There is only one Venice. Join Kathy as she receives rowing lessons from an 8th-generation gondolier and learns how Venice is contending with rising sea levels. We will also meet an impiraressa and visit the ancient Rialto Market.
Kathy reveals the vibrant, charming side of Bologna, a city famous for its sumptuous cuisine. It is also home to the oldest university in the western world, and it is the center of Italy's "motor valley", including Lamborghini.
Florence is always evolving. Witness the restoration of the Duomo from a unique perspective and visit the only Last Supper fresco painted by a woman. Also, Kathy joins modern street artist Clet Abraham for an artistic caper, of sorts.
Abruzzo is filled with mountains, national parks, and beautiful beaches. Host Kathy McCabe takes viewers from coast to countryside as she catches her lunch, listens to traditional music, tastes confetti candies, and seeks donkey therapy.
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.
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.
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.