
Dream of Italy
Castelvetere sul Calore in southern Italy; an ancient procession honors Madonna delle Grazie.

Castelvetere sul Calore in southern Italy; an ancient procession honors Madonna delle Grazie.

Visions of the Great Cities of Europe

Classic car ride in Lecce, Italy; nativity scene figures at La Cartapesta di Claudio Riso.

Lofoten, an archipelago famous for its cod; creating dishes and cocktails inspired by the sea.

Chianti at Castello di Ama; olive harvest at Pornanino; Chianti Cashmere Farm; Busatti in Anghiari.

A visit to Alta in Finnmark, the northernmost county of Norway; fishing; classic reindeer stew.

Host Kira Spencer Hesser investigates life without cars, buses or trains.

Exploring Western Norway's scenery; preparing a dish featuring fjord trout.

Kira Cook explores the islands of Zlarin and Krapanj and also Dubrovnik in Croatia.

Kjollefjord, the northernmost fishing village on mainland Norway; catching cod in the Barents Sea.

Kira explores Amsterdam, Schiermonnikoog and the floating village of Geithoorn.

Cézanne in Aix; Aix's Fountains; Van Gogh in Arles; Arles' Roman Arena; a Calisson Factory.

Heligoland, a rocky island in the North Sea, is Germany's only non-coastal island.

Philippe le Bon Tower; Notre-Dame du Dijon; owl legend; Hôtel Dieu; Fallot Mustard Mill.

Maneuvering a horse and buggy around a forest trail; the Grand Hotel; making fudge; a lilac parade.

Why constellations are backwards in Grand Central; why there is an abundance of acorns.

Catalina Island is a favorite of Hollywood celebrities; a museum honoring the Chicago Cubs.

Tracing the history of Estonian homes made for Baltic Germans, Scandinavians and Russians.

Exploring Greece's island of Hydra, including its crescent-shaped harbor, beaches and mansions.

Island of Nantucket; Murray's Toggery Shop; Tamworth Distilling in New Hampshire; Little Fenway.