Dear Nat,
 
For Rome you should contact La Conchiglia e Maria Angoy. She will
have some adresses of larger collectors and maybe some adresses
of dealers.
In Florence I don't know anybody.
When you are in Venice you should visit Chioggia near Venice. A small
town like Venice with very nice character and not less important to see.
There is the "Gruppo Naturalisti Linneo" and I can give you an
address of a good friend of me
 
Loris Perini
Borgo San Giovanni, 590
I-Chioggia
phone: 0039 / 41 / 49 65 899
 
As this group or the members don't have internet or e-mail, you
can send a fax to the following person:
 
Aldo Battagin
negoazio "Al Gesso"
phone and fax: 0039 / 41 / 40 07
 
There are very nice persons in this group and they have a beautiful
collection of mediterranean species of "Alto Adriatico". You really
should contact them.
 
For eventual other addresses in Italy please contact Riccardo
Giannuzzi Savelli.
 
with my best regards
 
Helmut Nisters from Innsbruck / Austria
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> Going to italy sept. 10 for 2 wks.  will visit rome  florence &venice  does
> anyone know of any dealers or collecters there?
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>             thank you  nat lerer
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