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Journey through time and Umbria with one single ticket. The “Lands and Museums of Umbria” ticket offers an easy tourist route that guides visitors through 16 museums spread over a dozen towns in the hilly Central Italian region. The participating museums can be found in: Amelia, Bettona, Bevagna, Cannara, Cascia, Deruta, Marsciano, Montefalco, Montone, Spello, Trevi and Umbertide. Each town is …
Europe’s largest Mormon temple will soon be dedicated in Rome. Visible from the expansive shopping mall, Porta di Roma, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a three story, 40,000 square foot building with a 160-foot spire topped by a golden, trumpet-blowing angel. The colossal structure is made of bright granite and towers over the other buildings in its …
We are thrilled to be launching the Dream of Italy Podcast this spring! And our very first guest is an extraordinary Italophile, Frances Mayes, the author of Under The Tuscan Sun. As you may know, we also filmed a PBS special with Frances that will premiere this summer. We are releasing this first podcast episode now, but only for our …
Sweet 16 Experiences in Italy In honor of the 16th anniversary of Dream of Italy, we’ve looked back through our pages to curate some of our most memorable Italian experiences. Truffle hunting with our favorite brothers tops the list! And how we love learning experiences, from making mozzarella (and meeting the buffalo who make the milk) to crafting Venetian masks. …
The first author in our Dream of Italy Book Club is Sheryl Ness. Her book, Love in a Tuscan Kitchen: Savoring Life through the Romance, Recipes, and Traditions of Italy is a real life fairy-tale and it all started with a tortino di cioccolato- a hot chocolate cake. Read about the magic of this chocolate cake and see the recipe to make it for …
This article originally appeared in the November 2018 issue of Dream of Italy. Join to access the entire issue and 160 others! There’s a saying that comes to mind when we think of Italy: “Everything old is new again.” Italy may be known for ancient ruins but its also a country of innovation and rediscovery. So indeed, there’s always something new in …
This article originally appeared in the November 2018 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main What’s New in 2019 article here. Lajatico, in the Tuscan province of Pisa, is the home of the annual Teatro Del Silenzio. The city’s star son, Andrea Bocelli, acts as the protagonist of the show and his booming voice echoes throughout the theater and his native town. The amphitheater …
We were saddened to hear of the December 2018 passing of Gina Sarra, whom we featured in our May 2018 issue. Signora Sarra is remembered as someone who held high the traditions of cultivating saffron and treated the “red gold” with great respect. She was and is a symbol of hope for the future of saffron production in the Navelli plateau of Abruzzo. An …
This article originally appeared in the November 2018 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main What’s New in 2019 article here. Of course, Lonely Planet is a big name in the travel game. People the world over trust their guidebooks and website when planning vacations in hundreds of countries. So, when the travel giants recommend a region to visit it is best to heed their advice. …
For the first time, Michelangelo’s ”Crouching Boy” is visiting Rome on loan from the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. Crouching Boy’s visit is the fruit of an on-going collaboration between the Hermitage Museum and the Fondazione Alda Fendi. If the name of the foundation rings a bell, that may be because Alda is the youngest child of Edoardo Fendi and Adele Casagrande, the creators …
