ABOUT ROME: WHAT TO KNOW BEFORE YOU GO . . .

Italian manners and customs (written for British travelers but great for everyone) http://www.italyheaven.co.uk/manners.html
Rome's airport
http://www.rome-airport.info/
Notable shopping streets and areas in Rome
http://www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=rome@130&cur_section=sho&sort=category&review=full&pg=17
Trains throughout Italy
http://www.ferroviedellostato.it/
Day trips from Rome
http://goitaly.about.com/od/romeitaly/tp/rome-daytrips.htm
3-D virtual tour of Ancient Rome
http://www.unicaen.fr/rome/index.php
Guide to the dozens of fountains in Rome
http://www.romeartlover.it/Fountain.html
Learning the language
http://www.fodors.com/language/llresults.cfm?lid=3&cid=14
The Vatican and The Holy See
http://www.vatican.va/
Rome tourist information
http://www.rome.world-guides.com/
Italian Government Tourist Board
http://www.italiantourism.com/
The Imperial Forums of Rome
http://www.romaviva.com/Fori-Imperiali/imperial-forums.htm
The Keats-Shelley House in Rome
http://www.keats-shelley-house.org/
Getting around Rome by bus and tram (with point to point search function)
http://www.atac.roma.it/index.asp?lng=2
Rome museums and galleries
http://www.rome-galleries.com/
Official site of Capitoline Museums in Rome
http://www.museicapitolini.org/en/index_msie.htm
Currency exchange rates
http://www.x-rates.com/
Websites for lowest airfares
http://airtravel.about.com/od/travelplanning/a/Savingyoumoney.htm

http://www.italy-weather-and-maps.com/
Guide to Trastevere
http://www.rome-accom.com/rome-guide/rome-area-guides/trastevere-guide/default.aspx
Schools and universities in Rome
http://www.astheromansdo.com/schools.htm
Personal security in Rome
http://www.romanhomes.com/your_roman_vacation/pickpockets.htm
Credit cards in Italy
http://goitaly.about.com/od/planningandinformation/qt/ATM-bancomat.htm