Italy
Guide to the Gulf of Trieste. See places of touristic, cultural and literary interest. Some ads, no map but lovely old photographs. [ul] http://www.triestetour.altervista.org/indexeng.htm
The virtual Jewish History Tour. History of Jews in Venice, the world's first ghetto, by Rebecca Weiner. With photos and linked to reference guide. [ul]http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/vjw/Venice.html
Art photos. No description with these photos of Tuscany, Liguria and Milan but beautiful. [ul] http://www.bigshots.com.au/RWP/Italy/TNItaly.htm
Last days of Pompeii. These photos are clear and give many views of Pompeii, unfortunately there are no captions. [ul] http://www.exploitz.com/images/people/chris/geologs/locations/italy/ pompeii/20020321/photo.shtml
Umbria. Comprehensive site about Umbria by Bill Thayer, who has walked throughout the region (and many other parts of Italy). About 240 photos with a clickable map and excellent historical information. [ul] http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Gazetteer/Places/Europe/Italy/Umbria/map.html
Etna, Italy. This site is a bit rough but includes the history of Mount Etna's eruptions, geological maps, great images, and is kept up to date. [ul, with the help of Charles Malaza] http://www.vulkaner.no/v/volcan/etna_e.html
Stromboli, Italy. From the same authors as the above site, this volcano's history is traced through text, spectacular photographs, web-cam images, charts and maps. [ul, with the help of Charles Malaza] http://www.vulkaner.no/v/volcan/stromboli_e.html
Volcanoes of the Mediterranean. This website includes interactive panoramas, photographs, video, maps, and virtual excursions of various volcanoes, including Etna, Stromboli, Vesuvius. [jsh] http://www.swisseduc.ch/stromboli/perm/index-en.html
Virtual Tours of Historic Buildings in Bavaria and Italy. Created by the Art History Department at Williams College, this website features virtual tours of some prominent renaissance, baroque, and rococo buildings, including two buildings apiece in Rome and Mantova and three churches in Bavaria. [jsh]
http://www.williams.edu/art/architectureVR/index2.html
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