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This article originally appeared in the September 2017 issue of Dream of Italy. Updated 2018. In Ravello, a place already famous for its views, a new vantage point is drawing a lot of attention – and for very good reason. Visitors to mountaintop Ravello will know the beautiful Villa Rufolo gardens and the iconic panorama overlooking the Amalfi Coast. After a …
Dish By Dish: Restaurants of Florence’s Oltrarno Our Florentine culinary expert takes you to the coolest neighborhood in Firenze for a local progressive dinner of sorts – antipasto, primo, secondo, dessert – each at a different restaurant. Great recommendations! Recipe: Tuscan Tiramisu Two special ingredients make this a delicious dessert. Unusual Venice: A Vineyard to Wetlands Did you know there’s …
Behind The Scenes of Season 2 of Dream of Italy on PBS Kathy and the crew traveled to Venice, Bologna, Florence, Abruzzo, Basilicata and Castelvetere sul Calore to film season two and she shares tales from the road from the unexpected guest Lucifero (last summer’s heatwave) to what it was like to meet Francis Ford Coppola who appears in the …
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Italy’s Ministries of Culture and Agriculture have designated 2018 as the Year of Italian Food around the world, and are hosting special events to celebrate. Culture Minister Dario Franceschini says the project is an opportunity to “make a big investment on the image of our country in the world.” First up is a social media campaign focused on classic Italian …
Learn how to prepare authentic dishes, tour markets and meet local food artisans in baroque Noto, Sicily with Soul of Sicily! Our week-long culinary journey includes: Three days of farm-to-table cooking classes in Noto Three excursions ( Noto, Siracusa & a fishing village) Sicilian feasts and tastings paired with regional wines each day Visits to farms, artists and archeological sites …
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Allison Scola is the owner and curator of Experience Sicily, a boutique travel company, and shares a few tips on WHEN to go to Sicily: If you are ambitious and you correctly time your travel to Sicily, you can ski in the morning on Mount Etna and swim in the Ionian Sea in the afternoon–Not every day at the end of February or …
I’m a member of NOIAW and if you’re a woman of Italian descent, you should consider joining this incredible organization. Since 1980, the National Organization of Italian American Women has flourished to inspire, empower and connect women through Italian heritage and culture and is the only national organization for women of Italian ancestry. NOIAW celebrates the accomplishments of Italian American women and …
I’m in the final days of editing the final episode of season 2 – premiering in January – of Dream of Italy on PBS. This one means more to me than anything I have done or will do professionally because it is about how my ancestral hometown in Italy – Castelvetere sul Calore – a place has captured my heart since I was a child, before …
