Italian land and nature: The National Park of Abruzzo
WTI Magazine #44 2014 October, 1Author : italia.it Translation by: The Parco Nazionale d'Abruzzo was established in 1923 to protect nature and to save certain wild animals from extinction. It's in the heart of the central Apennines between the Abruzzi, Lazio and Molise and its some 50,000 hectares are home to 25 towns. The scenery he...
Studying (in) Italy: My first impressions as an American girl studying (in) Italy
WTI Magazine #45 2014 October, 15Author : Anna Stein Translation by: The beginning of October marks the end of my first full month living in Rome. So as an amateur Roman, and a professional American in Italy for the very first time, here are a few tips I can procure from my first impressions and initial experiences.
Italian culture and history: San Gregorio Armeno, The Christmas Nativity Tradition
WTI Magazine #50 2014 December, 26Author : italia.it Translation by: With every new start to the Christmas season, the shopping race takes off, and the Italian streets are filled with exquisitely festive colors and light. Shop windows are decorated to attract the eye, while most cities also host their own Christmas markets, where you...
Italian flavors: Thorny artichoke from Sardegna
WTI Magazine #54 2015 February, 20Author : MIPAAF Translation by: The artichoke is a vegetable native to the Mediterranean basin and the first evidence of its consumption as food dates back to the Egyptian and Greek civilisations. In the fourth century BC, Theophrastus mentions it in his history of plants. It was also cultivated in t...
The Italian way: Addressing the Italian Stereotypes Myth 3 – “Wine”
WTI Magazine #61 2015 May, 29Author : Elda Buonanno Foley Translation by: When talking to foreigners about the features of "Made in Italy", the very first image that comes to mind is the fashion runway and very expensive clothes, but the second usually produces an image of a nice glass of wine. Indeed, Italy is worldly known with nam...
Expo 2015: School Project
WTI Magazine #65 2015 July, 24Author : Expo 2015 Translation by: Teachers and students will be placed firmly at the heart of Expo Milano 2015, the event that will ask 140 countries to consider one single issue: food. And what better place than a school to talk about nutrition, food security and sustainability? For many children and t...
Great Italians of the Past: Tazio Nuvolari
WTI Magazine #69 2015 October, 2Author : Giovanni Verde Translation by: The whole world considers Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari one of the greatest racers of all time, an extraordinary sports champion, who marked three decades of racing, loved and admired not only for his sporting skills, but also for its deep human qualities. Tazio Nuvolar...
Italian flavors: Fish Festival, Camogli
WTI Magazine #30 2014 May, 15Author : folclore.it Translation by: Are you ready for a picturesque and unique natural scenery, where the world's largest frying pan will fry fish for visitors and vacationers in the more typical feast of Liguria?
Italian traditions: Grand celebration of Desmontegar in Fiera Di Primiero, Trento
WTI Magazine #44 2014 October, 1Author : folclore.it Translation by: To follow the "Cheese Road of the Dolomites" means to make a journey through time and space. It can lead you, for example, to the "Desmontegada" in Primiero, Trento, a wonderful opportunity to sample the best dairy production of the area but also a real blast from the...
What's up with WTI: Editorial # 50
WTI Magazine #50 2014 December, 26Author : Umberto Mucci Translation by: Hi first of all I want to wish all of you a wonderful, happy, Italian 2015! It seems yesterday when, with big temerity, we started our online magazine: indeed, it was October 13, 2013. In these months we've told you about Italian art, cinema, cuisine, culture an...
Italian language: One step after another
WTI Magazine #56 2015 March, 20Author : Manuela Bianchi for learnitalygroup.com Translation by: The word "passo" (step) is used with the verb "fare" (to do) as in "fare un passo" (literally, to do one step) or "fare due/quattro passi" (which in Italian means "to take a walk"). Even with such a simple word, we find plenty of common sa...
Studying (in) Italy: Rebels and Power-players, 3 Famous Women of Ancient Rome
WTI Magazine #65 2015 July, 24Author : John Cabot University Translation by: As most History and Classical Studies buffs know, women in ancient Rome rarely had access to positions of power. In Rome's patriarchal society, men ruled over almost all walks of life, from politics and art to business and the household. Women were not allow...