Venice Renaissance: Exploring the Culinary and Cocktail Scene Post-Pandemic Local Monica Cesarato shares her picks for where to go in Venice for the best food and drinks her city has to offer. Discover where to taste tapas-like cicchetti and have cocktails made with salt harvested from the lagoon. It doesn’t get more local than that. Venice is having a culinary …
December 2023/January 2024: What’s New in 2024, Untold Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Made in Molise: Agnone Bells
What’s New in Italy: From Roots Tourism to Historic Train Trips Nuovo anno, nuove avventure. New year, new adventures. We report on what’s hot like the new fees for day trippers, restored historic trains taking passengers from major cities to ski destinations, a new museum in Rome with millennia of history, and Pesaro, the new Capital of Culture for 2024. …
October/November 2023: Sorrento Coast, Sorrento Recipes, Brad’s World of Buying Real Estate
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 …
August/September 2023: Milan, Marriott Nights, A Fox Terrier’s Adventures in Italy
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 …
June/July 2023: Modenese Extravaganza, Montepulciano Resort, Massimo Bottura, Dream Day at a Winery
Made in Modena From Parmigiano to Pavarotti, Modena‘s riches represent an array of Italian classics. This foodie town boasts the best balsamic vinegar and Parmigiano Reggiano in Italy, as well as stellar opera shows by hometown hero Luciano Pavarotti and luxe sports car experiences from Ferrari and Maserati. Learn where to stay, where to eat and how to see the …
April/May 2023: Genoa Guide, Montalcino Vineyard, Dream Day in Veneto
Darkness and Light: The Two Sides of Genoa Genoa’s medieval center is shrouded in palpable dimness, its dense streets and caruggi – narrow medieval alleyways typical of Liguria – encapsulated by surrounding buildings that block sunlight from most angles. A square here and there is punctuated by pockets of sunlight, but even on a banner blue sky day, much of …
February/March 2023: Lake Garda, Cortona, Arezzo Antiques, Rome’s Testaccio Cultural Treasure
Lefay Resort: Luxury Escape on Lake Garda Editor Kathy McCabe and her faithful travel companion Finney found their own piece of heaven at this luxury hotel and spa set in the mountains. Sleek terraced rooms put you center stage to admire the lake from above in modern comfort. Relaxation areas and wellness services will feed your soul and the excellent …
December 2022/January 2023: Viareggio, Adult Study Abroad in Molise, Porchetta Dreams
Viareggio: A Pearl on the Tyrrhenian Sea Have you been to Tuscany’s Versilia Coast? If not, you have been missing out. Art historian and local resident Paola Vojnovic takes us to this Art Nouveau town on the sea, where Carnevale is a revered time of year and a seaside passeggiata is a feast for the senses. This is your new …
October/November 2022 – Plan A Sabbatical in Italy, Real Umbria, Negroni Sbagliato
How to Plan an Extended Stay or Sabbatical in Italy So many of us are looking for more Italy in our lives. We map out what to think about as you plan a stay up to 90 days in Italy whether you want to stay in one place or change locations. We start with step-by-step directions on how to put …
August/September 2022: Trentino Alto-Aldige, Tuscan Boutique Hotels, Best Pizza In Italy
Mountain Moments in Trentino Alto-Adige/Südtirol The Italian Republic was forged from numerous, often culturally diverse city-states and maritime republics that were once autonomous countries. Nowhere in Italy is that more evident than the still autonomous, often German and/or Ladin-speaking regions of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, the mountainous far north that was actually part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire as recently as 1919. We …