What are the most navigated Web sites in Italy? Which are the most researched by Italian Americans in the United States? In collaboration across the ocean between Pisa (Tuscany) and Ohio, here is a compilation of the top 10 Web sites in Italy and the top 10 Italian sites, in our opinion, in the United States.

Happy Surfing!

In Italy...

La Repubblica
www.repubblica.it
This site contains the online version of the Italian newspaper with live news. Other than news already in the paper's print edition, it also contains articles specifically developed for the online version. Republicca.it is updated constantly, 24 hours a day.

Trenitalia
www.trenitalia.com
This is the official site for Italian train services. From this site, one can consult train schedules and purchase tickets for trips.

Poste Italiane
www.poste.it
Poste.it provides the corporate profile, press releases, prices and services offered throughout the 14,000 postal offices scattered through Italy.

Quattroruote
www.quattroruote.it
Anything on cars and motors: news, new and used cars, estimates, videos, road trials, reviews, technical advice, sport, historic cars, models and traffic updates can be found on quattrotuote.it.

InfoJobs
www.infojobs.it
Much like Monster.com, infojobs.it allows visitors to browse through different job postings, which are updated frequently. Visitors can also upload their resumes.

Ciao!
www.ciao.it
Ciao.it is an online community where subscribers share their opinions and reviews on a wide range of products and services.

Virgilio
www.virgilio.it
The Italian equivalent to Google, virgilio.it is a search engine that allows finding online Web sites, images, news and videos.

Pagine Bianche
www.paginebianche.it
Pagine Bianche, which means "white pages" is a research tool to find phone numbers and addresses. It also allows visitors to locate an individual's address through his/her phone number.

Paesi On Line
www.paesionline.it
A guide for tourism in Italy, paesionline.it offers information on municipalities, hotels, agriturismo, bed and breakfasts, camping, festivals, sagre, fairs and markets.

Italia.gov
http://italia.gov.it
This online Italian portal serves the citizens of Italy and helps visitors to the site find, know and use the services of the Public Administration.

Gens-Italia
www.gens.labo.net
Gens-Italia offers origins, etymology, interesting facts about names, diffusion and distribution of last names in Italy through colorful maps and "zooms" on regions.

In the United States…

Italian Travels
www.italiantourism.com
Traveling to Italy is easy thanks to the Ministry of Tourism's (ENIT) Web site, which includes general information, regional events and many interesting facts.

National Italian American Foundation
www.niaf.org
NIAF represents 25 million Italian Americans and monitors the representation of our community in the media. It also offers conferences, programs for young people and adults, news and statistics.

Order Sons of Italy in America
www.osia.org
The largest organization of men and women of Italian descent, OSIA works towards sustaining and perpetuating the contributions of Italians to the history and progress of the United States.

UNICO National
www.unico.org
The generosity and the benevolent heart of Italians transpires from UNICO, which believes in the well being of our community through education and significant local and national charities.

America Oggi
www.americaoggi.info
Americaoggi.info is a bilingual news portal of the homonymous newspaper.

RAI International
www.international.rai.it/engl or www.raiclicktv.it
Follow news, programs and Italian television shows live through RAI International, the international television service of Radiotelevisione Italiana, Italy's national broadcaster.

Rizzoli and Amazon
www.rizzoliusa.com and www.amazon.com
For avid readers, newspapers and books can be purchased on Rizzoli or Amazon. Visitors to amazon.com may also purchase films in Italian language.

My Italian Family
www.myitalianfamily.com
Investigating your family roots is simple thanks to myitalianfamily.com, number one for research of your Italian family.

ItalianAmericanShowcase
www.italianamericanshowcase.com
The "gateway to the Italian American community," italianamericanshowcase.com offers visitors a directory of Italian and Italian American businesses and a shopping mall of Italian products.

Giada De Laurentiis's Everyday Italian
www.foodnetwork.com
Everyday Italian, a program hosted by Giada De Laurentiis on the Food Network, diffuses the Italian culture of food through the quality and originality of our dishes.