Links we like

Elifant principals

 
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Before you leave

 

Travel sites

ITA Airways
Italy’s flagship airline (Alitalia’s replacement)

Lufthansa
Sometimes the easiest way to get to Italy is via a German hub.

La Compagnie
All-business-class French airline between Newark (EWR) and Milan (MXP)

Rome airports 
Leonardo da Vinci and Fiumicino (FCO) are one and the same. Ciampino (CIA), smaller and nearer the city, is where many low-cost airlines go.

Trenitalia
Italy’s national railway. Look here for both high-speed trains and local puddle jumpers.

Italo (trains)
Private railway for high-speed trains in Italy

DB Bahn
The German railways site provides schedules for all of Europe.

Transportation Security Administration (U.S.)
Everything you need to know to avoid nasty encounters at the airport.

 

Organizations and groups

 
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Museums and sites

 
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Bloggers and pundits