September/October 2002 – Rome Airport, Terme di Saturnia

This issue introduces a luxury spa in Italy’s oldest town; explores an alternative to tour groups and self-guiding; provides the editor’s answers to your questions; gives you everything you need to know to navigate Rome’s airport; discovers Neapolitan pizza in Washington, D.C.; explains the historic significance of Garibaldi; plus The Dream Interview: Theresa Maggio on Sicily. (12 pages)

October 2004 – Basilicata, Vietri Ceramics

This issue offers a look at David Yeadon’s new book, Seasons in Basilicata; takes you to the Amalfi Coast on a hunt for ceramics; provides crypt-ic insight on the Medici family; plus Opera House makeovers and art restorations.

November/December 2002 – Alba Truffles, Holidays in Italy

This issue covers the entire holiday season in Italy, including insider tips to Christmas and New Year’s in Venice; reviews a week-long cooking school program in Tuscan; tells you how and where to see the Pope; offers an overview of olive oil; plus Marlena de Blasi’s A Thousand Days in Venice and an interview with The New York Times’ Rome bureau chief. (12 pages)

January/February 2003 – Tuscany Outlets, Venice, Rome Hotel Dining

This issue tells you where to get the best bargains outside of Florence; profiles a Venetian concierge that will make your next vacation; finds authentic Southern Italian food in midtown Manhattan; suggests some Roman hotel restaurants that break the stereotype of hotel cuisine; plus an account of visiting Mount Etna. (12 pages)

March/April 2003 – Summer Events in Italy, Easter in Etruria

This issue contains our guide to summer events all over Italy; what you should know before you build a house in Italy; offers a look at Etruria during Easter and spring festivals; plus two Seattle gelaterias and a book that will help you to live, study and work in Italy. 12 pages)

February 2005 – Living in Venice, Cortona Tuscany

This issue contains the first installment of Linda Burbank’s tale of being an expat in Venice; Dream of Italy talks with Under the Tuscan Sun author Frances Mayes; tells you where to purchase ceramics and how to ship your purchases home; plus traveling Italy with kids and Milans new designer café.

May/June 2003 – Special Report: Villa Rentals

Our special report on villa rentals tells you all you need to know about the experience of renting; profiles 11 different rental agencies; offers renting advice from the experts; plus a Boston pizzeria and The Dream Interview: Raeleen Mautner on Italian Living. (12 pages)

March 2005 – Cinque Terre, Abbey of Sant’ Antimo

In this issue, discover Cinque Terre and the secret less-beaten trails, an abbey dating from the days of Charlemagne, and the best places to stay and eat in the fishing villages; plus news on Italy’s smoking ban, Secrets of Sant’Angelo, and Zagat and Academia Barilla’s America’s Top Italian Restaurants.