Italian sport: Nadia Battocletti, the “white Kenyan”
2024 was a memorable year for Italian sports, thanks to the great achievements of the Italian athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games and Jannik Sinner, who won 73 matches out of the 79 played, won two Masters and became the first tennis player in history capable of winning the Davis Cup and Atp Finals in the same year, ending the s...
Italian handcrafts: The craft of woodworking in the Aosta Valley, a tradition of excellence
In the Aosta Valley, the art of woodworking has deep roots, dating back to the region's ancient traditions. The practice of working with wood here is not just a job—it's a vital part of the local heritage and identity. This craft, passed down through generations, plays a key role in maintaining the cultural and economic fabric of the valley. The re...
Italian little Italies: Fagagna, Country of Storks
The Fagagna village is actually made up of seven ancient and separate suburbs that construction development put together in a single urban centre over the last decades, extending spaces of the countryside to new buildings. Like other areas in the north-east, here progress made its mark on ancient rural physiognomy as well: modern roof tiles, alumin...
Italian historical trademarks: Terme di Saturnia Natural Destination
120 hectares of wellness where a thousand-year-old spring from which a unique, powerful water flows at the foot of a medieval village. Here stands the Terme di Saturnia Natural Destination Resort, whose uniqueness is encapsulated in the water of its Spring, which emerges naturally after a forty-year journey into the folds of the Earth and gushes ou...
Italian good news: Innovative app by two 17-year-olds aims to combat food waste in Naples
Two 17-year-old Neapolitan teenagers, Matteo Morvillo e Amedeo Valestra, have developed a groundbreaking app called Cucinalo (Cook It), designed to combat food waste by helping users make the most of what they already have in their kitchens. The app, which reads the leftovers in your fridge, suggests recipes based on available ingredients, and give...
Italian cuisine: Creamy Lemon Crostata
February is National Bake for Family Fun Month. There’s nothing like a traditional Italian crostata to add the perfect finale to any meal or to enjoy at breakfast time. For those unfamiliar with the term, a crostata is basically an Italian open-faced pie that is usually prepared in a tarte pan instead of a pie dish. Crostate (plural form of crosta...
Italian land and nature: All the colors of Umbrian nature
Hills and forests, meadows and fields, Umbria “green heart of Italy.” This is all true, but there is much more! The gentle hills are gradually replaced by mountainous conformations such as Mount Subasio, Mount Cucco with its caves, Mount Tezio, the Martani Mountains and the Sibillini Mountains chain. Thinking of the Sibillini Mountains National Par...
What's up with WTI: Editorial # 184
Dear friends, Here we are with another editorial full of news about our activities. This beginning of the year has been pretty busy for us at We the Italians. For the third year in a row, I had the pleasure and honor to mentor the new 100 fellows of the Italian American Future Leaders in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and to see again there many alumni...
What's up with WTI: Editorial # 183
Dear friends, Welcome to the 2025 of We the Italians! The year begins with an important news for us. After 85,000 free contents, the first articles for those who would like to subscribe have appeared on our Facebook page. So many of you have asked us how to “subscribe” to We the Italians or help us grow, and today there is this tool that, for the p...
Italian land and nature: Cortina and its environs
Cortina d'Ampezzo sits in the heart of the Veneto Dolomites, in an ample valley surrounded by high peaks, and is one of the most famous mountain localities in the world. Host of the 1956 Winter Olympic Games and defined solely in the terms of chic and ski, Cortina is a glitzy, glam symbol both on the Italian and international scenes; Cortina has al...
Italian wine: The Best Wines of Sicily
Sicily, the largest island in the Mediterranean, boasts a rich history, culture, and climate that make it one of the most important wine-producing regions in Italy. The island has been making wine for over 3,000 years, with influences from the ancient Greeks, Romans, Arabs, and Normans. Today, Sicily’s wine scene is flourishing, combining tradition...
Italian little Italies: Treia, name of the earth
Dolores Prato wrote: "Treia shattered its history, the splinters sounded of broken echoes... the biggest pieces were used as building material, they also built the steps that climb up to the bell tower of the Cathedral". Twenty five centuries of history have left their indelible traces. The city of Treia with its thirteenth-century walls, Lombard t...