Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Bologna + Emilia-Romagna”
This article originally appeared in the May 2019 issue of Dream of Italy. On a recent visit to the National Etruscan Museum in Rome at the height of the tourist season, my kids and I arrived at opening time and had the entire museum to ourselves for nearly an hour. What a treat! Across central Italy lie hundreds of little-visited museums …
This article originally appeared in the December 2018/January 2019 issue of Dream of Italy. See the full Dream of Italy’s: 16th Anniversary Favorites article here. Santo Palato (Rome) Our new favorite Roman restaurant in the San Giovanni neighborhood has a bright young chef, Sarah Cicolini, whose rigatoni alla pajata, rigatoni with calves’ intestines in a tomato sauce, is sensational. Depending on what is available fresh on any …
This article originally appeared in the December 2018/January 2019 issue of Dream of Italy. See the full Dream of Italy’s: 16th Anniversary Favorites article here. Albergo Diffuso Santo Stefano di Sessanio (Abruzzo) There are few places more beautiful in Italy than Abruzzo’s Gran Sasso National Park. Albergo Diffuso Santo Stefano di Sessanio is located almost entirely within the park and was one of the first of these …
This article originally appeared in the December 2018/January 2019 issue of Dream of Italy. See the full Dream of Italy’s: 16th Anniversary Favorites article here. Truffle Hunting (Piedmont) One of the world’s most sought-after delicacies is the divine and expensive white truffle and most would agree the very best come from a corner of Piedmont. One of our favorite Italian experiences is …
This article originally appeared in the December 2018/January 2019 issue of Dream of Italy. Join to access the entire issue and 160 others! It is hard to believe that 16 years have flown by since I founded Dream of Italy. Our little publication has covered the boot from top to bottom with more than a thousand pages on every corner of our favorite …
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. Motorsport fans, rejoice! In 2019, Ducati World will open as an eight-acre themed addition to the Mirabilandia Amusement Park in Savio, Ravenna, in the Emilia-Romagna region. Mirabilandia is already a destination for fun-seeking families and kids of all ages, and Ducati World will …
This article originally appeared in the March 2018 issue of Dream of Italy. Agriturismo Casa Vallona is a 30-minute drive from Bologna, yet it feels a world away. It was in risk of crumbling down until 34-year-old Chiara Battistini, a former marketing executive in Milan, returned to her ancestral home and transformed it, aiming to preserve the authenticity, the sobriety, …
This article originally appeared in the February 2018 issue of Dream of Italy. Read the Florence tour guide article here. Bologna: Anna Brini Anna Brini likes to say she’s not merely Bolognese — she’s petroniana, that is, she was born inside the 11th-century walls that surrounded Bologna during the Middle Ages, the area that today is still the heart and soul of …
This article originally appeared in the February 2018 issue of Dream of Italy. A new season of the TV travel series Dream of Italy is now airing on PBS (and available to watch at www.dreamofitaly.com) and this time my Italian adventures are deeply personal. 2017 was an intense year planning, filming and editing the six episodes that will continue to …
