Modern Languages - Italian

m u s e u m s   a n d   c u l t u r a l   s i t e s :

• Galleria degli Uffizi

• Musei Vaticani

• The Holy See - official Vatican site

• Sistine Chapel

m u s i c ,   a r t   a n d   a r c h i t e c t u r e :

• OperaGlass

• Web Gallery of Art artwork tours

• World Art Treasures - a vast site centering on art and architecture; check out individual artists, or choose a geographic region; from the JACQUES-EDOUARD BERGER FOUNDATION (in French and English)
• Leaning Tower of Pisa - a 6400-image photographic survey of the famous tower; also includes a history of the tower (in Italian and English)

h i s t o r y :

• Royal Dynasties - confused by who ruled when and was married to or begat whom? check out these geneology charts of the main ruling dynasties of Europe

• Rulers - listings for the entire world, includes today's heads of state and centuries-ago empires

l i t e r a t u r e :

• Online Books Page - this bookmark links to e-texts of Italian literature; includes works by Tasso, Dante, Boccaccio.  This site is a comprehensive source of e-texts (most texts in English) so check out their homepage

t o u r i s t   i n f o r m a t i o n :

• Italia - Italian Tourism's Official Site

• Ferrovie dello Stato

• general map of Italy

m e d i a :

• Audiradio

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