Nuts-and-bolts information to plan your trip, plus our favorite Web links and the best local media.
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Web Links:
Rome Tourist Board
Information on Rome's attractions, accommodations, events, and tour operators. www.romaturismo.com/v2/en/main.asp
Rome Post
News and reports on Italy's politics, sports, culture, fashion, and more—plus links to English-language newspapers in Naples, Milan, Florence, Genoa, and Venice. www.romepost.com
Secret Rome
More than 300 photographs of scenes and moments in Rome. www.secretrome.com
Rome Explorer
Guide to Rome, including attractions, maps, accommodations, and a webcam. www.romexplorer.com
Great Buildings: Rome
Architectural overviews of many of Rome's most significant buildings, with interesting details. www.greatbuildings.com/places/rome.html
Capitolium.org
Website devoted to the ancient Roman Forum, including its history, religious importance, and legacy. Also, maps, webcams, virtual tour. www.capitolium.org
Galleria Borghese
Guide to some of Rome's major museums, including the Galleria Borghese, which exhibits works from ancient Rome and later periods (including artworks by painters Titian, Caravaggio, and Raphael); the National Gallery of Ancient Art at Palazzo Barberini; and the National Museum of Musical Instruments. www.galleriaborghese.it
About Roma
Visitor's resource for Rome; attractions, historical background, tours, events, accommodations, shopping, and more. www.aboutroma.com
Holy See
Official website for the Vatican, including guides to the Vatican Museums, Chapels, and Library. www.vatican.va
Local Media:
Time Out
Both a print and online magazine; listings of recommended shopping, dining, and nightlife venues; also local politics, cultural trends, sports. www.timeout.com/travel/rome
In Rome Now
Online magazine; bar and restaurant openings and suggestions, entertainment, guide to English-language movies; shopping and sales; cultural trends. www.inromenow.com
Wanted In Rome
Online and print magazine; information on Rome events, museums, churches, galleries, exhibits, fashion, food, and local travel; classifieds. www.wantedinrome.com
Roma C'é
Weekly magazine listing the current events, movies, art exhibits, dance performances, concerts, and cultural events in the city. In Italian, but several sections are in English. Comes out on Wednesdays; available at newsstands.
Almost Corner Bookshop
Large English-language bookstore in Rome, owned and operated by an Irishman, Dermot O'Connell, who boasts an impressive knowledge of Rome and its literature. Via del Moro, 45; +39 06 583 6942.
