This article originally appeared in the December 2023/January 2024 issue of Dream of Italy. Read about what else is new in 2024 here! More than 6,700 feet above sea level, the Roca is the sixth and final Reinhold Messner Mountain Museum (MMM) installment that will hold expositions focusing on the dangers, fears, and near-death experiences of extreme rock climbing. At …
Dream Day in Italy: Bird’s-Eye Views of Bolzano
This article originally appeared in the October/November 2023 issue of Dream of Italy. Bolzano, the capital of Alto Adige, isn’t short on ground-level charm, but sometimes being in the mountains means getting a better vantage point from a higher elevation. The city boasts three funivie (tramways) that transport visitors and locals alike into the clouds above the city, each offering …
Sabbatical Spotlight: The Henzes Adventure Around the Italian Boot (October/November 2022)
This article originally appeared in the October/November 2022 issue of Dream of Italy. “If you come to a new country with an unreserved curiosity, things happen that you simply cannot plan and that make the experience even more worthwhile and rewarding,” Gregor Henze shares. Gregor and Martha Henze of Boulder, CO found themselves enthralled by episodes of Dream of Italy while …
Italy’s Memorable Mountain Moments (August/September 2022)
This article originally appeared in the August/September 2022 issue of Dream of Italy. The Italian Republic was forged from numerous, often culturally diverse city-states and maritime republics that were once autonomous countries. Nowhere in Italy is that more evident than the still autonomous, often German and/or Ladin-speaking regions of Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, the mountainous far north that was actually part of …
Finding a Passion for Italian Cheese (February/March 2022)
This article originally appeared in the February/March 2022 issue of Dream of Italy. Kristine Jannuzzi has what many people would consider a dream job: writing about cheese, hosting cheese tastings and visits to Italian cheesemakers, and judging at the prestigious World Cheese Awards. Given her Italian-American heritage, she has always had a fondness for cheese, but her career as a …