Italy & Milan Links

Here’s a list of some of the links I have for Italy and Milan. You’re welcome to Contact Me and let me know if I should add something!

Be sure and look at my Expat Blogs in Italy page for a huge list of blogs by people living Italy!

Expat and International groups in Milan:

Girl Geek Dinners Italia – events for women in tech in Italy : Localized groups: GGD Milano – GGD Bologna – GGD Roma – GGD Marche – GGD Romagna
BarCamp Italia – “non-conference” events organized around Italy
Professional Women of Milan – networking aperitivi and speakers. Apparently the member forum is a great resource as well (but costs to join).
MilanIn – A business networking group that spawned off the “local LinkedIn” group for Milan. They have regular networking events.
American Business Group – a monthly lunch in Milan for English speakers.
Benvenuto Club – events mainly during the day.
Milan Hash Hound Harriers (a drinking group with a running problem)
EuroCircle – events and aperitivi with an international crowd
Partyamo – a liberal translation is: We Party. ’nuff said.
Aperonet - A networking group revolving around the most important evening get-together in Milan, aperitivo.
Toastmasters in Milan – public speaking and networking
Moms & Tots in Milan
U.S. Consulate in Milan
American Chamber of Commerce in Italy
Milano Social Club – an online community with Ning
Democrats Abroad – in Milan, also active in Rome, Florence and Bologna.

Websites & Publications about Milan:

Comune di Milano – City of Milan official website and a direct link to all the street markets in Milan [in Italian]
Hello Milano – A good event calendar available for the current month, and a list of Expat groups
Easy Milano – Free Biweekly newsletter (in PDF online or paper around the city) – Good classified listings.
Milano Style – in English
Vivi Milano – Corriere della Sera’s site about what’s going on in Milan [in Italian]
Milano da Bere – events, club listings, and nightlife in Milan [in Italian]
Milano Tonight – reviews and listings of restaurants, bars, clubs, gelaterias [in Italian]
Milano Expat – “The best links for expatriate life in Milano,” managed by an Expat herself

Websites & Groups about living and traveling in Italy:

Expats in Italy – thinking about moving over here? Great info on how-tos, bureaucracy, living in Italy – A direct link to the Expats in Italy forum
Why Go Italy – practical information for the tourist or expat learning the country
Slow Travel: Italy – for those who prefer to travel Slow style, a few places for longer periods. For travelers – rentals, hotels, how-tos, etc. SlowTalk, the forum
Parks.it, the site about Parks in Italy
Rome Mama – groups for new mothers in Rome
Italy Newcomers – links to groups all over Italy
Study in Italy – site for International students in higher education (a site by the Ministry of Education)
Wikipedia’s Milan – info on the city
Wiki Travel’s Milan – how to get there, what to see. Warning: restaurant and hotel recommendations are probably biased since it can be edited by anyone.

Italian News & Publications in English:

Finding what you need in Italy: Jobs & Classifieds

Jobs for English-speaking professionals in Milan: www.jobsinmilan.com
Job Rapido www.jobrapido.it – an aggregator of a bunch of job listings in Italy
Lavori Creativi www.lavoricreativi.com – jobs for creative / communications
English Yellow Pages – English-speaking businesses and professionals in Italy
Bakeka.it (mostly Italian) or Casatraprivati (No agencies)
Easy Stanza – Rooms and beds for rent all over Italy
Craigslist – Free and useful classifieds in English – Milan – Rome – Florence – Naples – Sicily – Venice
Kijiji - Classifieds in Italian, owned by eBay. Very popular and major cities have their own pages – Italy – Milan – Florence – Rome – Naples