WTI Magazine #64    2015 July, 10Author : Italian Botanical Heritage      Translation by:   The Garden of the Times in Bari is a special place: partly garden, partly botanical garden, partly academic instituion. Cypress trees and carob trees, palms and banana trees, lavender and succulents, together with the oriental style of its furniture, gi...

When Flavia Laviosa was a young woman in Bari, Italy, she had a front-row seat for a golden age of artistry in Italian cinema. “I grew up at a time when education became free and accessible to everyone, and I had easy access to film screenings,” says Laviosa, senior lecturer in Italian Studies.   “Those were the years, into the ’70s, when th...

  WTI Magazine #71    2015 October, 30Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   The San Trifone Feast is a unique, big treasure trove of entertainment: religion, music, illuminations and the largest fireworks festival day and evening of the world. It annually attracts thousands of visitors, pilgrims, believers and curious. A full program of ev...

Lunedì 3 settembre 2012 alle ore 11.30 presso la Sala Giunta del Palazzo della Provincia di Bari si terrà la conferenza stampa di presentazione della seconda edizione del premio "Puglia's Italy Award of Excellence in America", promosso dalla "Puglia Center of America" che si svolgerà il prossimo 9 novembre nella città Eastchester dello Stato di New...

Il workshop "Stati Uniti d'America: un mercato in forte ripresa sul quale investire" si è tenuto martedì 11 marzo a Napoli e mercoledì 12 marzo a Bari, promosso da American Chamber of Commerce in Italy e dal Consolato Generale degli Stati Uniti d'America, e organizzato in collaborazione con il Council of American States in Europe (CASE) e l'agenzia...

by Claudia Baroncelli   From the North to the South, Italy has plenty of colorful and picturesque vicoli (alleys) just waiting to be discovered. Here is a selection of the most beautiful. Narrow and often hidden from view, Italian vicoli (alleys) are some of the most typical, picturesque and colorful examples of urban architecture which...

"Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness". The words immortalised in the United States Declaration of Independence remind us that the desire to be happy is a fundamental part of everyone's life. Along with GDP, wealth and political freedoms, the degree of happiness that people enjoy is also worth taking into account in any measure of democracy's...

by Claudia Astarita   The European Commission has recently approved the 2014-2020 Operative National Programme devoted to 14 metropolitan Italian cities. The main goals the intervention pursues are in the field of digital agenda, energetic efficiency, sustainable mobility and social inclusion.   The targeted cities are located in the...

Si svolge mercoledì 12 marzo a Bari nella sala convegni di Confindustria Bari e BAT il workshop "Stati Uniti d'America: un mercato in forte ripresa sul quale investire" promosso dall'American Chamber of Commerce in Italy e dal Consolato Generale degli Stati Uniti d'America e organizzato in collaborazione con il Council of American States in Europe...

by Suzy Strutner   If you're not in Polignano a Mare, then you're doing it wrong. That's because this gem of an Italian beach town is situated on the edge of a craggy ravine, high above the electric-blue ocean. Home to humans since prehistoric times, Polignano oozes charm to this day.   Its collection of stone streets, pleasant p...