Italian traditions: The contest of Ferrara
WTI Magazine #32 2014 May, 29Author : folclore.it Translation by: The Palio (contest) of Ferrara, in addition to being the oldest in the world, is peculiar for the type of race, which is a festival unlike many other contests with a competition formula that comes from actual wars between the contestants.
Italian culture and history: Emilia Romagna, Formula1 and Ferrari
WTI Magazine #41 2014 July, 30Author : italia.it Translation by: A trip to Emilia Romagna is a trip to the land of motors. After all, it was here that one of the greatest symbols of Made in Italy was born a legend: the Ferrari brand.This beautiful Region offers car lovers a grand series of pertinent places and events, including the M...
Italian good news: There are those who get a job just creating it
WTI Magazine #45 2014 October, 15Author : buonenotizie.it Translation by: It is not a museum , but a big music studio: a "factory" to all intents and purposes, where the sound is the main charachter and children and guys coming from different schools are the "workers". "Fabbrica dei Suoni" (Sounds Factory) of Venasca is an idea born...
Italian language: How to use "acqua" and the letter q
WTI Magazine #50 2014 December, 26Author : Manuela Bianchi for learnitalygroup.com Translation by: We start today to explore the linguistic heritage of our beautiful language with the word "acqua" (water), to show you a few ways how to use it in the common language. Let's start with the saying "l'acqua cheta rovina i ponti" (literall...
Italian art: The spectacle of Modernity
WTI Magazine #61 2015 May, 29Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: John Cabot University A comprehensive and exhaustive exhibition is currently being set up in the gorgeous complex of Museums of San Domenico, in Forlì. It aims at presenting the striking career of one of the most famous and requested Italian painters of the turn of...
What's up with WTI: Editorial # 66
WTI Magazine #66 2015 August, 21Author : Umberto Mucci Translation by: Ciao from Rome! Welcome to the 66th issue of our online magazine, which is back after a tiny break, while our website www.wetheitalians.com never stopped publishing news regarding Italy in/and the USA, or simply interesting facts about our beloved country. We've almo...
Italian art: Bomarzo
WTI Magazine #28 2014 May, 1Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: Lazio often falls into a very widespread misconception in the collective imagination: many people think of it as if would completely correspond to Rome, as if the capital of Italy was expanding to cover the rest of the region or even if the territory around Rome wou...
Italian politics: Everything changes, even in the Italian politics
WTI Magazine #32 2014 May, 29Author : Francesca Papasergi Translation by: The European elections' turnout was slightly higher than expected: the 58% of Italian voters cast their ballot. Generally speaking, the disaffection for the EU shows the lack of involvement citizens feel toward its institutions, often perceived as a bureaucrati...
Italian art: Riccardo Perucolo
WTI Magazine #44 2014 October, 1Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: As we've already said many times, the feeling that the artists from previous centuries were people with no personal life, no eccentricity and no psychosis, just beautiful souls dedicated to aesthetics and to their art, is a totally wrong perception, largely due...
Italian lifestyle: Baglietto 46m
WTI Magazine #45 2014 October, 15Author : Living Adamis Translation by: Baglietto, historical shipyard based in La Spezia, Liguria, celebrates its 160th anniversary in 2014 inaugurating the nautical year renewing its presence at Cannes Yachting Festival and the Monaco Yacht Show, where it introduced the new 46m flagship. The yacht is...
IT and US: A study experience in America
WTI Magazine #54 2015 February, 20Author : Nicola Bergamo Translation by: John Cabot University I grew up fascinated by the United States, just like all my peers who lived through the Cold War since childhood. At the time, there was the division between good and bad, between democracy and dictatorship, between freedom and oppression,...
Expo 2015: Cardo and Decumano, Pavilion Zero
WTI Magazine #56 2015 March, 20Author : Expo 2015 Translation by: Exhibition site: Cardo and DecumanoIn many modern cities, the cross, typical of the roman camp – or castrum – is still evident as the form of the town. It was a distinctive perpendicular shape and the two street crossings were known as the Cardo and the Decumano. This...