Dream Of Italy
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Kathy McCabe travels to the hilltop town of Cortona to meet Frances Mayes, best-selling author of Under The Tuscan Sun. This beloved memoir recounts when Mayes moved to Italy to renovate a countryside villa. 24:15 Expired
Ten percent of Americans have some Italian blood and many of them could qualify for Italian citizenship by birth. Host Kathy McCabe travels to the ancestral village of her maternal greatgrandfather, Castelvetere sul Calore in the region of Campania. 24:15 Expired
Deep in the south of Italy, the region of Basilicata is timeless and otherworldly. It is home to one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world, Matera, a city of caves. Hollywood director Francis Ford Coppola introduces host Kathy McCabe to his ancestral hometown of Bernalda. 24:14 Expired
Just two hours from Rome, but a world away, the region of Abruzzo is filled with mountains, national parks and beautiful beaches. Host Kathy McCabe takes viewers from coast to countryside. 24:15 Expired
Florence is known for its Renaissance art and architecture. But the city isn't stuck in the past, it is always evolving. Host Kathy McCabe gets to see the restoration of the Duomo from a unique perspective. She visits the only Last Supper painted by a woman who was a Renaissance nun nonetheless. 24:15 Expired
Bologna is one of Italy's lesser-known big cities but is one of its more charming. Known for its cuisine (this is where Italians go to eat) and as home to the oldest university in the western world. It's also the center of Italy's 'motor valley' and host Kathy McCabe gets a test drive in a Lamborghini. 24:15 Expired
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 how Venice is fighting rising water levels with a special ecology tour. Later, Chef Riccardo takes Kathy to Venice's 1000-year-old Rialto Market and teaches her how to cook u...