Orvieto, Italy resources: culinary tour Italy, Italy wine tour

Resources

Following are some of our favorite resources for travel, Italy, Orvieto, Rome. Let us know of yours!

Travel
There are lots of sites to aid in travel and everyone has their own preferences. These are the ones that work best for us.

• ITA software allows a month long search of airfares. It is a good starting point. Log in as a guest and then choose the month long search option at the top of the page.
• We like Kayak, Orbitz and Farecompare for air searches, others like Travelocity. It makes sense to consult several sites as they can have different fares. Also check with the airline itself as they sometimes will have a better fare on its web site.
• The Italian train site allows you to look at schedules and cost of trains. At the far right of the entry page click on English to view the site in English. You must use Italian city names - so Rome is Roma.

Italy
Here are a few sites from which to gather information on Italy. Add a culinary tour of Italy or an Italy wine tour to your experience with Adventures in Italy.
• Italian style, travel, food design
• Italian Government tourism site
• Slow Travel Italy is an American site with lots of travel, food and accommodation information.

Orvieto
• English site about Orvieto.
• A site with images of Orvieto and its cathedral.
• NY Times article on Orvieto.
• Orvieto is international headquarters to CittaSlow, which is an international association of towns that are working to enhance themselves as great places to live.

Orvieto has many great restaurants. There are several we just love and share our bias here!
• Velia and Gianluca run a truly unique wine bar called Champagneria. Velia serves unbelievable good hors d'oeuvres.
• Cristian, his mom and aunt have a wonderfully local restaurant serving truly seasonal food. Trattoria del Moro Aronne

Rome
Rome is the most convenient place to arrive in Italy for our trips. Sometimes you will have to spend the night if you fly out of Rome. Following are some resources.
• Information on Rome's airports
• A very helpful guide to Rome including bus, train and other transportation information.
• Following are several links for places to stay. Note that B&Bs sometimes require a 2-3 night stay.
    ~ B&B Association of Rome
    ~ Cross Pollinate B&Bs run by Americans
    ~ Beehive Hotel run by the same Americans as cross pollinate
    ~ All types accommodations in Rome as well as other places
   ~ Varied information on Rome including accomodations

Other Resources
• Enrico Bruschini is an exceptional guide with an impressive resume leading fabulous small group tours in Rome. He is not cheap, but he is worth the price.
• Wine. Want to buy some of the great wines you tasted once back in the U.S.? This site is still in development, but has a great selection.
• Art Supplies. For art supplies for your trip with us!
• English-Italian dictionary.
• Receive a short, daily piece on Italian sites, places, customs and events from Italian Notebook.
• We belong to a group of like minded trip operators who put
together slower, deeper, more enriching visits to Italy and
France. Visit them at SlowTravelTours.com.