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Portraits of Sicily: A New Chapter in a Sicilian Family History

This article originally appeared in the August 2015 issue of Dream of Italy. Updated 2018. In 1917, Anna D’Angelo and her three eldest children left Castellammare del Golfo for New York City, where Anna’s husband had emigrated a year before. Although he would eventually prove unstable, the couple had six more children. Jean, born in 1924 in Detroit, was the last and most …

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Portraits of Sicily: From Cloister to Cookies – A Sicilian Pastry Chef

This article originally appeared in the August 2015 issue of Dream of Italy. Updated 2018. Getting to the medieval walled town of Erice is easiest and most picturesque via the globe-shaped funiculari that leave every 10 minutes from the top of Trapani. As the pods rise, they offer the vistas that distinguish that city from its Sicilian fellows—the meeting of the Mediterranean and …

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Five Unique Places to Stay in Sicily

This article originally appeared in the August 2015 issue of Dream of Italy. Updated 2018. If you have preconceived notions about Sicily, you’re not alone—and we’re not talking about stereotypes of Mafia activity or country tables laden with food. We’re talking about the actual land and terrain. Many people, including some of the most sophisticated travelers around, believe that this island, just at …

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Edible Souvenirs: Bringing Home Sicilia Naturale

This article originally appeared in the August 2015 issue of Dream of Italy. Updated 2018. A friend who grew up in a home with two Sicilian parents (both had emigrated to the USA in the 1950s) recalls that every meal was a groaning board of food, from antipasti to primi to contorni to secondi to dolci. That might have stemmed, for many Sicilian-Americans, …

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Sicily through Its Symbols

This article originally appeared in the August 2015 issue of Dream of Italy. Updated 2018. Today Sicily is officially part of Italy—but don’t try to tell Sicilians that they are the same as Italians. The island has a long, rich history and a deep, complex culture that has many ties to the mainland, but remains separate and distinctive even in the 21st century. Although …

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Making Marbled Paper in Florence

This article originally appeared in the September 2015 issue of Dream of Italy. Updated 2018. I drop spots of rose, yellow, blue and green pigment onto a jelly-like solution. After running assorted combs in different directions to transform lines, dots and arches of paints into a rhythmical swirling pattern, I place a piece of thick paper atop my design. The paints immediately …

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New Casa del Vino in Arezzo

This article originally appeared in the October 2015 issue of Dream of Italy. Who can even begin to taste a small percentage of the divine vintages available to drink in Tuscany? Well, some wineries around Arezzo are making it easier to sample their wares with recent opening of Casa del Vino, a wine tasting center in the main square of …

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New Vatican Train Tour

This article originally appeared in the October 2015 issue of Dream of Italy. Updated 2018. For the first time, visitors to the Vatican can take a quick ride through the world’s smallest state and experience a part of papal life previously closed to visitors: the state railway of the Holy See and the Pope’s summer residence, Castel Gandolfo, 15 miles southeast …

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Death in Rome: The City’s Memorable Tombs

This article originally appeared in the October 2015 issue of Dream of Italy. Updated 2018. Rome is called the Eternal City because its ancient citizens believed that regardless of how many empires came and went, the city herself would go on forever. And considering the capital of Italy is more than 2,000 years old, it seems they were right. Perhaps that’s …

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Exploring Florence Through the Medici

This article originally appeared in the October 2015 issue of Dream of Italy. Updated 2018. Even if you’ve never read much Italian history, let alone watched The Borgias, you’ve probably heard of the Medici. A powerful banking dynasty, they ruled medieval and Renaissance Florence with an iron hand in a velvet glove of culture. Award-winning novelist Paul Strathern chose non-fiction as …

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