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With Bianca’s help researching births, marriages, deaths and census records, we were able to locate a living descendant who still resides in Via Orticella today. Photo courtesy of Kathy McCabe. Four Nargi generations later we found ourselves in the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie, a place of worship and miracles.
Aug 3, 2022 · Following the trip and the emotions that followed, McCabe fell in love with Italy. Since then, McCabe has been to Italy over fifty times, stopping all over the country. She recommends that people see the popular tourist cities but also suggests visiting smaller, lesser-known destinations.
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Nov 23, 2016 · Blonde-haired, creator of the Dream of Italy newsletter and PBS travel series, doesn’t look Italian—nor does her name sound Italian. But the first time she visited her great-grandfather’s village in Campania, McCabe felt that she had come home.
Jun 16, 2021 · Forbes.com spoke to Kathy McCabe to find out about the making of the show: When was the show filmed? How long did it take to put this special together?
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Kathy McCabe: What drew me to Italy? There are so many answers to that. What stands out are the people, their warmth, the connection. As Frances says, the piazza is the living room of Italian life. A friend told me, “You’re more you when you’re in Italy. You’re like the best version of yourself.” Yes. Frances Mayes: Every day in Italy turns my worl...
FM: I find that a lot of travelers come to Italy with certain expectations. Yet, once they get there, they find something different. They start to feel the place as it changes them. What brings that out is daily life in Italy. Not seeing the great sites, but just living the daily life. You begin to be imbued with this very different sense of time, ...
KM: I love to tell people that ‘Italy is the answer to everything.’ Not everyone with a dream is going to buy a battered ancient villa, restore it to life, and write bestselling books about life in Tuscany and beyond. And not everyone is going to host TV shows or make magazines about it. But Italy gives people the permission to say, ‘I have a dream...
Kathy McCabe is back with Season 3 Dream of Italy now airing on PBS stations in the U.S. She takes you to Andrea Bocelli’s Tuscany, meets Americans moving to Abruzzo (and what’s the deal with those one-euro houses), explores the palace and famous pizza of the Caserta, visits Modena with 3-Michelin star chef Massimo Bottura and his wife Lara ...
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Kathy McCabe. Host & Executive Producer, Dream of Europe and Dream of Italy on PBS; Founder, Dream of Italy Media Brand: Magazine, Membership Website, Podcast, Books.
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