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For the holiday season 2025, Dream of Italy is celebrating Advent by revealing one of our favorite travel treasures for each day. See list of all days. Day 24: Kathy’s ancestral hometown of Castelvetere sul Calore is devoted to its patron saint Madonna delle Grazie, so on this Christmas Eve we honor the Virgin Mary. See more on the Castelvetere episode of …
For the holiday season 2025, Dream of Italy is celebrating Advent by revealing one of our favorite travel treasures for each day. See list of all days. Day 23: Bread – pane – is a staple in Italian life. Tour guide Francesco Foschino takes Kathy around Matera with a stop at a beloved bakery Pane e Pace whose ovens were once …
For the holiday season 2025, Dream of Italy is celebrating Advent by revealing one of our favorite travel treasures for each day. See list of all days. Day 22: Alessandro Martini is the founder of Italian Food Days Experience offering culinary experiences in and around Bologna. He will be your guide for a day of crazy culinary adventures (though minus the convertible). You …
For the holiday season 2025, Dream of Italy is celebrating Advent by revealing one of our favorite travel treasures for each day. See list of all days. Day 21: The healing waters of Saturnia in the Maremma in Western Tuscany have been attracting visitors since the days of the ancient Romans. The waters boast a unique type of thermal plankton that offers …
For the holiday season 2025, Dream of Italy is celebrating Advent by revealing one of our favorite travel treasures for each day. See list of all days. Day 20: When in Rome, e ating gelato is a must but not all gelato is created equal. Avoid the places that display fluffy flavors in fake colors. Typically this gelato is filled with chemicals. Gelateria del …
For the holiday season 2025, Dream of Italy is celebrating Advent by revealing one of our favorite travel treasures for each day. See list of all days. Day 19: Known as the “fratelli trifulau” to their neighbors in Costigliole d’Asti, brothers Giorgio and Natale Romagnolo are fifth-generation truffle hunters and thoroughly enjoy welcoming guests to their home (La Casa del Trifulau) for a two-hour truffle hunting …
For the holiday season 2025, Dream of Italy is celebrating Advent by revealing one of our favorite travel treasures for each day. See list of all days. Day 18: Florence’s Ponte Vecchio is a medieval stone bridge spanning the river Arno. It was the only bridge in Florence spared from destruction during World War II. The Ponte Vecchio it is noted …
For the holiday season 2025, Dream of Italy is celebrating Advent by revealing one of our favorite travel treasures for each day. See list of all days. Day 17: When the Pugliese want to socialize or celebrate, they turn to an age-old traditional dance, the pizzica (similar to the tarantella). Kathy experienced the pizzica first-hand in the main square of the town of Squinzano and then during …
For the holiday season 2025, Dream of Italy is celebrating Advent by revealing one of our favorite travel treasures for each day. See list of all days. Day 16: The historic Rialto Market, located at the foot of the iconic Rialto Bridge, has been supplying Venice with fresh produce, seafood, and spices since the 11th century and is still as vibrant …
