Europe Travel Websites & Communities
There is a wealth of information about living and traveling in Europe to be found on travel websites and forums. These are our favorites. Our favorite travel blogs also have good travel information. (I am still working on this list.)
Italy
- Dream of Italy: Monthly newsletter about travel to Italy. Free articles available online.
- Slow Travel Italy: Travel information, articles and trip reports.
- Marche Voyager: Travel information for the Le Marche region in Italy.
Italy 360° Travel Guides
This series of travel websites gives a short written guide and a 360° photo view of popular destinations across Italy. You can stop and start the 360° view and even pan up or down - so you really get a sense of a place. Also car, hotel and vacation rental booking on the site.
- 360tuscany.net: Popular Tuscany destinations (Pisa, Florence, Lucca, Siena, Volterra, San Gimignano and more).
- 360rome.net: Historic center of Rome (Forum, Colosseum, St Peters, Trevi Fountain and more) including one of my favorite places in the world - the Pantheon.
- 360sardinia.net: Sardinia with views of many spots on the island.
- 360alghero.net: Alghero and north west Sardinia.
- 360olbia.net: Olbia and north east of Sardinia.
- 360amalfi.net: Towns on the Amalfi Coast and places nearby (Amalfi, Positano, Ravello, Capri, Pompeii and more).
- 360sorrento.net: Popular areas in and near Sorrento on the Amalfi Coast.
Spain
- Explore Seville: Guide to Seville for students, visitors and expats.
- Grazalema Guide: Guide to the Sierra de Grazalema in southern Spain (western Andalusia).
- Lanzarote Guidebook: Guide to the island of Lanzarote in the Canary Islands.
- Madrid Man: Guide to Madrid, forums.
- Puerto Pollensa: Guide to the town of Puerto Pollensa on the island of Majorca.
- Sevilla Tapas: Guide to tapas restaurants in Seville.
England
- Cotswolder: Travel guide for the Cotswolds, England (Pauline Kenny).
Worldwide
- GoNomad Europe: Articles about worldwide travel.
- Slow Travel: Travel community with vacation rental reviews, trip reports, articles.
- Where The Hell is Matt?: Joyous videos of Matt dancing around the world.
- Wired2TheWorld: Travel journals from many trips.
- WorldHum: Worldwide travel articles.
Travel Forums & Communities
- Bootsnall Travel Community
- Fodors Travel Talk
- Rough Guides Travel Talk
- Slow Travel Forums
- Trip Advisor Europe Forums
Europe Photography
- Azahar's Photos of Spain: Azahar lives in Seville and takes photos of Spain and Portugal.
- Cotswolder Photos: Photos of the Cotswolds in England.
- From NM to Italia: Byran's photos of two worlds. Also see Bryan's Piceno Sights on Picasa.
- Janet Zinn Photography: Great photos from recent trips to Italy and Spain.
- Patrick's Photos of Italy: From a trip to Rome, December 2008.
- Rome Photo Blog: Photography blog aimed at capturing the city of Rome through the eyes of a someone who lives there.
- Slow Europe Photos: Photos of European travel and vacation rentals.
Slow Europe shows you how to find vacation rentals in Europe - villas, houses, cottages or apartments that you rent by the week.