Italy Backpackers' Guide
A Little Lowdown on Backpacking in Italy
Italy Facts
Population: 58,093,000
Currency: euro (EUR)
Religions: approximately 90% Roman Catholic (about one-third regularly attend services); mature Protestant and Jewish communities and a growing Muslim immigrant community
Government: republic
Languages: Italian (official), German (parts of Trentino-Alto Adige region are predominantly German speaking), French (small French-speaking minority in Valle d'Aosta region), Slovene (Slovene-speaking minority in the Trieste-Gorizia area)
Climate: predominantly Mediterranean; Alpine in far north; hot, dry in south
Phone Code: 39
Italy Photos
Photos of Italy that we found just lying about the web so we decided to pilfer from Observations of an Unimportant Man.
Italy Festivals
Festivals in Italy courtesy of 2camels Festivals.
Carnevale di Ivrea article Calcio Storico article Reloaded Festival snippet Carnival of Viareggio - Carnevale di Viareggio snippet VIEW Fest photos BIT Travel Market photos Pasqua in Sicily video World Pizza Championships video VIEW Fest web site VIEW Conference web site
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Or take a look at festivals in these cities in Italy:
Italy Hotels
An Aussie in London features hotels in a number of locations across Italy.
Hotels » Italy
Italy Flights
An Aussie in London has scoured the web for airlines that fly to Italy. We feature only hand picked links (like the one above to Alitalia) through to airline sites that feature flights to Italy.
Book Flights to Italy Online
An Aussie in London has teamed up with Flight Network to locate the web's most exceptional flight offers.
European Train Travel
An Aussie in London has teamed up with Rail Europe to provide our readers with fabulous fares on all European rail passes - EuRail, BritRail, ScanRail, France, German, Swiss and Eastern Europe rail passes and more - as well as individual train tickets spanning Europe from Norway to Greece.
Italy Car Hire
Europcar
- Europcar is the World's Leading Leisure Car Rental Company operating in more than 150 countries through 13,000 stations covering all major airports. Europcar offer:
- Only new rental cars - the average age of their rentals is only 6 months
- An all inclusive rates guarantee - no surprises at the desk
- 24 hour roadside assistance - wherever you are, at any time
- 24/7 car rental service at major airports - late night flight, they'll meet your reservations
- Flight delayed? - no problem, let Europcar know your flight number and they'll be there waiting
Italy Travel Insurance
Recommended by Lonely Planet, National Geographic, Intrepid, YHA and a host of other big names in the travel industry, World Nomads travel insurance is designed for adventurous, independent travellers and covers overseas medical, evacuation and luggage (including your digital camera and iPod).
At World Nomads you get so much more than just budget travel insurance. You get your own online travel journal, destination guides and free language guides for your iPod but best of all, you can buy, extend or make a claim online from anywhere in the world, even after you've left home!
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