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

You'll find some nice maps of the different regions in Italy at this site
http://www.italy-weather-and-maps.com/
Italian manners and customs – written for British travelers but great for everyone http://www.italyheaven.co.uk/manners.html
Tipping in Italy
http://www.fodors.com/features/nfdisplay1.cfm?name=stt/010124_stt_tg_italy
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
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
Here is a great website to help you polish your language skills 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/
Official guide to the City of Rome
http://www.romaturismo.com/v2/en/main.asp
Italian Government Tourist Board
http://www.italiantourism.com/
Walking itineraries in Rome
http://www.abcroma.com/Inglese/
The Imperial Forums of Rome
http://www.romaviva.com/Fori-Imperiali/imperial-forums.htm
Day trips from Rome
http://wrt.cit.cornell.edu/Rome_day_trips.html
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/
Travel site for lowest airfares in the world
http://airtravel.about.com/od/travelplanning/a/Savingyoumoney.htm
