Italian Little Italies: Fornelli, The country of the seven towers
WTI Magazine #85 2016 November 21Author : I borghi più belli d'Italia Translation by: One of the best preserved village of Molise with planning system that still reflects the original one, to make it interesting is the small village of stoves, of course excluding the buildings recently built, anonymous and of poor quality, that exten...
Italian fashion: M&M, McDonald’s meets Moschino. When fast food becomes cool
WTI Magazine #21 2014 Mar, 14Author : Maria Teresa Squillaci Translation by: Milan fashion Week is when the biggest trends of the season start to make sense and we really find out what we will be wearing come autumn. The italian fashion capital is known for overblown glamour and downright sexiness but for a/w 2014, Milan was in a dif...
Italian lifestyle: Azimut Atlantis 43 world premiere at Boot Dusseldorf 2015
WTI Magazine #52 2015 January, 23Author : Living Adamis Translation by: The new Azimut Atlantis 43 is destined to become the new benchmark in its category: hard to ask for more. Gritty and sporty outside, cool and sophisticated inside, the latest in the Atlantis Collection is a true concentration of Italian content and design.
Great Italians of the Past: Caterina de' Medici
WTI Magazine #72 2015 November 13Author : Giovanni Verde Translation by: Giulia Carletti Caterina de' Medici is a famous and controversial protagonist of legends questioning her behalf. She was one of the most powerful and influential women of 16th century Europe. She was born in Florence on the 13rd of April, 1519, daughter of Loren...
Great Italians of the Past: Gae Aulenti
WTI Magazine #75 2016 January 18Author : Giovanni Verde Translation by: Gae Aulenti has been one of the most symbolic Italian women of the '900. The history of the Italian architecture, not only the female one, is inextricably linked to her name. Gae Aulenti was born in Palazzolo della Stella, in Friuli Venezia Giulia, on December 4...
Italian land and nature: Lake Como, Lombardy
WTI Magazine #82 2016 August 19Author : italia.it Translation by: The magnificent scenery of Lake Como (also known as Lake Lario) has enchanted artists and travelers for centuries: from French novelist Flaubert to musicians of the caliber of Gioacchino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, and Vincenzo Bellini; it was here that he composed his op...
Italian language: Don’t catch on fire!
WTI Magazine #85 2016 November 21Author : Giulia Casati for the Italian School NJ Translation by: Talking about Italian expressions, one that has always interested me while growing up is "to have a tail made out of hay." How many times did my mom ask me if I had a "coda di paglia"!? But what the heck did it mean? Growing up, at first...
IT and US: Taylor Street's Archive
WTI Magazine #19 2014 Feb, 28Author : Vincent Romano Translation by: Taylor Street lies in the shadows of Chicago's Loop. At the turn of the 20th century, a band of tribes from southern Italy (Campania/Napoli, Sicillia/Palermo, Apuglia/Bari, Calabria/Reggio, Bassilicata, Molise, Abruzzi, ...) immigr...
Italian politics: Who will be Italy's next President?
WTI Magazine #52 2015 January, 23Author : Francesca Papasergi Translation by: It's time. Again. After nine years in charge, Mr. Napolitano resigned on January 14th, and Italy must choose its new Presidente della Repubblica. Some time ago, we already analyzed the President's prerogatives: he's the Armed Forces' commander in chief, he...
Italian wine: Stemmari's Dalila, the wine of a love story
WTI Magazine #59 2015 May, 1Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin for www.vinotravelsitaly.com Translation by: I had received some samples from Prestige Wine Imports on the wines of Stemmari, amd I recently sampled one, 2012 Stemmari Dalila. It's a wine made of 80% grillo and 20 % viognier that is aged in French oak for 8 months. The wine...
Italian art: Palazzo D'Arco, Mantua
WTI Magazine #72 2015 November 13Author : Enrico De Iulis Translation by: During the Italian Renaissance it wasn't uncommon to decorate rooms, halls or courtrooms with an astrological subject. The works of the "Palazzo della Ragione" in Padua survived to this day. This calendar and astrological deco...
Italian sport: Will 2016 be a golden year for Italy?
WTI Magazine #75 2016 January 18Author : Simone Callisto Manca Translation by: Like every leap year, 2016 will present at least two events not to miss for the Italian sport: the Olympic Games in Rio and the European Soccer Championships in France, two events in which our teams do not start as favored but may result as interesting out...