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Dream of Italy Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
7 Episodes 2018 - 2019
Episode 1
Venice
Sun, Jan 7, 201824 mins
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. Kathy meets an impiraressa, a bead stringer, who is bringing Venice's ancient art into modern times. Chef Riccardo takes Kathy to Venice's 1000-year old Rialto Market.
Episode 2
Bologna
Sun, Jan 14, 201824 mins
Bologna is one of Italy's lesser-known big cities but is one of its more charming. Known for its cuisine and 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. Not only does she learn how to make Bologna's famous tortellini but she attends Gelato University, yes it is real!
Episode 3
Florence
Fri, Feb 2, 201824 mins
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, a Renaissance nun nonetheless. Also home to modern street artist Clet Abraham, Kathy joins him for an artistic caper of sorts.
Episode 4
Abruzzo
Fri, Feb 9, 201824 mins
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. She catches her lunch in nets before listening to traditional music with a modern twist. In Sulmona, Kathy sees how the famous confetti candies are made and heads to a farm for some donkey therapy.
Episode 5
Basilicata
Fri, Feb 16, 2018
Basilicata is timeless and otherworldly, and it is home to Matera, one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world. Celebrated Hollywood Director Francis Ford Coppola also introduces Kathy to Bernalda, his ancestral hometown.
Episode 6
Castelvetre Sul Calore
Tue, Feb 20, 2018
Kathy travels to the ancestral village of her maternal great-grandfather in Castelvetere sul Calore to trace her family's roots. Her visit is full of surprises and the kind of magic that can only take place in Southern Italy.
Episode 7
Tuscan Sun Special
Wed, Feb 25, 2026
Author Frances Mayes and her husband Ed join Kathy in Cortona, Tuscany for a delightful visit that includes a rare tour of the couple's exquisite home, Villa Bramasole. Artisan, artistic, and culinary treasures await under the Tuscan sun.
