Transcript with Show Notes Embedded: Kathy McCabe: What is astrocartography? Helena Woods: It is the astrology of place and location. So just as you have a birth chart that shows you your timing in life and who you are, what you came here to do, what’s the story of your partner, all of those things. You also have based on …
Podcast Episode #21: The Truth About Italian Taxes with Atty. Nick Metta
Transcript with Show Notes Embedded: Nick Metta: That is a great question. If you are an Italian tax resident, the Italian tax system is a worldwide taxation system, meaning once you are an Italian tax resident, Italy expects that you file an Italian tax return as a resident and that in that tax return you include all your income worldwide …
Podcast Episode #20: Moving to Abruzzo With Kids With Joe Reagan
Transcript with Show Notes Embedded: Joe Reagan: We went back and just fell in love and people are like, “You should stay, we could use you, you have four kids, our school really could use more families with kids.” And it tugged at our heart because Ireland felt like home, but then this felt really more welcoming and the culture …
Spring 2026 Issue: Where to Live and Retire in Italy Now
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Winter 2026: Le Marche, Valle d’Aosta, Tuscany’s Bagno Vignoni, Cortina d’Ampezzo
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Editor’s Note: Winter 2026 Dream of Italy Issue
This Editor’s Note originally appeared in the Winter 2026 issue of Dream of Italy. Members receive access to more than 190 back issues—if you’re not a member, join here. I had such an incredible experience re-visiting the region of Le Marche last year. Why? Because I felt like I had been taken back in time to the Italy I fell in love with 30 …
Saint Francis’ Relics on Public Display in Assisi Through March 22nd
On February 22, in honor of the 800th anniversary of his death, the relics of Saint Francis were displayed for public veneration for the first time in history in the Lower Basilica of Saint Francis in Assisi. They will remain on display until March 22, 2026. The saint’s bones are visible to the public for an entire month, in a …
Podcast Episode #19: The Growing Future Of Tourism In Italy With Alessandra Priante
Transcript with Show Notes Embedded: Alessandra Priante: The Winter Olympics are right there in the North, Milan Cortina, but it’s not just going to be it. There’s going to be Olympics, Paralympics, so there’s going to be a lot of buzz, a lot of attention. So I do hope that all these part of Italy is going to be explored …
Leonardo Da Vinci’s Sala delle Asse Reopens For Five Weeks During the 2026 Winter Olympics
From February 7 to March 14, 2026, the Sala delle Asse at Milan’s Castello Sforzesco will temporarily open to the public for a series of guided visits during the restoration of Leonardo da Vinci’s wall and ceiling paintings. Visitors will be allowed to step onto the scaffolding and view the works, normally closed to the public, as part of the Cultural Olympiad associated with the …
New USA-Italy Direct Flights: What’s Coming in 2026
The air travel connection between the United States and Italy continues to grow and 2026 will bring an expanded network of direct routes across both major hubs and regional airports. Airlines are strengthening their summer schedules with returning seasonal services, such as Chicago-Naples and Dallas-Venice, while also introducing new links like United’s Newark-Bari (Apulia) and Delta’s first-ever nonstop JFK-Olbia (Sardinia) …
