Helpful Website Information

[CruisingCatherine]

When I first began my planning for my European Vacation I had a tremendous amount of difficulty finding websites that I needed. I think part of this is due to the language difference.

 

I think it would be a great idea to have a thread containing all the very helpful website links. Hopefully this will help those who are planning there trip in the future. These are some that I found very helpful:

 

Tourisim Websites:

http://www.barcelonaturisme.com/?go...a4vOJgiNq9k7Tgo (Barecelona)

http://www.marseille-tourisme.com/s...NGUE=2&dist=1GP (Marseille)

http://www.visitmonaco.com/ (Monaco)

http://www.eze-riviera.com/emotions...t/ang/train.htm (Eze)

http://www.comune.firenze.it/english/homenglish.htm (Florence)

http://www.romaturismo.com/v2/en/main.asp (Rome)

http://www.napoli.com/english/ (Naples)

 

Barcelona Hotel:

http://www.hotelcontinental.com/home_palacete.htm

 

Barcelona Transfers:

http://www.taxiinternacional.com/en...ternacional.htm

http://www1.dragonet.es/users/d5506/

 

Private Guides:

 

Marseille:

http://www.provence-travel.com/prov...hiers/home.html

http://provencetours.free.fr/accueil_anglais.htm

 

Nice:

http://www.azur-guides-interpretes.com/

http://www.dream-tours.com/layout.php?page=106&lang=us

http://www.minibus-tours.com/villefranche.html

 

Florence:

http://www.driverinrome.com/

http://www.drivinguide.com/

http://www.florencetour.com/

http://limoinrome.com/home.htm

 

Rome:

http://www.carservicerome.com/eng/

http://www.driverinrome.com/

http://www.drivinguide.com/

http://www.romelimousine.com

http://www.romeshuttlelimousine.com/

http://limoinrome.com/home.htm

 

Naples:

http://www.driverinrome.com/

http://www.drivinguide.com/

http://limoinrome.com/home.htm

 

Feel free to add your own helpful websites!!

[CruisingCatherine]

I forgot a few other websites that I have found helpful.

 

The Vatican:

http://www.vatican.va/phome_en.htm

 

Euro Exchange Rates and Information:

http://finance.yahoo.com/currency

 

Train in Nice:

http://www.sncf.com/indexe.htm

[Fabulous2B50]

Thanks for sharing this with all of us and for taking the effort to organize the information. I am sure I will be able to benefit from your kindness.

[CruisingCatherine]

You are very welcome! I am hoping others join in and add helpful website information.

[wwinfl91]

Lots of great information. Thanks for posting it.

 

Have a great next cruise.

[Jen&Bill5104]

Thanks for the info-we are considering a med cruise and these sites should be helpful.:)

[njhh]

Thanks for posting - I have already used a few. Did you take a tour in Florence and if yes, do you recommend?

 

Nancy

[CruisingCatherine]

I haven't gotten to use any of my information yet.......but......I cruise in 5 days. I will give everyone my recommendations when I return!!

[Andym]

Some More

 

Finding Hotel deals

http://www.hotelscomparison.com

http://www.travelaxe.com

http://www.easyclicktravel.com

 

 

Sunset / Sunrise times

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/

http://www.sunrisesunset.com/

http://www.sunrisesunset.com/custom_srss_calendar.asp

 

UK accomodation

http://www.smoothhound.co.uk/

 

Restaurants

http://www.chowhound.com/boards/intl/intl.html

 

Venice Transport

http://www.limousineandriver.com

 

Europe

http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/

 

Venice

http://www.venicexplorer.net/map/maps_venezia/

http://www.museiciviciveneziani.it/main.asp?lin=EN

http://www.comune.venezia.it/panorami/home.asp

 

French Railway

http://www.sncf.com/indexe.htm

 

Italy Railway

http://www.trenitalia.com/en/index.html

Check for strikes delays etc

http://www.seekitaly.com/news/from_roma.html#warnings

 

Doges Palace Telephone number (from US)

011 39 041 5209070

 

 

Andy

[CruisingCatherine]

Andy M

 

Great Info!!!! I didn't have anything for Venice!

[RichYak]

http://www.europeportreviews.com/

 

If you scroll down the left column, you'll find links to reviews and pictures for almost every european port.

 

Fantastic idea for a thread by the way. I would recommend it as a sticky.

[fmax]

I was thinking when I had time to do a thread with the links but broken down by port. Might not get around to this for a while but might be useful for next year's cruisers. As it might be good to have a lot of info posted in one thread.

 

However, in the meantime, here's some links I found before my cruise.

 

 

ROME

 

Central Database:http://www.romaturismo.it

http://www.capitolium.org

http://www.vatican.va/

http://www.christusrex.org/www1/sistine/0-Tour.html

http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/4_Forum_Romanum.html

http://www.galleriaborghese.it/borghese/en/edefault.htm

http://www.aviewoncities.com/rome/pantheon.htm

http://www.the-colosseum.net/idx-en.htm

http://www.roma2000.it/zvisite.html

 

 

Sites

 

arch of Constantine

http://sights.seindal.dk/sight/299_Arch_of_Constantine.html

 

Barcaccia Fountain

http://www.romaspqr.it/ROMA/Fontana-della-barcaccia-ing.htm

 

bocca della verita (mouth of truth)

http://www.dpsusa.com/bdv.html

 

capitoline hill

http://www.wilhelm-aerospace.org/Architecture/rome/capitoline/capitoline.html

 

Capitoline Museum

http://www.museicapitolini.org/it/index_net.htm

 

castel sant' angelo

http://www.floria-publications.com/italy/italian_culture/castel_sant.htm

http://www.roma2000.it/zmusange.html

 

catacombs

http://www.catacombe.roma.it/

 

Circus maximus

http://www2.siba.fi/~kkoskim/rooma/pages/CIRCUSMA.HTM

 

Coliseum

http://www.the-colosseum.net/idx-en.htm

 

compo de fiori

http://www.romaclick.com/Pages/Roma/Vedere/defiori.htm

 

National gallery of modern art

http://www.frommers.com/destinations/rome/A20683.html

 

fontana delle tartarughe (fountain)

http://www.romaspqr.it/Inglese/Fontana-tartarughe.htm

 

four river fountain

http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/4rivers/4rivers.html

 

galleria borghese

http://www.galleriaborghese.it/borghese/en/edefault.htm

 

gallery of modern art

http://www.frommers.com/destinations/rome/A20683.html

 

Gallery of ancient art

http://www.frommers.com/destinations/rome/A20676.html

 

Herculaneum

http://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Italy/Campania/Herculaneum-151419/TravelGuide-Herculaneum.html

 

Il Vittoriano (Victor Emmanuel II Monument)

http://www.ambienterm.arti.beniculturali.it/vittoriano/

http://www.aviewoncities.com/rome/victoremmanuelmonument.htm

 

keats-shelley memorial

http://www.keats-shelley-house.org/

 

knights of malta keyhole

http://www.theculturedtraveler.com/Archives/MAR2003/Rome_Openings.htm

http://www.igougo.com/planning/journalEntryActivity.asp?JournalID=33108&EntryID=37178&n=Knights+of+Malta+Keyhole

 

national museum of rome

http://www.roma2000.it/zmunaro.html

 

ostia antica

http://www.initaly.com/regions/latium/ostia.htm

 

palazzo altemps

http://www.letsgo.com/ROMA/05-Museums-145?PHPSESSID=c901093e27759193b9b03d1f78aacaa8

 

palazzo Massimo alle colonne

http://www.letsgo.com/ROMA/04-Sights-225?PHPSESSID=7dff1ab8d3b803bbd77a1df2f1399055

 

Pantheon

http://www.romeguide.it/MONUM/ARCHEOL/pantheon/the_pantheon.htm

 

Piazza della Signoria

http://www.mega.it/eng/egui/monu/signo.htm

 

Piazza navona

http://www.romainteractive.com/pznavona.htm

 

pasquino

http://www.romeartlover.it/Talking.html

 

Roman Forum

http://www.tickitaly.com/galleries/forum-rome-italy.php

 

san clemente

http://www.exseminarians.com/rome/Churches/sclemente.htm

 

san luigi dei francesi

http://roma.katolsk.no/luigifrancesi.htm

 

sant agostino

http://roma.katolsk.no/agostino.htm

 

sant andrea della valle

http://www.initaly.com/regions/latium/church/sandrea.htm

 

Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza

http://roma.katolsk.no/ivosapienza.htm

 

santa maria in aracoeli

http://www.initaly.com/regions/latium/church/aracoeli.htm

 

Santa maria del popolo

http://roma.katolsk.no/mariapopolo.htm

 

santa maria in cosmedin

http://www.romainteractive.com/smcosmed.htm

 

Sistine Chapel

http://mv.vatican.va/3_EN/pages/CSN/CSN_Storia.html

 

Spada Gallery

http://www.galleriaborghese.it/spada/en/einfo.htm

 

Spanish steps

http://www.romaclick.com/Pages/Rome/Tosee/Rome-guide-Spanish-Steps.htm

 

St. Peter’s Basilica

http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/St_Peters_of_Rome.html

 

Trevi fountain

http://www.aviewoncities.com/rome/trevi.htm

 

villa giulia (estrucan museum)

http://www.ticketeria.it/villagiulia-eng.asp

 

Vatican City

http://www.vatican.va/

 

Vatican Museum

http://mv.vatican.va/3_EN/pages/MV_Home.html

 

Vatican guided tour

http://mv.vatican.va/3_EN/pages/z-Info/MV_Info_Servizi_Visite.html

 

Village Borghese

http://www.aviewoncities.com/rome/villaborghese.htm

 

 

FLORENCE / PISA

 

http://www.viapinzochere6.it/english/en_quartiere/pza_s_croce_eng.htm

Accademia:

http://www.polomuseale.firenze.it/english/accademia/Default.asp

 

Field of Miracles:

http://www.goporta.com/towns/Pisa.htm

 

Florence:

http://www.firenze.net/dynamic/index.wbs?lingua=ENG

 

Museo di San Marco:

http://www.polomuseale.firenze.it/english/musei/sanmarco/default.asp

 

Pieta:

http://www.statue.com/michelangelo-pieta.html

 

Pisa:

http://torre.duomo.pisa.it/index_eng.html

or http://www.comune.pisa.it/turismo/index-gb.htm

 

Ponte Vecchio:

http://www.thais.it/citta_italiane/firenze/index/pontevecchio/pag_01.htm

 

Santa Maria Del Fiore:

http://www.thais.it/citta_italiane/firenze/index/duomo/pag_01.htm

 

Statue of David:

http://www.tickitaly.com/galleries/accademia.php

 

Uffiz:

http://www.virtualuffizi.com/uffizi/ or http://www.polomuseale.firenze.it/english/uffizi/)

 

Duomo, pisa

http://www.compart-multimedia.com/virtuale/us/pisa/movie.htm

 

Cathedral st. maria del fiore

http://www.duomofirenze.it/index-eng.htm

 

Leaning tower tickets http://www.opapisa.it/index.php?id=16&L=1&T=2

 

 

VILLEFRANCHE

 

Here is a terrific interactive map of Villefranche.

http://www.villefranche-sur-mer.com.../planville.html

 

http://www.allaboutnice.com/buses_a...es_in_Nice.html

http://www.rca.tm.fr/plan/index.asp?rub_code=6

 

 

 

MARSEILLE

 

many of the shops closed on Sunday

 

Trips from marseille: Les Baux, St. Remy en Provence,

Aix-en-Provence http://www.aixenprovencetourism.com/uk/aix-visiter.htm

 

Private Drivers

Catherine D’Antuono (http://www.provence-travel.com)

Michel Legrand of Revelation Tours

 

Ship shuttle bus ($5.00 each way per person) to downtown Marseille

 

marseille tourist office email info@marseille-tourisme.com

open top bus details can be found on http://www.grayline.com/marseille

 

 

BARCELONA

 

Barcelona airport: http://www.barcelona-airport.com/menueng.htm

Sitges: http://www.sitgestour.com

aquarium: http://www.aquariumbcn.com/ing/index.htm

Bus Turistic: http://www.barcelona-on-line.es/

Barcelona: http://www.barcelonaturisme.com/

Barri Gotic: http://www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com/albums-en/barri-gotic/

Barcelona Cathedral: http://www.bcn.es/turisme/english/turisme/llocs/09.htm

Casa batllo: http://www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com/gaudi/casa-batllo.html

Gothic Cathedra: http://www.aviewoncities.com/barcelona/barcelonacathedral.htm

Casa Mila: http://www.casamila.com/

National Art Museum: http://www.mnac.es/eng/index.htm

Hotel Arts, Barcelona: http://www.ritzcarlton.com/hotels/barcelona/

Gran Teatre Del Liceu (Opera): http://www.liceubarcelona.com/teatre_liceu.asp

Montserrat – Black Madonna: http://www.crusader.org.uk/montserrat/

Magic Fountain http://www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com/albums-en/magic-fountains-montjuic/

Museum of contemporary art: http://www.macba.es/

Monteserra: http://www.visitmontserrat.com/

Miro Museum: http://www.bcn.fjmiro.es/

Montjuic : http://www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com/albums-en/montjuic/index.html

Park Guel: http://www.barcelona-tourist-guide.com/albums-en/gaudi-park-guell/index.html

Port Vell - Marina: http://www.marinaportvell.com/AMpv/MPVHome.html

Palace of Catalan Music: http://www.palaumusica.org/index.asp?pIdioma=ang

Parc de la Ciutadella: http://www.bcn.es/turisme/english/turisme/llocs/04.htm

Sagrada Familia: http://www.sagradafamilia.org/eng/index.htm

Picasso Museum: http://www.museupicasso.bcn.es/eng/index_eng.htm

Spanish Railway: http://horarios.renfe.es/hir/ingles.html

 

AMALFI COAST / CAPRI / POMPEII / NAPLES

 

Sorrento http://www.sorrentotourism.com/eng/index.html

Amalfi http://www.amalfiscoast.com/

Capri http://www.capri.it/

Livorno http://www.toscanet.com/tuscan-coast/info-livorno.htm

Vesuvius http://www.vesuvioinrete.it/e_index.htm

Naples http://www.virtourist.com/europe/Naples/index.html

Pompeii http://harpy.uccs.edu/roman/html/pompeiislides.html

Castel Sant’ Angelo http://www.roma2000.it/zmusange.html

Coliseum http://www.the-colosseum.net/idx-en.htm

[smoothdancer]

This is unbelievable!!... We are going to Europe on Silverseas... First time to Europe. I had no idea how to even begin to research... This will keep me busy for a long time...

 

Tons of thanks to all that posted.

Janet

[GreenValleyDogWalker]

THANKS FOR ALL OF THE WONDERFUL LINKS !!!:)

[CruisingCatherine]

I know that there are a lot of new people planning their European Cruise. I thought I would bump this back up for those that have not seen it before.

[mountainmare]

Now its my turn to bump this up!!! Thank you for all the info.

I just contacted the Italian tourism board in NYC and in two days I had my official map of Naples in hand!!

[cruisingmimi]

Hi everyone,

 

Here is another good thread that I started a while back for Rome. Lots of good stuff there. I think that some of the info on here pertaining to Rome should be posted there also. Nice to have such a wealth of information.

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=147961

 

Mary

[CruisingCatherine]

I am sure that there are others who have found links to add to this thread!

 

What are you waiting for.....add your info!! :D

[marycang]

See who's in port with you, or How crowded is it going to be???

 

http://www.cruisecal.com/dnn/default.aspx

[Tagoladad]

We will be in Barcelona for three days before we board the NCL Jewel on 7/16/06 and I can't tell you how appreciative we are for all of this information. Although the trip last just ten days, my wife and I have had several months of fun, just discussing, planning and fantsizing about the trip. We have taken 3 other cruises and have "done" Disneyworld and have left extensive trip reports on the approriate websites. I have also left my email address on a few websites so that others could contact me if they had any questions (which they have). I can't wait to do the same for our trip to Europe. The info that is on these boards (and the web in general) is outstanding. I just want to give a shout out (OK, my teenagers always say that) to everyine that has contributed to this incredible board and promise that I will keep it going with tips and advice. Thanks to All.

Tagoladad@aol.com

[elin]

Great post, this should be a sticky at the top, with a note to go here first before you post a question.

 

Here are my tips:

 

You can book tickets for both the Uffizi and the Accademia either by phone:

011-30-055-294-883

 

or online:

http://www.weekendafirenze.com/virtualuffizi/ordering.htm .

 

They will charge you a service charge, but trust me, it's worth it when you see the line-up to get in!

 

To book the Last Supper (in Milan) call:

011-39-02-8942-1146

It is so much easier to book these before you go and then you can breeze right by all the lines.

Enjoy!

Elin

[Sheepdog]

Elin.....Hi....are we still dreaming about Europe,even though we've been back for months ????

 

Sharon

[terumim]

what a thread i couldn't believe what i was seeing...you all are the best best best... (bowing to you )......i have to save this thread with all this info.....tonia..i sail the med oct29th:eek:

[vetralla]

May I make the contribution of my website to the list ?

***** contains travel and history articles-mostly about Rome & the area near Civitavecchia port, which is still so mysterious to most Americans.

With hopes that readers will gain insight into the country where I've enjoyed living for the past 40 years.

Your feedback is appreciated.

Mary Jane

[CruisingCatherine]

Mary Jane,

 

Thanks for adding this website! It is a wonderful tool to help plan a trip to the area.