The Santa Barbara Cammino Mine Trail runs for 300 miles throughout the ancient land of Sardinia. Historical, cultural and religious elements along the route make for a riveting trip as you walk the trails miners trekked for millennia. The walk is divided into 30 “stages” which take into consideration areas with accommodations and points of interest where you might prefer to …
Podcast Episode #16: Italian Culinary Adventures in Modena with Rhonda Vilardo
Transcript with Show Notes Embedded: Rhonda Vilardo: Every day is a new experience. And every day is an amazing lunch and an amazing dinner. So it’s a great vacation for people who don’t want to have to worry about making all the reservations and all the plans and booking their time. You just show up when we say and we …
Italo and Uber Collaborate for New Travel Service in Rome and Milan
Italo and Uber’s new joint venture will cover travelers “from the first to last mile of their trip.” On June 18, Italo announced a new collaboration with Uber that will transform travel for those traveling by train. Italo, one of the leading train companies in Italy, will offer the possibility of booking an Uber Black or Uber Van from 90 days …
Podcast Episode #15: Bringing Italy to Your Doorstep with Olivia Becker of Dalla Fonte
Transcript with show notes embedded: SAVE 20% at Dalla Fonte with code: DREAMOFITALY Olivia Becker: Actually Dalla Fonte translates to from the source, and so this is truly coming from the source. It’s coming from these small towns. It’s coming from these small producers that really honor traditional preparations. And in so many cases, they’re family recipes as it really …
Sperlonga: Buried Treasure on the Tyrrhenian Coast (April/May 2024)
This article originally appeared in the April/May 2024 issue of Dream of Italy. On the Lazio coast between Rome and Naples, the small beach town of Sperlonga beckons history lovers with one of the region’s best-kept secrets: the ruins of a waterfront villa and grotto constructed for Emperor Tiberius around the 1st century B.C. Villa Tiberio, adored by archaeologists and art historians …
Dream Day in Italy: Exploring Rome’s Underground City of Water (April/May 2024)
This article originally appeared in the April/May 2024 issue of Dream of Italy. On any given day the scene around the Fontana di Trevi is crowded with thousands of tourists hoping to toss three coins into its waters. Legend says one coin will have you return to Rome, two coins will have you fall in love with an Italian and three will …
Napoli: Some Like it Hot (April/May 2024)
This article originally appeared in the April/May 2024 issue of Dream of Italy. If Napoli is anything, it’s irrefutably committed to playing up every Italian stereotype known to umanità. My first Italian experiences in the 2000s were very much northern and central Italy-oriented: Veneto, Emilia-Romagna, Le Marche, Umbria. I found myself pleasantly surprised (and a little puzzled) that all of the apocalyptic …
Naples’ Favorite Character: Pulcinella (April/May 2024)
This article originally appeared in the April/May 2024 issue of Dream of Italy. Pulcinella is a character from Naples’ Commedia dell’Arte—a sort of centuries-old popular theater known throughout Italy. He is everywhere in his home city and is recognizable by a crooked nose, humpback, white outfit with a pointed cap and black mask. He always has a potbelly which in the past, …
The Colors of Lake Trasimeno (April/May 2024)
This article originally appeared in the April/May 2024 issue of Dream of Italy. What will you notice first? The colors that surround Lake Trasimeno, from the sky down to the gentle undulation of small waves? How the light is cast above the waters or the tranquility the lake exudes? Whichever sensation captures you, you yearn for more. On an August evening, the …
April/May 2024: Napoli: Some Like it Hot, The Colors of Lake Trasimeno, Dream Day Under Rome
This magazine issue is for members only. Not a member? Join today and receive two bonus workshops on moving to and living in Italy! Napoli: Some Like it Hot Contributing writer Kevin Raub explores captivating Naples from the viewpoints of expert guides, locals and his own life experiences. A main focus? Well, food of course, espresso, pizza, and a special …