WTI Magazine #32    2014 May, 29Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   The Recco Focaccia Festival is a tasty feast that honors the typical product of the town of Recco, the focaccia bread. All around the town there are several free distribution points of focaccia simple or with onions, as well as bakeries members of the Consortium "Focac...

by Aarian Marshall Gregory Peck loved one, particularly with Audrey Hepburn perched on the handlebars. Jennifer Lopez hopped aboard at least once, as did the classic American cowboy John Wayne. Who doesn't look cooler aboard an old Vespa? The Genoese, that's who, at least according to the government of that northern Italian city.   In Decem...

The parent company of the Baglietto shipyard said it signed a letter of intent to buy Bertram Yachts from the Ferretti Group.   Several Italian publications are reporting that the Gavio Group, which took over Baglietto in 2012, expects the transaction to close by March 31 and that it is conditioned on due diligence. Baglietto is located in L...

One reason Sicilians tend to identify with Sicily first and Italy (a distant) second? Sicilian food. The same goes for Veneto in the north or Puglia in the south. Italy is a young country -- it only celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2011. Despite the successful export of the "Italian restaurant," the idea of a unified Italian cuis...

Dalla Riviera ligure agli Stati Uniti. È stato un salto di quasi settemila chilometri, quello effettuato da Roberta Marcenaro Lyon, classe 1977, originaria di Villanova d'Albenga, in provincia di Savona, oggi amministratore delegato di una importante società con sede negli USA, che si occupa di fornire assistenza alle aziende europee interessate a...

A trip to Varese Ligure, Italy, will bring you face to face with a charming town of pastel-colored houses and a plethora of restaurants serving dishes with organic porcini mushrooms and chestnuts.   Stop at the bustling markets and you will see Italians who have traveled from far and wide to purchase the locally produced organic meats, chees...

Craving a getaway to a cliffside village of fresh pasta, ocean breezes and all-around perfect enchantment? Welcome to Vernazza.   This Italian cliff town has been proclaimed the "loveliest" of the Cinque Terre, those five seaside towns on the northwestern Italian coast that are famous with hikers, who hop from one to the next on a netwo...

  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?    

  WTI Magazine #54    2015 February, 20Author : Jennifer Gentile Martin      Translation by:   This is our first introduction on Vino Travels to the region of Liguria, also known as the Italian Riviera. Liguria is a mountainous region located in the northwestern part of Italy following along the coastline as you head towards France and the Frenc...

Discover your inner chef and Italy's incredibly diverse culinary landscape to create your own 3 course masterpiece! Six classes introduce the distinct and exciting cuisines of 6 Italian regions. Each class lasts 4 hours. You will cook in a newly equipped kitchen at the Dante Alighieri Society in Kendall Square, Cambridge, and enjoy your meal with w...