Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Info on the Toscana (Tuscany) Region of Italy - Part 1

(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 17 March 2009)

Here are some links on the Toscana (Tuscany) Region of Italy - Part 1:


INFORMATION
  • Regione ToscanaIn Italian Only– sito web ufficiale – Capital: Firenze (Florence) – Located in central Italy (west coast), it borders the regions of Emila Romagna, Lazio, Liguria, Marche and Umbria and its coast is on the Ligurian Sea.
    • intoscana.it "Official Tuscany Web Site " – In Chinese, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
  • See Tuscany – "a land of quiet coves and wild mountains, sleepy towns and dynamic cities. There's a lot going on, and it's very easy to miss out on something spectacular.... Unless you're well informed. You'll find all sorts of information and advice here, including: ..."
  • TuscanySource: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
  • Welcome To Tuscany!Source: In Italy Online
  • The AngloFILE – "The local business directory with 1,910 listings of English-speaking businesses and services in Tuscany" – Source: AngloINFO Tuscany – "Life in Tuscany, in English!"
AIRPORT INFORMATION
ARTICLES
AUTOSTRADA
COMMENTS/OBSERVATIONS
COMUNE INFORMATION
EMERGENCY NUMBERS
EVENTS AND FESTIVALS (festa or sagra)
FOOD AND GROCERY STORES
  • LISTS
    • Business - Grocery shopping – Source: intoscana.it "Official Tuscany Web Site " – In Chinese, English, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
    • Hyper, Super and Minimarkets – Source: Tuscany Net
    • NOTE: The lists above and the following section titled, "GROCERY STORES" are for medium to large chain food retailers in Tuscany and Italy. They are not an "alimentari" which is a small neighborhood grocery store (mom and pop) operation.
  • GROCERY STORES: (medium to large)
    • Carrefour ItaliaIn Italian Only – Subsidiary of Carrefour
      • On the main page, please click on the "Carrefour" logo at the bottom of the page and then on the next screen, please click on "Dove Siamo" (Where we are) on the dark blue information bar. On the next screen, position your cursor over the Toscana (Tuscany region) and click once. Please position your cursor over the flashing "Carrefour" logo for the address, map location, hours of operation, driving directions, etc. of the Carrefour store in that city.
    • ConadIn Italian Only
      • On the main page, please click on "Scegli la tua provincia" (You choose your province)
    • Coop, IperCoop (Coop Italia)In Italian Only
      • On the main page, please click on "Scegli la tua provincia" (You choose your province)
    • Esselunga – Primarily in Italian with some pages in English
      • On the main page, please click on "Punti vendita" and then click on "Dove trovarci, quando siamo aperti" (Where to find to us, when we are open)
    • EuroSpin Group – "is the largest Italian group in the discount food channel."
      • On the main page, please click on "DOVE SIAMO" (Where we are). On the next screen, position your cursor over the Toscana (Tuscany region) and click once. Please position your cursor over the city on the Toscana region map and click once for the address, hours of operation, map location, driving directions, etc. of the store in that city.
    • GS – (GS Supermercati, Superstore GS, Iperstore GS and GS Spesaidea) – supermarkets and hyperstores – In Italian Only – Subsidiary of Carrefour
      • On the main page, please click on "TROVACI" (Find Us) on the dark red information bar. On the next screen, under "DOVE SIAMO" (Where we are), enter information about your location and press "TROVA" (Find).
    • PamIn Italian Only
      • On the main page, please click on "dove siamo" (Where we are)
    • Penny MarktIn Italian Only
      • On main page, please click on Negozi (Stores)
    • Gusto sidis, sidisMini, sidis, MaxiSidis, superSidis , Ipersidis, IPERSHOP, Pantamarket (Midal S.p.a Distribuzione Alimentari) – In Italian Only
    • CEDI SISA CENTRO NORD – part of SISAIn Italian Only
      • On the main page, please click on "Supermercati" (Supermarkets). On the next screen, with the words "Punti Vendita" on it. under the word "PROVINCIA", please select the Italian province you want to go to and press "Conferma" (Confirmation). When the name of the store appears on the next screen, click on the red button with the words "Vai a Scheda" on it, the address and phone numbers for the store will appear on the screen.
    • SMAIn Italian Only
      • On the main page, please click on "I nostri Supermercati" (Our Supermarkets). On the next screen, position your cursor over the word "Toscana" (Tuscany region) and click once. Please position your cursor over the name of the province on the Toscana region map and click once for the address, hours of operation, etc. of the store in that province.
FOOD AND WINES
KIDS
MAPS
MARKET DAYS
NOT A MAP
  • 360° – "A new way to explore Tuscany" – Source: Italy Travel Guides Ltd
SHOPPING
TOURISM/TRAVEL GUIDES
WEATHER
MISCELLANEOUS
* = Blog entry has been updated.

The above links are current. If anyone has any suggestions for other sites, please feel free to post your comment and I'll update this blog entry. For your specific interest, please search the web for further information using Google

If you are looking for tourist information, I would suggest that you go to the guide book of your choice. I have provided just a few links about tourism. What you will find above is information for individuals: living in the Toscana (Tuscany) region of Italy, spending some time in that region or planning to come to this region of Italy.

To keep this blog entry from becoming too long, I have broken it up into two parts. Next Tuesday, 26 June, Part 2 will be available with further information about the Toscana (Tuscany) region of Italy.

That's it for Tuesday, 19 June 2007: martedì, 19 giugno 2007.

Ciao, Ben

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(LAST EDITED/UPDATED: 17 March 2009)

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