Travel Resources and Links

Trip Planning Resources

AIG Travel Guard 24-hour "911" travel emergency service for emergency medical assistance, last-minute or emergency travel and flight changes, lost luggage tracking, pre-trip travel advice and more.

Auto Europe Book hotel, auto, and air reservations online.

TrekTools Road maps, atlases, and guide books for your travel.

Slow Travel Detailed information on the ins and outs of traveling in Europe, renting a vacation villa, restaurant and hotel reviews, and much more. Panorama Italy highly endorses the slow travel movement.

Slow Travel Tours Friends around Europe offering high-quality small-group tours.

Italy Travel Resources

Tickitaly Advance tickets for museums around the country.

Summer in Italy Excellent selection of vacation villas and apartments around Italy, especially on the Amalfi Coast and the Cilento coast.

Vinci Villas Select properties for weekly rental in southern Le Marche at reasonable prices. Vinci is also an estate agent.

L'Isola di Rosa Beautiful inn and stellar restaurant in Cerveteri; a great place to begin or end your Italian holiday.

Genius Loci B&B Mary and Maurizio's farmhouse B&B in Bevagna, not far from Assisi.

Ripa Bianca Agriturismo di Charme Hospitable hosts welcome you to a Count's former hunting grounds near Jesi, Marche.

Residence San Giorgio Wonderful, comfortable apartments fabulously fashioned from the famous Sassi caves of Matera.

Locanda della Valle Nuova Lovely inn with spectacular views near Urbino.

Abruzzo Villas Villas, agriturismos and B&Bs throughout Abruzzo, along with informative pages on food specialties for the region.

Ascoli Piceno Resources

Valerie wrote about Ascoli Piceno for Slow Travel, including some of the main sights and a restaurant list.

Residenza Cento Torri A newly-opened elegant hotel in the centro storico, lovingly restored by the family in what had been the stables for a noble palazzo.

Albergo Piceno A former palace refashioned into a classy hotel just steps from the Piazza Arringo.

Palazzo Guiderocchi Noble palace-turned-hotel and a down-market annex in the historic center.

Language & Art B&B Nicely furnished five-room inn with private baths, in the medieval heart of town.

Casa Cristina Cute house with 3 rooms in a quiet corner of the historical center.

Tra Le Torre An apartment stay B&B in the centro storico with fabulous views of the famous towers of Ascoli.

Antico Casolare Rustic-chic rooms in a quiet hillside location above Ascoli Piceno, with a noted chef running the fabulous restaurant.

Vinci Villas Vacation villas and apartments for weekly rental around the Piceno province.