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So many of you have taken the journey to Italy or dream of taking the journey. Your bonus for joining Dream of Italy this season (or renewing or giving a gift membership) includes a beautiful love story about a woman in her early 40s who decided she needed to discover more of what life had to offer and had a …
Gift Memberships with Tuscany Bonuses As many of you know, I recently returned from Tuscany where I fulfilled the dream of lifetime and filmed a special for PBS with Frances Mayes in Cortona. So that inspired me to create a kick-butt holiday gift membership package with immediate online access to 160 back issues of Dream of Italy and these 3 Tuscany bonuses: [Not familiar with …
This article originally appeared in the November 2018 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main What’s New in 2019 article here. The 58th International Art Exhibition at the Biennale di Venezia will take place from May 11 to November 24, 2019, at the Central Pavillion (called Giardini) and the Arsenale, as well as other venues around Venice. The title of the 2019 exhibition is …
Our season 2 PBS series sponsor Pysanky by Basia supports the exploration and celebration of cultures worldwide, including founder Basia Andrusko’s native Ukrainian culture. Basia learned and fell in love with the tradition of writing Pysanky Ukrainian Easter eggs at an early age and has recently grown it into other, less traditional forms. She now not only creates decorative eggs but …
What’s New in Italy For 2019 Why is 2019 the year to go to Italy, well, there’s so much that is new and exciting. In a place that is so old, it is amazing that there is always a new angle, discovery or innovation. A selection of what you can look forward to in 2019 – Matera as the capital …
This article originally appeared in the November 2018 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main What’s New in 2019 article here. From the end of February, visitors to Milan have an opportunity to visit a yet-to-be-announced selection of works by one of the most famous French Neoclassical painters- Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres. Fortunately for the Milanese and visitors alike, the Ingres museum in Montauban, …
Personally, I haven’t been to a store to buy anything for the holiday season. I like to give the gift of experiences to my loved ones, take a friend to dinner or most recently I treated a colleague to an intuitive reading! If you feel the same about “experiences” versus something that comes from a big box store, read on… I love …
As many of you know, I recently returned from Tuscany where I fulfilled the dream of lifetime and filmed a special for PBS with Frances Mayes in Cortona. Everything about the experience was incredible but one of the best parts is that Frances told me what I huge fan she is of the Dream of Italy publication and how it helps her …
A month ago, I returned from Italy and the experience of a lifetime, truly — filming a special for our PBS series. Dream of Italy: Under The Tuscan Sun with the lovely Frances Mayes, author of Under The Tuscan Sun, and the owner of the super famous villa Bramasole will premiere in mid 2019 on PBS stations and Create TV. We’ve whipped up …
Until January 2019, one of the most famous museums in the world, the Uffizi Gallery, will display the Codex Leicester book. The Codex Leicester contains studies Leonardo da Vinci did on a variety of topics, and will be displayed to honor the 500th anniversary of his death. From water studies to the history of our planet and deep studies on …
