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Dream of Italy

Description

Italian travel expert Kathy McCabe, editor of the award-winning travel newsletter "Dream of Italy," explores six diverse areas of Italy -- Naples/Amalfi, Puglia, Rome, Umbria, Tuscany and Piedmont. McCabe explores each region's cuisine, art, history and culture as she meets the locals, chefs, artisans and historians who are dedicated to carrying on and preserving the traditions of their ancestors. The series is directed by Dakkan Abbe, creator of the public television series "Inside the Tuscan Hills."

Upcoming Episodes

  • Puglia

    A classic car ride in Lecce, Italy; crafting nativity scene figures at La Cartapesta di Claudio Riso; pastry lesson; olive mill; making orecchiette and taralli; historic whistles; history of classic cone-shaped houses; model boats. (30 minutes)

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  • Venice

    Gondola rowing lesson; ecology tour; bead stringer; Venice's 1,000-year-old Rialto Market; cooking eel. (30 minutes)

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  • Rome

    Mosaics; Testaccio food market; cacio e pepe; making gelato; street artist Alice Pasquini; historic ball performed by Campagna Nazionale di Danza Storica. (60 minutes)

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  • Umbria

    Two women carry on family traditions -- creating stained glass and handmade textiles; Perugina Chocolate School; Tenuta Castelbuono Winery; Sagrantino grapes; chef Salvatore Denaro; goat cheese farm; harvesting saffron; greens. (30 minutes)

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  • Florence

    The restoration of the Duomo in Florence, Italy; the only Last Supper painted by a woman; modern street artist Clet Abraham; historic boat trip on the Arno River. (30 minutes)

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  • Andrea Bocelli's Tuscany

    The seaside home of Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli in Tuscany; visits to Forte dei Marmi, Lajatico and Lucca. (30 minutes)

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  • Americans Moving to Abruzzo

    Four Americans who have bought homes and affordably retired in Abruzzo, Italy; a town selling 1-euro homes. (30 minutes)

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  • Caserta: A Grand Palace and Pizza

    Exploring a 1,000 room palace in Caserta in southern Italy; Chef Franco Pepe's pizza. (30 minutes)

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  • Bologna

    Bologna, Italy, is home to the oldest university in the western world; test driving a Lamborghini; making tortellini; Gelato University. (30 minutes)

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