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In the Tuscany episode of the first season of Dream of Italy on PBS, Kathy tours an old-fashioned textile factory. Since 1842, Busatti has been producing sumptuous linen, cotton and wool textiles in the basement of a 16th- century palazzo in Anghiari. Eighth-generation proprietor Giovanni Sassolini Busatti takes pride in the fact that his customers prefer fabrics made the old-fashioned …
Updated 2018. A site that will truly help you do as the Romans do, Workaway is an interesting option for adventurous travelers looking to experience Italian life and culture – hands on! Workaway facilitates the exchange of work for room and board. The site lets hosts post their unique labor needs while workers can search for work that suits them …
This article originally appeared in the December 2015/January 2016 issue of Dream of Italy. Updated 2018. Taking “a grand tour” sounds old-fashioned — and it truly is. Although the kind of leisurely, arts-focused weeks or months in Italy that many of us have only seen depicted in films like the 1985 Merchant-Ivory classic A Room with A View might sound romantic …
In our new PBS travel series, we try to provide a broad spectrum of experiences in Italy from pizza making in Naples to truffle hunting in Piedmont, but forgive us for a fascination with goats. They play starring roles in two episodes of the television series. In the Tuscany episode, we visit Nora Kravis (pictured above) and her Chianti Cashmere Farm, …
The Museum of Santa Maria della Scala, a former hospital in Siena, has opened following renovation, featuring a new segment dedicated to the history of Siena and several ancient silver, gold, and precious stone Byzantine reliquaries. The building opened to the public as a museum in 1995; extensive renovation began in 1998 and has continued in phases since then, with …
Dream of Italy recently published two special issues profiling more than 70 of the best tour guides and tour companies in Italy. This list of tour guides (only accessible to subscribers) is a must-read for anyone planning a trip to Italy. Here’s a profile of one of the best tour guides in Tuscany: TUSCANY & CINQUE TERRE: Serena Giovannoni (39) 327 5693100 Rates: …
A charming villa rental in Tuscany provides the base for a week of Tuscan adventures, from teeing up on a Tuscany golf course to meeting Cinta Senese pigs to making ravioli.
In our May special report on the coast of Tuscany, Elisabeth Antoine Crawford took us on a special journey to the island of Elba, just off the coast. She detailed 10 Great Things to Do on Elba, here are three of our favorites: #1 Get a Mountain High From the hill town of Marciana, take a cabinovia to the 3343-foot …
Pisa is so much more than a tourist city BUT you have to know where to go. That’s why we asked Pisa resident Gloria Capelli to share her insider secrets for the best sites (besides the tower), restaurants, shops, day trips and more. (Dream of Italy subscribers can save 10% on Gloria’s Pisa apartment rental, Behind The Tower. ) Here …
Surely by now, you’ve heard about, if not read some of (it is not just for teens and tweens) the Twilight series books by Stephanie Meyer. The second film installment of her Vampire saga – New Moon – is due to hit theaters November 20th and Tuscany plays a starring role… You see, in the story, the royal family of …
