August/September 2024: Parma City Guide, Guidebook Author Confessions

BIG Parma Few of Italy’s small cities rival the cultural (opera, history and more) and culinary (Parmigiano Reggiano, Prosciutto di Parma to start the list) offerings that elegant Parma presents…If you haven’t been yet, make it your next must-visit in northern Italy with this city guide including where to stay and my God, of course, where to eat. “Dream Job”: …

Italian Poem: Settembre by Luigi Pirandello

This appeared on the back cover of the August/September 2024 issue. SETTEMBRE di Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936) Le speranze se ne vanno come rondini a fin d ’anno: torneranno? Nel mio cor vedovi e fidi stanno ancora appesi i nidi che di gridi già sonaron brevi e gaj: vaghe rondini, se mai con i raj del mio Sole tornerete, le casucce …

Dream Big: Planning Ahead to Attend the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics

With the Paris Olympics and Paralympics wrapping up, all eyes are on Italy which will  host the XXV Olympic Winter Games, “Milano Cortina 2026” for shorthand, in 2026.  Italy last hosted the Winter Olympics in 2006 in Turin. I was so lucky to attend the Torino Games and have to tell you that it was one of the most exhilarating …

Preview of Travel to Rome During the Vatican’s Jubilee in 2025

As Rome gears up for the Vatican’s Jubilee in 2025, visitors from around the world are eagerly planning their pilgrimages to the Eternal City but that doesn’t come without headaches for all who plan to visit Rome in 2025. Celebrated every 25 years, the Giubileo or  Jubilee, also known as the Holy Year, is a time of universal pardon and …

June/July 2024: Enna Sicily, Learning Italian From Netflix, Tuscany’s Il Silene

Sicily: From the EnnaSide Out This part of central Sicily, awash in storybook rolling hills that color-shift between off-putting brown (August to November), wheat-fueled yellow (June and July), flower-peppered whimsical (spring crocus, autumn mandrakes, marigolds, meadow daisies) and, at its most beautiful, verdant Crayola green (March to early May), has always given back to those willing to put in the …

Stay for Free Along this Ancient Sardinian Hiking Route

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 …

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 …

Sail with Kathy McCabe on this Spotlight Voyage October 2024

Regent Seven Seas Cruises is thrilled to welcome Kathy McCabe, host of the award-winning PBS series Dream of Italy and new PBS travel series Dream of Europe, on board the Seven Seas Voyager® on a spectacular NEW Spotlight Voyage departing October 5, 2024.  Set sail with Kathy from Trieste, Italy to Athens, Greece with overnight calls in every port, and get a behind-the-scenes look at the filming of …