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My friends, my friends! Some 16 months in the making, Season 3 of Dream of Italy is now here! As you know, in the U.S. you can find it airing (and repeating) on PBS stations, PBS.org and the PBS app. If you live outside the U.S., have no fear the episodes will be up on YouTube in June 2024. I …
This article originally appeared in the August/September 2022 of Dream of Italy. This is also a featured “dream day” in Kathy McCabe’s new book, Dream Days in Italy: 30 Adventures Around the Italian Boot. There is pizza. There is Neapolitan pizza. And then there is the pizza made by Franco Pepe in his small hometown of Caiazzo in the province …
It is the holiday season! Give the gift of Dream of Italy to yourself or to a loved one as a special gift! Costiera Sorrentina: The Flipside of Amalfi A lesser-known sister of the famous Amalfi Coast, Sorrento’s coast has just as many breathtakingly beautiful sea views and jaw-dropping panoramas, but a fraction of the crowds. Bologna-based travel writer Kevin …
I’ve always wanted to bring you a more interactive TV experience – and now I can – thanks to my friends at Dalla Fonte! Introducing the Dream of Italy Season 3 Tavola Box and the Dream of Italy Season 3 Tavola + Vino Box so you can taste Italy along with watching it! The items are inspired by my travels through Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna, Abruzzo …
Christmas is coming to Catania December 8th. The city’s fairgrounds transform into a Christmas village complete with a Christmas Disco, a cinema playing Christmas movies, bands, parades twice a day and meet-and-greets with beloved characters from children’s films. The Christmas Village will be Southern Italy’s largest, covering about two and a half acres of land. Kids can take a ride …
Under the Medici Chapels in the Bargello Museum in Florence, a secret room held a secret set of drawings on its walls believed to belong to Michelangelo Buonarroti, an artist who needs no introduction. The drawings in the room, which was accessible through a trap door, remained hidden and unbeknownst to even members of the museum staff until plans to renovate the …
A system of 900 caves in the Northern Apennines area of Italy made the 2023 UNESCO World Heritage List. This natural “serial property” includes about 62 miles of caves, including some of the deepest gypsum caves in the world at about 870 feet below the surface. While the inscription into the prestigious UNESCO World Heritage List is new, knowledge of …
Milan Misunderstood by Design The fashion capital of Italy (and therefore the world?) is also home to goliaths of Italian business. Milan is not a city overflowing with Roman ruins and ancient buildings or Renaissance architecture around every corner. Milan is new and thriving and only getting better. To have your finger on the pulse of this city is to …
Fifty years after closing to the public, the Domus Tiberiana reopens on Rome’s Palatine Hill. The imposing structure sits above the Roman Forum and Palatine Hill, inside the city’s Parco Arcaeologico del Colosseo. A new path brings visitors through the impressive structure where the palace’s arches frame stunning views of the ancient site below. A holographic reconstruction of the house …
Venice authorities revealed they will begin charging visitors to the city 5€ (around 5.40 USD) to enter for a day trip starting in 2024. The fee will be applied to 30 days over the calendar year, mostly on busy days during holiday weekends, Carnevale time and other days with peak tourist predictions. The specific dates are yet to be determined, …
