Living in Italy

Expatriates face challenges abroad; reliable facts and information about Italy and everything Italian are essential for a successful stay there. To help make adjusting to Italy a little easier, we have compiled a list of websites and organizations that support expatriates in Italy and provide helpful information. But adjustment to a new country, such as Italy, is made more accessible by factual information and practical tips, local contacts, and personal advice. The enormous increase in social networking, blogging, and groups has made this information accessible. We have included a selection of these resources and listings of websites that provide practical and essential information for those living abroad or planning to move overseas, including many websites that promote and list group meetings and support networks of expatriates and people with common interests. Some listed websites also have discussion forums where expatriates share information, advice, and experiences about living in Italy.

To narrow down the overabundance of travel books about Italy and make it easier for readers to choose a suitable guidebook, we have compiled a list of popular travel guidebooks and books that focus on expatriate life in Italy or are otherwise useful and informative for expatriates.

Useful and in-depth travel information on Italy is often hard to find on the web, given the sheer volume of information and many websites only provide the essential travel information, while others are too specific or opinionated to be reliable to all. But many websites provide interesting travel content with travel tips and articles about Italy. We have also listed official tourism websites in Italy, which provide handy travel planning tips and often serve as a great travel portal.