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Dream of Italy

The Black Madonna With Marisa Tomei

An ancestral, spiritual journey to Campania with actress Marisa Tomei; celebrations for the Madonna Nera in Moiano and Montevergine, complete with chanting, fireworks and acts of veneration. (30 minutes)

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Mon, 3/31 at 8:00 pm on Austin PBS Create

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)

Mon, 3/31 at 8:30 pm on Austin PBS Create

Basilicata With Francis Ford Coppola

Matera, a city of caves; director Francis Ford Coppola's ancestral hometown of Bernalda, Italy; digging for clams on the coast; making mozzarella. (30 minutes)

Tue, 4/1 at 1:00 am on Austin PBS Create

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)

Tue, 4/1 at 1:30 am on Austin PBS Create

Basilicata With Francis Ford Coppola

Matera, a city of caves; director Francis Ford Coppola's ancestral hometown of Bernalda, Italy; digging for clams on the coast; making mozzarella. (30 minutes)

Tue, 4/1 at 8:00 pm on Austin PBS Create

Caserta: A Grand Palace and Pizza

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

Tue, 4/1 at 8:30 pm on Austin PBS Create

Tuscany

Chianti at Castello di Ama; olive harvest at Pornanino; cashmere goats at Chianti Cashmere Farm; 100-year-old looms at Busatti in Anghiari; La Marzocco's espresso machines; wild boar hunt; ride with the butteri in Maremma. (30 minutes)

Wed, 4/2 at 1:00 am on Austin PBS Create

Caserta: A Grand Palace and Pizza

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

Wed, 4/2 at 1:30 am on Austin PBS Create

Tuscany

Chianti at Castello di Ama; olive harvest at Pornanino; cashmere goats at Chianti Cashmere Farm; 100-year-old looms at Busatti in Anghiari; La Marzocco's espresso machines; wild boar hunt; ride with the butteri in Maremma. (30 minutes)

Wed, 4/2 at 9:00 am on Austin PBS Create

Piedmont; Lake Iseo

Truffles and wine; World Truffle Auction; Cascina Bruciata vineyard; craft beer at Nuovo Birrificio Nicese; the medicinal qualities of hot springs; fine Italian boat making in Lake Iseo. (30 minutes)

Wed, 4/2 at 4:00 pm on Austin PBS Create

Piedmont; Lake Iseo

Truffles and wine; World Truffle Auction; Cascina Bruciata vineyard; craft beer at Nuovo Birrificio Nicese; the medicinal qualities of hot springs; fine Italian boat making in Lake Iseo. (30 minutes)

Wed, 4/2 at 8:00 pm on Austin PBS Create

Piedmont; Lake Iseo

Truffles and wine; World Truffle Auction; Cascina Bruciata vineyard; craft beer at Nuovo Birrificio Nicese; the medicinal qualities of hot springs; fine Italian boat making in Lake Iseo. (30 minutes)

Wed, 4/2 at 8:30 pm on Austin PBS Create

Bologna

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