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This article originally appeared in the December 2024/January 2025 issue of Dream of Italy. Asinara, a small island off the northern coast of Sardinia, is a former penal colony frozen in time. Hardly any inhabitants or construction have graced Asinara for more than 100 years, and as the island is now a national park, it remains wild. The former prison and …
This article originally appeared in the December 2024/January 2025 issue of Dream of Italy. It’s no secret that overtourism skyrocketed in 2024, both in Italy and in the rest of Europe. I made it my mission a few months ago to visit a few places that aren’t popular among most travelers, certainly Americans, and that were new to me. I …
This article originally appeared in the December 2024/January 2025 issue of Dream of Italy. From 1861 to 1865, Turin was the center of the Italian world. As the first capital of the newly reunited Kingdom of Italy (Rome originally fell outside the Kingdom’s borders), it was the seat of the country’s former royal family, House of Savoy (Casa Savoia). As …
This Editor’s Note originally appeared in the December 2024/January 2025 issue of Dream of Italy. Members receive access to more than 190 back issues—if you’re not a member, join here. Turin is surely Italy’s most unsung city. It has everything — rich culture, world-class museums, stunning views of the Alps and have I mentioned that Turin offers some of the …
This article originally appeared in the December 2024/January 2025 issue of Dream of Italy. Rome. When you visit, you want to be in the heart of it all. That’s one huge plus for the Singer Palace Hotel, sitting right on Via del Corso, a stone’s throw from great shopping and dining and easily walkable to the Spanish Steps, the Pantheon, …
This Editor’s Note originally appeared in the October/November 2024 issue of Dream of Italy. Members receive access to more than 190 back issues—if you’re not a member, join here. Venice—you absolutely must visit it at least once in life. I contend one of those times must be during the winter because the light at that time of year in Venezia …
This article originally appeared in the October/November 2024 issue of Dream of Italy. The first glance of a breathtaking masterpiece, landscape or architectural triumph is the stuff from which Italian moments are made. In Emilia-Romagna, there’s perhaps no better such “wow” moment than at the incredible Early Christian Monuments of the Ravenna UNESCO World Heritage site (www.ravennamosaici.it), lavished with some …
This article originally appeared in the October/November 2024 issue of Dream of Italy. Oh, Venezia. To visit/re-visit or not to visit/re-visit, that is the question. Some 20 million folks choose the former annually, for reasons that need no introduction. Venezia‘s beauty is unquestionably without equal, its history as fascinating as anywhere on Earth, its artistic and architectural treasures breathtaking and …
This article originally appeared in the October/November 2024 issue of Dream of Italy. Sophia Khan is the artist who created “Awaiting Adventure in Venice,” which is the cover art for this issue and offered, for a limited time, both as a bonus for new and renewing members and for sale through Dream of Italy. I discovered Sophia’s art on Instagram, …
