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Dream Day in Italy: Flight of the Angel Zipline (February/March 2022)

This article originally appeared in the February/March 2022 issue of Dream of Italy. I’ve had many incredible experiences and breathless adventures here in Italy, but by far the most thrilling and adrenaline pumping was getting strapped into a harness and rocketing across a 1,200-foot-deep gorge at 75 miles an hour. Truly the “flight of the angel,” as it is called. …

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The Small But Essential Pleasures of Italy (October/November 2021)

This article originally appeared in the October/November 2021 issue of Dream of Italy. For me, dreaming of Italy—which is all I have done since my last visit there in October 2019—might not be what you would expect. Yes, there is the sublime cuisine and superb wine, but I write Italian cookbooks and can make dishes at home that remind me of la …

Basilicata Enchants With Unusual Experiences (December 2020/January 2021)

This article originally appeared in the December 2020/January 2021 issue of Dream of Italy. My first visit to Basilicata in southern Italy was to see where my grandmother’s family came from. My husband, Bryan and I, along with my mom and sister, stood at the high-altitude town awestruck by the beauty that surrounded us. On a subsequent visit I found family members, …

Share Your Dream: A Friendship That Has Endured (June/July 2020)

This article originally appeared in the June/July 2020 issue of Dream of Italy. When I dream of Italy, I dream of the places I’ve been with my Italian friend, Liliana who lives in Milan, and the places in Italy we have yet to see together. Liliana and I were matched up, by happenstance, as pen pals in 1977. I was taking …

Sweet 16 Places to Eat

This article originally appeared in the December 2018/January 2019 issue of Dream of Italy. See the full Dream of Italy’s: 16th Anniversary Favorites article here. Santo Palato (Rome) Our new favorite Roman restaurant in the San Giovanni neighborhood has a bright young chef, Sarah Cicolini, whose rigatoni alla pajata, rigatoni with calves’ intestines in a tomato sauce, is sensational. Depending on what is available fresh on any …

Dream of Italy’s 16th Anniversary Favorites

This article originally appeared in the December 2018/January 2019 issue of Dream of Italy. Join to access the entire issue and 160 others! It is hard to believe that 16 years have flown by since I founded Dream of Italy. Our little publication has covered the boot from top to bottom with more than a thousand pages on every corner of our favorite …

What’s New in Italy in 2019

This article originally appeared in the November 2018 issue of Dream of Italy. Join to access the entire issue and 160 others! There’s a saying that comes to mind when we think of Italy: “Everything old is new again.” Italy may be known for ancient ruins but its also a country of innovation and rediscovery. So indeed, there’s always something new in …

What’s New in Italy in 2019 – Matera: Cultural Capital (November 2018)

This article originally appeared in the November 2018 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main What’s New in 2019 article here. ‘’In 2019, all eyes will be on Matera,’’ says Alberto Bonisoli, Italy’s Minister of Cultural Heritage. The magical city in the region of Basilicata is a European Capital of Culture for the coming year. This initiative aims to bring awareness, and hopefully …

Behind the Scenes: Season 2 of Dream of Italy on PBS (February 2018)

This article originally appeared in the February 2018 issue of Dream of Italy. A new season of the TV travel series Dream of Italy is now airing on PBS (and available to watch at www.dreamofitaly.com) and this time my Italian adventures are deeply personal. 2017 was an intense year planning, filming and editing the six episodes that will continue to …

Mystical Matera: Italy’s Most Ancient City (September 2017)

This article originally appeared in the September 2017 issue of Dream of Italy. Updated 2018. One doesn’t just happen upon Matera. Basilicata’s most famous city is isolated among billowing wheat fields where the scrub-dotted hills of Basilicata give way to the stark limestone plateau of Puglia. It isn’t “on the way” to any destination; you have to deliberately go there. But …

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