About The Night Portrait: A New Book About A Da Vinci Painting (August/September 2020)

This article originally appeared in the August/September 2020 issue of Dream of Italy. Laura Morelli is the author of exciting, dual-timeline historical novel, released September 8th,  about the creation of one of Leonardo da Vinci’s most famous paintings, Portrait of a Lady with an Ermine, and the woman who fought to save it from Nazi destruction during World War II. Milan, 1492: …

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Book Excerpt: Braided in Fire by Solace Wales

Braided in Fire is Solace Wales’ true life search to understand the drama that unfolded between the Italian peasants and African-American infantrymen of the 366th Infantry Regiment  whose lives were lost, or changed irrevocably by a village battle in Tuscany during the Battle of Garfagnana during World War II.  We had our book club meeting with author Solace Wales on Facebook …

Introducing Our New Partnership with Sial Ceramica

Because we are all spending most of our time at home these days, we have partnered with Sial Ceramica to bring you these new, hand-painted Dream of Italy espresso cups. This beautiful piece of Tuscan craftsmanship is the perfect way to continue to Dream of Italy from home. This unique espresso cup is fired in a kiln and then hand-painted in the Sial …

New Products: Keep Calm and Dream of Italy

Keep Calm and Dream of Italy…never have those words meant more! To help remind us to breathe and that we will get to Italy soon, we have designed some fun products with these words. We just launched a Dream of Italy Teespring Store where you can choose all kinds of products, for all age groups, in different colors and sizes to keep …

Cuiline Offers Live In-Home Cooking Classes From Italy

Access Culinary Trips, one of the sponsors of the Dream of Italy: Tuscan Sun Special, has launched their new brand Cuiline, which offers online cooking classes with top chefs from around the world. After the pandemic started, Access Culinary Trips reached out to their network of chefs and created this new brand as a way to help chefs get back to …

Book Excerpt: Blood Washes Blood by Frank Viviano

We had our book club meeting with author Frank Viviano on September 2, 2020 to discuss his book Blood Washes Blood. You can view the full video below:   You can purchase a copy here but first enjoy an excerpt: In the beginning, before the mystery, there is the killing. Four gun shots at a deserted crossroads. A highwayman in the robes …

Share Your Dream: Memories of Stresa

When I dream of Italy, I dream of Stresa. In 1969, the summer of Woodstock, my boyfriend and I hitchhiked around Europe, along with thousands of other backpacking American college kids. We stayed in sleazy, cheap hotels, got robbed while sleeping on a French beach, and fended off pickpockets in the Milan train station. Broke, weary, squabbling, we arbitrarily went to …

Share Your Dream: Soul Knowing in an Olive Grove (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 soul knowing that happens on a warm September day, late afternoon. Bright sun, light breeze, San Gimignano rising on the hill like a beacon from the valley below. Cypress trees line our view, framing the city on the hill …

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Share Your Dream: Padua, Venice’s Hotter Younger Brother (June/July 2020)

This is the longer version of an article that originally appeared in the June/July 2020 issue of Dream of Italy. When I dream of Italy, I dream of Padua, Venice’s hotter younger brother!  A rainy New York winter Sunday in 2017 sent me rushing into the Rizzoli bookstore on Broadway, where a red bound book Aperitvo by Marisa Huff called out to …

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Share Your Dream: Wine Cellar Dreams (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 being in the award-winning wine cellar that holds the massive wine collection served at Ristorante da Gigetto, a family-owned restaurant located in Miane. We are truly in wine country, with the Treviso Prealps to the north, the Montello hills to …