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Dream Day in Italy: Museums and Menus in Prato (Fall 2025)

This article originally appeared in the Fall 2025 issue of Dream of Italy. Lovers of Florence flock to the Tuscan gem for numerous reasons: unrelenting beauty, priceless art, captivating history and some of the world’s most incredible art museums. But one of Italy’s most pioneering museums sits just outside the city’s purview, in the city of Prato, a 20-minute train …

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What’s Old Is New Again (Spring 2025)

This article originally appeared in the Spring 2025 issue of Dream of Italy. Here are a few must-see sites in Florence, Rome and Pompeii that are newly opened or re-opened, post-renovation: After eight years of restoration work, the Vasari Corridor has reopened in Florence. Like the Passetto del Borgo, the Vasari Corridor was used as a secure passageway, this time for the …

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Splurge Stays: A Florentine Dream (Spring 2025)

This article originally appeared in the Spring 2025 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main Splurge Stays article here. Even though it was a rainy, gray day, my mouth was quite literally agape, looking around at the beauty while driving up the winding road, on top of which sits Il Salviatino, in clear sight of Florence’s Duomo below. Il Salviatino is …

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Splurge Stays: Luxury Hotels to Put on Your Bucket List (Spring 2025)

This article originally appeared in the Spring 2025 issue of Dream of Italy. Italy is home to some of the world’s most incredible luxury hotels. I recently visited three diverse five-star properties with each hotel incorporating the unique elements of its location, expressed in décor, cuisine and experience. Particularly if you are visiting Italy for a special occasion like a honeymoon or …

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Travel Chat – June 19 – Regent Seven Seas Cruise Excursions, Small Town Puglia, Train Strikes and More

We just wrapped our second Travel Talk LIVE and covered important Italy topics and answered fun vacation questions before handing out some of our best prizes yet. We kicked off the night with Kathy’s Regent Seven Seas cruise updates and all the exciting (tentative) excursions she is planning on taking from Taormina to Turkey. We also covered off the beaten …

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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 …

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Resources and Ideas: Adult Study Abroad and More (October/November 2022)

This article originally appeared in the October/November 2022 issue of Dream of Italy. If it seems daunting to pack up your life and move to Italy for an extended stay: Tranquilli! There are many resources to help make your dream a reality. If detailed planning isn’t your thing, turn to one of the companies, including a prestigious university, that are offering …

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Star-Crossed Love: Florence’s Own Romeo and Juliet (February/March 2022)

This article originally appeared in the February/March 2022 issue of Dream of Italy. Before Romeo and Juliet, there was Francesco and Bianca. She, a runaway Venetian of noble blood; he, the Medici heir apparent to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany. As with Shakespeare’s fictitious characters, the real-life Bianca and Francesco faced intense opposition to their union. Angry family members, spiteful …

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Finding a Passion for Italian Cheese (February/March 2022)

This article originally appeared in the February/March 2022 issue of Dream of Italy. Kristine Jannuzzi has what many people would consider a dream job: writing about cheese, hosting cheese tastings and visits to Italian cheesemakers, and judging at the prestigious World Cheese Awards. Given her Italian-American heritage, she has always had a fondness for cheese, but her career as a …

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Sister Act: From Australia to Italy (December 2021/January 2022)

This article originally appeared in the December 2021/January 2022 issue of Dream of Italy. The stories of how people end up living in Italy—and what they pursue—are fascinating. Twin sisters Lisa and Toni Brancatisano grew up with a Calabrian father and British mother in Melbourne, Australia. Since moving to Italy within a few years of each other in their 20s, …

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