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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!
Expat and International groups in Milan:
- Girl Geek Dinners Italia - events for women in tech in Italy
- 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).
- Milan In - A business networking group that spawned off the “local LinkedIn” group for Milan. They have regular networking events.
- Benvenuto Club
- 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
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
- Italylogue - 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:
- The American - A monthly for Italy and the World
- Corriere della Sera newspaper - Italian news in English
- ANSA Italian news agency - News in English
Finding what you need in Italy: Classifieds
- 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
