Share Your Dream: When Spello Comes Alive with Flowers (June/July 2020)

This article originally appeared in the June/July 2020 issue of Dream of Italy. When I dream of Italy, I dream of the beauty and pageantry of L’Infiorata. Imagine carpets of flowers covering the village streets of a medieval hill town, Spello, in Umbria. A weekend of celebrations is held two months after Easter in celebration of the feast of Corpus Christi. …

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Share Your Dream: Dreaming of an Uncle I Never Met (June/July 2020)

This article originally appeared in the June/July 2020 issue of Dream of Italy. When I dream of Italy, I dream of visiting the town near Ancona where my uncle’s plane went down during World War II. My uncle, Corporal Robert Oliver, landed in Bari only a month before his last mission, a bombing raid over Linz, Austria. A tail turret gunner, …

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Share Your Dream: Seeing the Poppies in Manfredonia (June/July 2020)

This article originally appeared in the June/July 2020 issue of Dream of Italy. When I dream of Italy, I dream of the stunning poppy fields as the weather begins to warm. I am living the dream right now as an American expat in the sud (south) in a somewhat small town called Manfredonia along the azure shoreline of the Adriatic. Time seems …

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Share Your Dream: Taking in Turin’s Porta Palazzo (June/July 2020)

This article originally appeared in the June/July 2020 issue of Dream of Italy. When I dream of Italy, I dream of returning to the Porta Palazzo in Turin. Turin itself is a beautiful city, rich in history, art and culture. But for me the main event in Turin is the largest open-air market in Europe called Porta Palazzo. This colorful boisterous …

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Share Your Dream: Art-Filled Acquapendente (June/July 2020)

This article originally appeared in the June/July 2020 issue of Dream of Italy. When I dream of Italy, I dream of dancing in the streets at midnight to the beat of a DJ in the art town of Acquapendente. It’s a special occasion, the first night of the Festa dei Pugnaloni, which are mosaics made only from floors. A Notte Bianca or …

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Share Your Dream: A Friendship That Has Endured (June/July 2020)

This article originally appeared in the June/July 2020 issue of Dream of Italy. When I dream of Italy, I dream of the places I’ve been with my Italian friend, Liliana who lives in Milan, and the places in Italy we have yet to see together. Liliana and I were matched up, by happenstance, as pen pals in 1977. I was taking …

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Share Your Dream: Escape to the Beach in Historic Anzio (June/July 2020)

This article originally appeared in the June/July 2020 issue of Dream of Italy. When I dream of Italy, I dream of escaping from Rome to the beach at Anzio, an hour away by train. Once part of Antium, the capital of the Volsci, an ancient tribe from pre-Roman times, it was named by the son of Olympus. The territory was then …

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Share Your Dream: I Dream of Home (June/July 2020)

This article originally appeared in the June/July 2020 issue of Dream of Italy. When I dream of Italy, I dream of Udine in the region of Friuli. As I slowly walk up Via Manin, crossing under the historic arched gate, the industrious and quaint store-fronts secretly witnessing my eagerness to feel, breathe and love this city, one more time, escort me …

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Share Your Dream: Like an Episode of Friends (June/July 2020)

This article originally appeared in the June/July 2020 issue of Dream of Italy. When I dream of Italy, I dream of Francesco’s laughter when his businesslike reserve breaks and he says, “I feel like I’m in an episode of Friends!” Earlier in the day, Francesco told the four of us that he and his wife love this television show and that Joey …

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Share Your Dream: The Castle and Gardens of San Giovanni d’Asso (June/July 2020)

This article originally appeared in the June/July 2020 issue of Dream of Italy. When I dream of Italy, I dream of San Giovanni d’Asso. For those who love to cook, stroll gardens, and enjoy history, this needs to be a stop on your next trip to Tuscany. There’s a castle here that dates back to the 1500s which occupies most of the …

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