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Accessibility: What’s New for Mobility Challenged Travelers in Italy (October 2019)

This article originally appeared in the October 2019 issue of Dream of Italy. Italy’s — and, in particular, Rome’s — cobblestone streets and creaking infrastructures have long been looked upon as minefields for the mobility impaired. But attitudes about what’s possible have been shifting, both at the institutional level and on the ground with individual tour operators. Robert Pardi, business development …

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What’s New in Rome: Turn Plastic Into a Metro Ride (September 2019)

This article originally appeared in the September 2019 issue of Dream of Italy. Both Romans and tourists who use the city’s metro can now save money while helping the planet. Thanks to a new program called Ricicli + Viaggi (Recycle + Travel) launched by the city of Rome this summer, metro riders in Rome can now pay their fares by recycling …

What’s New in Rome: World’s First Saxophone Museum (September 2019)

This article originally appeared in the September 2019 issue of Dream of Italy. For a novel experience just west of Rome, visit the new saxophone museum this month in the small, coastal town of Maccarese near Fiumicino Airport. The Museo del Saxofono (Saxophone Museum) is the world’s first museum devoted entirely to the woodwind instrument. The museum’s highlight is a variety …

Masterpieces of Etruscan Art (May 2019)

This article originally appeared in the May 2019 issue of Dream of Italy. Sarcophagus of the Spouses National Etruscan Museum, Villa Giulia, Rome This amazing sarcophagus, the so-called the “Sarcophagus of the Spouses” (sarcofago degli sposi) was discovered during the course of archaeological excavations in 1881 at the Banditaccia necropolis, outside of Cerveteri. The Etruscan Museum at the Villa Giulia in …

Where to See Etruscan Art: Collections Not to Miss (May 2019)

This article originally appeared in the May 2019 issue of Dream of Italy. On a recent visit to the National Etruscan Museum in Rome at the height of the tourist season, my kids and I arrived at opening time and had the entire museum to ourselves for nearly an hour. What a treat! Across central Italy lie hundreds of little-visited museums …

Marigold: The Micro-Bakery Rome Was Missing

This article originally appeared in the April 2019 issue of Dream of Italy. From the moment I stepped into Marigold Roma, Rome’s new micro-bakery/café/restaurant, I felt like I was visiting the home of a chic, Scandinavian friend with excellent taste in décor. Tucked on a side street in the Ostiense neighborhood, a short walk from Testaccio and the massive, seemingly out-of-place …

Sweet 16 Places to Eat

This article originally appeared in the December 2018/January 2019 issue of Dream of Italy. See the full Dream of Italy’s: 16th Anniversary Favorites article here. Santo Palato (Rome) Our new favorite Roman restaurant in the San Giovanni neighborhood has a bright young chef, Sarah Cicolini, whose rigatoni alla pajata, rigatoni with calves’ intestines in a tomato sauce, is sensational. Depending on what is available fresh on any …

Sweet 16 Places to Stay

This article originally appeared in the December 2018/January 2019 issue of Dream of Italy. See the full Dream of Italy’s: 16th Anniversary Favorites article here. Albergo Diffuso Santo Stefano di Sessanio (Abruzzo) There are few places more beautiful in Italy than Abruzzo’s Gran Sasso National Park. Albergo Diffuso Santo Stefano di Sessanio is located almost entirely within the park and was one of the first of these …

Dream of Italy’s 16th Anniversary Favorites

This article originally appeared in the December 2018/January 2019 issue of Dream of Italy. Join to access the entire issue and 160 others! It is hard to believe that 16 years have flown by since I founded Dream of Italy. Our little publication has covered the boot from top to bottom with more than a thousand pages on every corner of our favorite …

Cooking at Rome’s Latteria Studio (November 2018)

This article originally appeared in the November 2018 issue of Dream of Italy. Find the main article here. Updated 2020. NOTE: Latteria Studio closed its doors on Via di Ponziano in July 2020, and is currently seraching for a new space with the potential to be everything that the original space was, and more. The best part about exploring Roman cuisine is it is intensely …

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