Dream of Italy.

Dream of Italy

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."

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Tue, 2/10 at 6:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

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.

Tue, 2/10 at 12:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

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.

Tue, 2/10 at 2:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

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.

Tue, 2/17 at 6:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Venice

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

Tue, 2/17 at 12:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Venice

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

Tue, 2/17 at 2:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Venice

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

Fri, 2/20 at 8:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Rome

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

Fri, 2/20 at 8:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

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.

Fri, 2/20 at 9:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Venice

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

Fri, 2/20 at 9:30 pm America/Chicago 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.

Fri, 2/20 at 10:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Andrea Bocelli's Tuscany

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

Fri, 2/20 at 10:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Americans Moving to Abruzzo

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