,000 units, and 50,000 conversions
Epinions - excellent site for obtaining reviews on products such as cars, books, etc.
Entertaining Sites
Guinness World Records - even includes video of some records
itunes - fantastic for downloading, managing and playing all your music
Last FM - an amazing site for music, radio, concert tickets, and much more.
Metacafe - a wide collection of short video clips of funny and astonishing things.
YouTube - another collection of video clips, this one was bought by Google for 1.6 billion dollars.
Internet Scrabble Club - play Scrabble online with people all over the world.
Emergency Tel Nos.
Dial:
113 for an emergency of any kind.
112 for the Carabinieri (the national police force; more useful than local branches)
118 for an ambulance
115 to report a fire
All these calls are free from any phone.
116 for car breakdowns, ACI (Automobile Club Italia)
For other emegencies or urgent requirement for help call:
Italian Tourist Office: +39 06 49711 or www.enit.it
Italian Embassy, London , United Kingdom : +44 (0)20 7312 2200
British Embassy, Rome : +39 06 4220 0001