Plan Your Vacation in Italy

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Before you leave home, take a few minutes to browse the links below. They offer some practical information
that will save you time, frustration and unhappiness and let you concentrate on having fun once you're in Italy.

Formalities

• US Passport Information
Here's a helpful tip: make several copies of your passport, leave one at home and take the rest with you. If possible, try to give your hotels a copy instead of the original; then keep the original in your room's safe

• Helpful Hints for Airport Check-In
Please visit this page to help you sail painlessly through the airport formalities and get your trip off to a carefree start!

• Visa Information
Citizens of some countries (NOT the USA or Canada or Australia or the UK!) need visas to travel to Italy.

• American Citizen Services Abroad
The US State Department's information for travelers

• Travelers Insurance

• Time and Date
Local times for the world, based on your home location

• Italian Tourist Board Addresses

• Major Holidays

• Travel Advisory

Planning Your Trip

• How To Assemble the Most Suitable Itinerary for You

• A Detailed Map of Italy

• Flights to Italy

• The Weather in Italy

• Magellans
An amazing one-stop shop for every kind of travel accessory, from luggage locks to converters

• Folding Maps
If you're going to rent a car or walk around in a city, you'll need a map

• Cell Phones
Thanks to free incoming calls, these are much cheaper to use in Italy, and the coverage is excellent

• Trains, Planes, Ferries, Buses and Cars in Italy

• Advance Museum Reservations

• Airport & Cruise Shuttles in Rome & Milan

• Private Car Transfers Throughout Italy

• Private City Walks

• Private Full-Day Driving Tours

• Private Shore Excursions for Cruise Passengers

• Small & Large Group Tours

• Daily Cooking Lessons

• Universal Packing List
A great way to make sure you don't forget anything

• Travelite
A whole site dedicated to packing light!

Once You're There

• Italy, Instructions For Use

• Make the Most of Your Money

• Using the Post Office

• Using the Telephone

• RoadNews
When on RoadNews, scroll to the bottom for information about how to use your laptop and other electronic gadgets abroad

• Driving in Italy

• ATM Locator
On MasterCard's site, select the item "Come e dove prelevare," then simply choose the city and click.

• ATM Locator
Visa's site is a little more complicated, but if you know the address you're looking for, you'll get a more precise answer here.

• Cybercafes (Select the city or region by using the pull-down next to the map)

• Shopping Guide

• Cultural Events

• Local Festivals & Pageants

• Outdoor Food & Antique Markets