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Visions

Season 1
TV-G

  • PBS
  • 55m
  • United States
  • Documentary
Shot with the latest high definition technology from a helicopter–mounted camera, planned to precision with compasses for optimum lighting and angles, and scored with traditional regional music, WLIW New York’s Visions aerial series has thrilled PBS audiences nationwide. Visions is a visual itinerary… an emotional visit to your family’s homeland… a souvenir of the trip of a lifetime… or the virtual realization of your fantasy vacation — whatever the inspiration, one thing’s certain — you won’t see these locations like this any other way.

4 episodes

Series Premiere

1x01 Visions of Italy: Northern Style

  • no air date55m

Northern Style's flight begins where much of the world's cultural arts began- in Florence, where the magnificent Duomo and the Giotto Bell Tower forever recall the power and majesty of ancient city states and Italian ingenuity. The program continues over the Tuscan countryside, around the famed Tower of Pisa, along the chic Italian Riviera beaches of Portofino and Camogli to the vineyards of Veneto to the venetian canals, Christopher Columbus' Genoa, Romeo and Juliet's Verona, the ski resorts of the Italian Alps, and the leisurely grandeur of Lake Como.

Takes viewers over the charming cliff sides of Sorrento and the picturesque fishing ports of Positano, San Marco, Nicotera, Diamante and other stops along the “Calabrian Riviera;” up the “Valley of the Dragon” to towering Ravello; past the pristine Greek temples at Paestum; into the heart of the action at the bustling seaport of Salerno and swordfishing crews at Bagnara Calabra; over the crossroads of Cosenza; around the palace and formal gardens of old Caserta, the abbey at MonteCassino, the Pope’s summer residence at Lake CastelGondolfo, the breathtaking fountains at Tivoli Gardens (Villa D’Este) and, with a bird’s eye view, the striking juxtaposition of ancient and modern Rome. We see the most well known sites of these cities – but from an unprecedented perspective.

Visions of Sicily is a guided tour physically impossible by any other means, informed by a narrative as richly textured as the island's rocky crags and set to a soundtrack distinctly Sicilian in its variety. From ancient fishing ports to modern autostradas, the helicopter surveys all that Sicily was and has become. Join us for a seamless tour marked by blankets of lush green, terracotta rooftops, azure waters, and the seductive haze of volcanic craters. Striking views - from as high as 3,250 ft above sea level - showcase Cefalu, Palermo, Termini Imerse,Trapani, Marsala, Agrigento, Siracusa, Catania, Taormina, Mount Etna and more

From the Alps to Sicily, tour all of Italy from a spectacular vantage point. Italians call their home Il Belpaese, The Beautiful Country, and it has never looked more breathtaking than in this unique aerial tour. Shot in high definition from a helicopter-mounted camera and planned with precision for optimum lighting and angles, your tour is enhanced by an informative narrative and a score of evocative regional music. Take an emotional visit to your family’s homeland, revisit favorite sights, or realize your dreams of discovering Italy for the first time--whatever your inspiration--you'll never have a better view.

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