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What’s New in Italy in 2024: Roca: Last Installment in the Messner Mountain Museums (December 2023/January 2024)

This article originally appeared in the December 2023/January 2024 issue of Dream of Italy. Read about what else is new in 2024 here! More than 6,700 feet above sea level, the Roca is the sixth and final Reinhold Messner Mountain Museum (MMM) installment that will hold expositions focusing on the dangers, fears, and near-death experiences of extreme rock climbing. At …

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What’s New in Italy in 2024: Tourist Trains (December 2023/January 2024)

This article originally appeared in the December 2023/January 2024 issue of Dream of Italy. Read about what else is new in 2024 here! The luxury train travel of yesteryear returns full steam ahead in 2024 and the journey is just as special as the destination. The Orient Express’ La Dolce Vita (www.orient-express.com), is an ode to the glamor of 1960s Italy. …

Dream Day in Italy: Bird’s-Eye Views of Bolzano

This article originally appeared in the October/November 2023 issue of Dream of Italy. Bolzano, the capital of Alto Adige, isn’t short on ground-level charm, but sometimes being in the mountains means getting a better vantage point from a higher elevation. The city boasts three funivie (tramways) that transport visitors and locals alike into the clouds above the city, each offering …

Sabbatical Spotlight: The Henzes Adventure Around the Italian Boot (October/November 2022)

This article originally appeared in the October/November 2022 issue of Dream of Italy. “If you come to a new country with an unreserved curiosity, things happen that you simply cannot plan and that make the experience even more worthwhile and rewarding,” Gregor Henze shares. Gregor and Martha Henze of Boulder, CO found themselves enthralled by episodes of Dream of Italy while …

Craft Beer in Italy: The Highest Microbrewery in Europe (April/May 2022)

This article originally appeared in the April/May 2022 issue of Dream of Italy. Read more about additional Italian craft beers. Few things in life are as satisfying as a well-earned cold beer. The scenic Rifugio Lavarella mountain lodge and brewery awaits hikers at 6,725 feet above sea level, an impossibly gorgeous two-hour trek from Pederü Berggasthaus in the alpine Alto Adige …

The Small But Essential Pleasures of Italy (October/November 2021)

This article originally appeared in the October/November 2021 issue of Dream of Italy. For me, dreaming of Italy—which is all I have done since my last visit there in October 2019—might not be what you would expect. Yes, there is the sublime cuisine and superb wine, but I write Italian cookbooks and can make dishes at home that remind me of la …

Agriturismi Around Trento: Head for the Mountains (December 2019/January 2020)

This article originally appeared in the December 2019/January 2020 issue of Dream of Italy. Join to access the entire issue and over 180 others! “It’s not like here,” I was told, during a visit to Lazio, just south of Rome. “Trento is much different than the rest of Italy.” I visited the far northeastern corner of Italy–Trentino— this summer and realized …

Sweet 16 Places to Eat

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 …

Sweet 16 Experiences in Italy

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 …

Dream of Italy’s 16th Anniversary Favorites

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 …

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