Useful Weblinks

Units 1-7

1 Ciao mi chiamo

Create your own business cards online! They can be used for your role plays so that students can introduce themselves. Just invent and type in some suitable names, companies and email addresses.

www.orariovoli.com/netcard/netcard.htm

www.vistaprint.it
Click on Biglietti da visita.

2 Amici e famiglia

http://www.intrage.it
Site for over-50s. Click on Famiglia italia for surveys on the Italian family.

For up-to-date and comprehensive statistics on the Italian family amongst other things:

www.istat.it

www.censis.it

3 In Viaggio

www.trenitalia.it
Italian railways official site, with timetables and online booking facility.

www.traghettionline.net/
Online booking facility for boat and ferry tickets for various shipping companies.

www.eurhotels.com/
Allows you to find a hotel to suit your needs.

www.venere.com
Italian hotel website.

www.hotelinformation.com/html/italy
Italian hotel website.

www.ostellionline.org/
Associazione Italiana Alberghi per la Gioventù (AIG)
Complete guide to Italian hostels: photos, maps, services, prices, availability of rooms and online booking facility.

4 Facciamo un po’ di shopping

www.excite.com
Shopping guide organised by categories.

www.italia-shopping.com
Italian portal dedicated to shopping online.

http://costameno.kataweb.it/kw_files/index.php
Shopping online.

5 Donne e lavoro

www.jobonline.it/news.php?id=1395

www.italiadonna.it/lavoro/lavoro.htm
Information, suggestions, job opportunities, etc. Women and work. Women and the job market.

www.margherita.net
Magazine for women. Travel, fashion, health, gossip, astrology.

http://donnalavoro.ticonuno.it
Data bank to help women find work. Advice and accounts of personal experiences.

6 Tutti a tavola

www.spaghettitaliani.com

Site dedicated to food, with recipes, restaurants in Italy listed by regions and provinces, and cross-references to food and wine.

www.ristorantitalia.net/
Restaurants with images, prices, and webcam.

www.e-ristoranti.it
A searchable database of restaurants throughout Italy. Includes recent reviews.

7 Trovare la strada giusta

www.kwmappe.kataweb.it
Allows you to search for addresses and itineraries in all Italian cities with more than 50,000 inhabitants.

www.virgilio.it/mappe
Allows you to create an interactive map of a particular town or city.