BBC Online Education.
Take a virtual tour of 5 main cities, learn some useful cultural information, browse a selection of web links.

Renaissance Art.
From the WebMuseum. Art history and biographies of Giotto, Bellini, DaVinci, Michelangelo amongst other greats.

Renaissance Italy.
Outline and history of the period, with both literary and historically sourced documents.

Online newspapers in Italian.
List from the Internet Public Library..

World Factbook: Italy.
Map of Italy and a factual list of topics including geography, people, government, economy, transport and more.

Yahoo links.
Categories include travel, country guides, sports, entertainment, society and culture. Great images in "Italy photos".