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Dream of Italy

Venice

There is simply no other place in the world like Venice. Host Kathy McCabe takes a gondola rowing lesson from an 8th-generation gondolier. She learns from a scientist how Venice is fighting rising water levels. Kathy meets an impiraressa – a bead stringer – who is continuing this historic art. Chef Riccardo takes Kathy to Venice’s 1000-year old Rialto Market and teaches her to cook eel. Plus more!

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Dream of Italy

Castelvetere sul Calore

Host Kathy McCabe returns to her ancestral hometown in southern Italy to explore her roots

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Basilicata

Director Francis Ford Coppola joins host Kathy McCabe in his ancestral region, Basilicata.

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Abruzzo

Explore a little known region of Italy - Abruzzo - from mountains to coastline.

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Florence

Florence, the city of art, is filled with surprises, old and new.

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Bologna

Bologna is the city where Italians go to eat; join us for some culinary adventures.

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Puglia

Puglia, the heel of Italy's boot, offers captivating landscapes and age-old traditions.

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Piedmont & Lake Iseo

Piedmont is the land of wine and truffles and nearby Lake Iseo is boat making center.

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Naples & The Amalfi Coast

Find out why Naples and the Amalfi Coast have been luring travelers for ages.

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Umbria

Host Kathy McCabe takes us deep into the green heart of Italy, the region of Umbria.

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Rome

Still thousands of years later, Rome's many layers can lead to surprising experiences.

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