Dream of Italy
15 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 137 ratingsIf you dream of Italy, host Kathy McCabe and her fascinating guests are here to make your Italian travel dreams come true whether you're seeking life transformation life with a move to Italy or simply want to make your Italian vacation as authentic as possible. McCabe is the host of the PBS TV travel series Dream of Italy and founded the award-winning travel publication Dream of Italy in 2002. Our episodes - mostly recorded on the road in Italy - cover everything from picking the best cooking schools and villa rentals to gaining Italian citizenship and starting a new chapter in Italy...
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Episode #14: Buying Short Term Rentals in Italy with Brad Allan of BradsWorld
January 27, 2024 15:36 - 50 minutes - 69.9 MBYouTube star, dog-lover and all-around great guy, Brad Allan, originally from Texas, lives his dream of Italy in Montepulciano with his wife Olivia. His thoroughly educational channel gives tips on how to move to Italy and how purchase property either for your personal use or to turn into short-term rentals as Brad has. Brad has a booming business renting out elegant apartments to travelers to Tuscany. He's also loving the Tuscan lifestyle as are his dogs! If you dream of moving to Italy wit...
Episode #13: Fractional Ownership in Florence with Italy Perfect
January 17, 2023 20:44 - 45 minutes - 327 MB VideoDon't we all dream of owning a home in Italy? What if you could be part owner of a stunning apartment in Florence with little of the usual hassles of buying a house in Italy? Your Italian dream might be closer than you think... Host Kathy McCabe welcomes Lisa Byrne of Italy Perfect who has been renting villas and apartments in Italy for years and is now offering fractional ownership (four weeks per year) of a stunning apartment in dreamy Florence: They discuss: How fractional ownership wo...
Episode #12: Overcoming Challenges in Claiming Your Italian Citizenship
May 04, 2021 18:40 - 37 minutes - 34.6 MBIn our previous episode (#11), we discussed how many who have Italian ancestry can claim Italian citizenship, jure sanguinis, by right of blood. In this episode, we dig deeper as sometimes this process isn't as straightforward as it first might seem. Host Kathy McCabe welcomes Bianca Ottone of My Italian Family. They discuss: + Why more and more Americans are pursuing dual citizenship + Why naturalization records are the most important + How Bianca and her company helped Kathy explore...
Episode #11: How to Use Your Italian Ancestry to Claim Citizenship
May 04, 2021 18:05 - 24 minutes - 22.7 MBItaly bestows Italian citizenship jure sanguinis, by right of blood. So that means many Americans who have Italian blood can be dual citizens and hold citizenship in the U.S. and Italy, allowing them to live in Italy full-time and access many benefits - and even pass it on to their children. Host Kathy McCabe welcomes Melanie Holtz of ItalyAncestry.com to discuss genealogy and how tracing your ancestry can lead to Italian citizenship and an EU passport. They discuss: + How Melanie's own ...
Episode #10: Grow An Italian Garden With Seeds From Italy
April 13, 2021 01:57 - 29 minutes - 27.2 MBWhen you're not in Italy, what better way to live like an Italian but to grow a garden at home? Fresh fruits and vegetables are essential the Mediterranean diet and gardening is a wonderful way to be tied to the land, no matter where you are. Host Kathy McCabe welcomes Lynn Byczynski and Will Nagengast of Seeds From Italy. They share the importance of heirloom seeds to the Italian culture and how to get gardening at home. They also discuss: + Why seeds are so important to Italians and Ita...
Episode #9: Your Crowdsourced Italian Travel Dreams
December 18, 2020 00:29 - 30 minutes - 28.4 MBWhen the pandemic started this spring, I put out a call to our listeners to send in audio segments for a special crowdsourced episode on the places, people and experiences we are dreaming of during this difficult time. I asked listeners to start off with, "When I dream of Italy, I dream of..." and the answers I received are as diverse and beautiful as il bel paese itself! From a story of smiles and soul medicine found in Sicily to a funny tale of being locked in an Italian restaurant b...
Episode #8: Share Your Dream of Italy During This Difficult Time
April 30, 2020 20:15 - 8 minutes - 7.86 MBI believe in Italy. I’m betting on Italy. Italy has saved me again and again. It has been my constant. And I believe in dreams and their ability to become reality. As Italy begins to slowly open up and the future still remains uncertain, all we can hold onto these days are our dreams…so let’s write about and talk about our Italian dreams! I know Dream of Italy viewers, readers and listeners have had some of the most incredible experiences in Italy. We’ve published 170 issues of our award...
Episode #7: Exploring Florence While Staying at the Grand Hotel Minerva
February 05, 2020 21:38 - 27 minutes - 51 MBFlorence simply enchants us…and so much of the Florentine experience is where you stay. Host Kathy McCabe has a favorite Florentine hotel and it is the Grand Hotel Minerva. At the hotel’s stunning rooftop pool Kathy sat down with her friend sales and marketing director Andrea Bargigli to talk about what makes the Minerva unique and how to explore Florence from a new perspective. Whether you are visiting the city of art for the first time or 14th, you don’t want to miss the tips that Kathy a...
Episode #6: Author Frances Mayes on Moving to Italy
November 16, 2019 20:35 - 23 minutes - 21.8 MBHave you ever thought about packing up, leaving your life as you know it, and moving to Italy? Frances Mayes, author of Under The Tuscan Sun, did just that when she and her husband Ed purchased a villa in the hilltop Tuscan town of Cortona, resulting in a bestselling book and movie! Frances recently joined Kathy in filming the Dream of Italy: Tuscan Sun Special for PBS Host Kathy McCabe visited with Frances again at her iconic home Bramasole, to talk specifically about the challenges and rew...
Episode #5: Steve Perillo on How Travel to Italy Has Changed
October 09, 2019 22:58 - 43 minutes - 79.4 MBIf you lived in or grew up in NJ/NY or CT in the past 40 or 50 years then the name Perillo needs know explanation. Mario Perillo and his groundbreaking commercials for his Italian tours made him more famous than the Pope in some homes! His son Steve has carried Periilo Tours forward. Host Kathy McCabe sits down with Steve for an all encompassing conversation on how travel to Italy has changed as well as Steve's little-known non-travel talent. They discuss: + How the Perillos began the...
Episode #4: How Tuscan Women Cook
September 21, 2019 19:17 - 38 minutes - 69.8 MBAs in most any society, the women have the power – at least in the kitchen. Have you ever dreamed of learning to cook in a traditional Italian kitchen? Tuscan Women Cook, in the small Tuscan village of Montefollonico, brings travelers to Tuscany for hands-on learning in the kitchens of the masters – Tuscan grandmothers or nonni. Host Kathy McCabe pays a visit to Montefollonico to meet owner Coleen Kirnan and nonna Laurello Torresi to learn the secrets of how Tuscan Women Cook. They discu...
Episode #3: Planning for Serendipity in Travel to Italy
May 26, 2019 18:27 - 40 minutes - 55.3 MBShould you take an escorted tour to Italy, plan a trip on your own or something in between? The age-old question when traveling to Italy. Luckily, travel industry insider Steve Born of Globus and Monograms has some answers. Host Kathy McCabe and Steve talk about how you simply must make time for serendipity in Italy and how to do that. They also discuss: + How his company is venturing deep into undiscovered Italy + How to skip the lines at Italy's most noteworthy sites + How travelers a...
Episode #2: Family Travel - Taking the Kids to Italy
May 26, 2019 17:58 - 43 minutes - 60.6 MBItalians simply love children and that's one reason that Italy is an amazing destination for family travel and multi-generational trips. Our friend Rosanne Cofoid of La Dolce Via Travel is an expert at planning family trips to Italy. Host Kathy McCabe and Rosanne really get into some very specific travel tips which you will want to take note of, even if you don't have kids. They discuss: + What age is the right age to take your children to Italy + How to use the pace of the Italian day to...
Episode #1: Author Frances Mayes on Life Under the Tuscan Sun
May 26, 2019 17:43 - 39 minutes - 54.6 MBIf you've ever thought of chucking it all and buying a little fixer upper in the Tuscan countryside, then author Frances Mayes needs no introduction. She is of course the author of the best-selling book Under the Tuscan Sun which inspired the movie starting Diane Lane. Frances practically invented the dream of moving to Italy either full or part time. Host Kathy McCabe checks in with Frances at her famous villa Bramasole and they discuss: + What Frances has been up to lately - publishing...
Introduction: Why I Dream of Italy - Welcome to the Podcast
May 26, 2019 15:51 - 9 minutes - 13.2 MBYou might know Italy travel expert Kathy McCabe from her PBS TV travel series Dream of Italy as well as the award-winning travel publication and membership website Dream of Italy that she founded in 2002. Now Kathy is launching this new podcast to help feed all of our Italian dreams - whether we are dreaming of moving to Italy or designing an authentic, once-in-a-lifetime Kathy explains how her own Dream of Italy was born at a dining room table in New Jersey listening to her grandfather's...