New Place to Stay in Rome: Mama Shelter (August/September 2021)

This is one of the featured properties in the article Nine New Places to Stay in Italy that appeared in the August/September 2021 issue of Dream of Italy. The quirky French hotel chain Mama Shelter has opened its first location in Italy, Mama Roma, just minutes away from the Vatican in Rome’s upscale Prati neighborhood. The chain’s characteristic witty design …

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New Place to Stay in Puglia: Paragon 700 (August/September 2021)

This is one of the featured properties in the article Nine New Places to Stay in Italy that appeared in the August/September 2021 issue of Dream of Italy. Paragon 700 stands out as the striking red hotel in the “white city” of Ostuni, perched on a hill in the city center overlooking the Adriatic in southern Italy’s Puglia region. The …

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New Place to Stay in Umbria: Castello di Reschio (August/September 2021)

This is one of the featured properties in the article Nine New Places to Stay in Italy that appeared in the August/September 2021 issue of Dream of Italy. The hot Italian destination for celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow, Anthony Hopkins, Kate Hudson and Robert Downey Jr. this summer was a 1,000-year-old castle has been painstakingly transformed into the 36-room Hotel Castello …

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New Place to Stay in Piedmont: Casa di Langa (August/September 2021)

This is one of the featured properties in the article Nine New Places to Stay in Italy that appeared in the August/September 2021 issue of Dream of Italy. Overlooking 100 acres of working vineyards and rolling hills in Piedmont, Casa di Langa is an eco-friendly five-star hotel celebrating the prized food and wine of Le Langhe, a UNESCO World Heritage …

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New Place to Stay in Venice: Ca’ di Dio (August/September 2021)

This is one of the featured properties in the article Nine New Places to Stay in Italy that appeared in the August/September 2021 issue of Dream of Italy. Ca’ di Dio, at the entrance of Venice’s Arsenale neighborhood, is a five-star hotel celebrating this city of contrasts with a timeless aesthetic that’s both historic and modern. Set within a complex …

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10 Tips to Enjoy Italy’s Art to the Fullest (June/July 2021)

This article originally appeared in the June/July 2021 issue of Dream of Italy. Italy reminds us that we are all on the same journey of life, uninterrupted for centuries, in search of meaning, beauty and delight. I often think of a medal made for Michelangelo’s 85th birthday, his last-known portrait. The artist chose to be represented as a blind pilgrim, in ragged …

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Ellen Craig: New Life and Love in Umbria (June/July 2021)

This article originally appeared in the June/July 2021 issue of Dream of Italy. Ellen Craig discovered she was Italian when she was eight years old and working on a school project on her roots. She didn’t know where her grandparents were from but when she found out they were from Italy, she began to dream of her ancestral homeland. As a …

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5 Tips to Help Your Kids Enjoy a Magical Trip to Italy (June/July 2021)

This article originally appeared in the June/July 2021 issue of Dream of Italy. As I began planning our first family trip to Italy in 2016 (with two nine-year olds and a 13-year-old), it dawned on me that kids might not be as enchanted by Italy as adults. I wanted them to experience the magic and feel the wonder, so I …

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Rediscovering My Grandmother’s Recipes (April/May 2021)

This article originally appeared in the April/May 2021 issue of Dream of Italy. In the new TV special, Dream of Italy: Travel, Transform and Thrive, I revisit my attempt to claim Italian citizenship jure sanguinis, by blood. In our Castelvetere sul Calore episode in season two, I explored how I could get citizenship through my maternal grandfather and his ancestors, …

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Kathy’s Irresistible Invitation to Italy

This article originally appeared in the April/May 2021 issue of Dream of Italy. Editor’s Note: To have someone write kind words about you and the work you have devoted your life to is a gift. To have those words penned by the poetic and iconic Frances Mayes, well that’s an altogether otherworldly experience. Not only does Frances join me on …

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