The following sites from around the globe were created (and are maintained) by arts organizations that understand how to design interesting, appealing web sites. Investigation into any of them will yield fresh, relevant material worth investigating.

Brittany-you'll find all the information on the Internet from tourism to scientific research about this beautiful region of France	Ireland-promotes the learning and use of Irish and fosters Irish culture within the Irish speaking areas
Celtic Heritage Trust Group-this site exists to preserve the culture, customs, language and folklore of the native celtic peoples of the British Isles	Italy-includes the history and cultural tidbits about Italy
Celts-network of eltic artisans, teachers, merchants, organizations and resources on the Internet	Portugal-gives brief information on geography, history, culture and other aspects of Portugal
Celts-email and directory services of the Celtic community; also sells books and videos	Scotland-a guide to Gaelic Scotland; lots of the information at this site is written in Gaelic language
Galicia-history, culture, political and economic data, transportation and telecommunication of this region located on the Northwest coast of Spain	Wales-information on Welsh culture, language, trditions and history

Annenberg Exhibit-what inspired the age of balance and order? covers exploration, printing, architecture and includes a list of other web sites	Ken's Web Sampler-links to serious Renaissance and Medieval documents and resources
Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci-here are the paintings of the great Renaissance master	Medieval and Renaissance Studies-Yale University Library selected Internet resources
Early Renaissance Room-the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, Italy, presents photographs of its collection of early Renaissance works	Renaissance Dance-offers historical documents on Elizabethan dance and music.
Electric Renaissance-pictures of the great artists of the era	Renaissance Faire-a fascinating training manual for workers playing the role of Elizabethan characters at Rennaisance fairs.
	Renaissance Secrets - built to support a television series on the BBC; use this site to explore conspiracy, medicine and inventions in Renaissance Europe
Guide to Medieval & Renaissance Instruments-page-long descriptions and information about various instruments from this era	Rome reborn-the Library of Congress presents an exhibition of Renaissance materials from the Vatican Library in Rome
Guide to the Renaissance-major artists, philosophers, sculptors, scientists and architects of this re-birth of Europe	Shakespeare Web-offers llinks to other resources;typical questons come from students who are writing a paper or about to take a test
Insultor-generates Shakespearean insults on demand-some taken from the text and others created at random from lists of words	Web Museum-provides an overview of the Renaissance period in art, including biographies of Renaissance artists and images of their paintings