WTI Magazine #73    2015 November 27Author : italia.it      Translation by:   As the heart of one of the world's most significant religions, Italy has always been a destination for those who have made their faith a way of life and who wish to explore the roots of a world that has produced art, architecture, and objects of inestimable value. Italy...

Power and Liturgy: Baroque-Era Silver in the Barese Territory, organized by the Cooperativa Armida of Conversano, runs in the Paolo Finoglio Municipal Painting Gallery of Conversano's Aragonese Castle until June 30th, 2014. The exhibition, divided into four sections (paintings, silver sculpture, liturgical objects and vestments, and documents), is...

by Jim Tardley   All Luciano Faggiano wanted when he purchased the seemingly unremarkable building at 56 Via Ascanio Grandi was to open a trattoria. The only problem was the toilet. Sewage kept backing up. So Mr. Faggiano enlisted his two older sons to help him dig a trench and investigate. He predicted the job would take about a week.&...

Join us as we continue to showcase Italy's regional richness and diversity in our popular series "Taste the Regions". Each time, native experts introduce us to a different Italian region or city presenting its history, geography and culinary traditions in an informal and fun format. For the first appointment of 2016, we will discover Puglia, t...

by Briana Palma   A little bit of Salento, Italy, is coming to Boston.As part of the Year of Italian Culture, La Notte della Taranta is bringing its unique, Southern Italian sound to the Outside the Box festival. Slate for July 13 to 20, it is the largest free entertainment event in the city this summer, with more than 200 performers partici...

Getting bored just thinking of crowded beaches, lots of people, umbrellas and yelling children, where finding a moment of peace and silence as an impossible mission? If so, you'll be glad to know Italy has plenty of unspoiled and natural paradises where you can find peace, but also swim and sunbathe.   For instance, have you ever swum in a n...

A partire da domani, 23 gennaio, si terranno a Foggia, presso il Palazzetto dell'Arte, una serie di incontri ed eventi dedicati alla storia dell'emigrazione pugliese. La rassegna, intitolata "Pane Amaro - Storie di emigrazione" è stata organizzata dal Centro Studi Diomede e dall'Archivio "Fathers' Land" e vede il patrocinio dell'Assessorato al Wel...

Evocative spaces and a lucky encounter between various arts: these are the ingredients of the "International Festival Castel dei Mondi". The 18th edition of this event takes place from August 21st to 31st in Andria, the town in Puglia located close to Alta Murgia, also known as the "city of three towers". These ten days will feature musical and th...

La Mia Strada Screening - Pittsburgh Documentary Salon. Thursday June 18 @ 7pm. Pittsburgh Filmmakers - 477 Melwood Ave. - Pittsburgh, PA 15213 412-681-5449 X219 http://pghdocsalon.blogspot.com   La Mia Strada (My Road) is a compelling exploration of ethnicity and culture, linking ancient and modern Italia...

Italy's Alenia Aermacchi has been awarded a $141 million contract by Lockheed Martin for the production of components for the Joint Strike Fighter, as well as for the assembly of the first complete wing for the aircraft, the firm said.Alenia Aermacchi will provide components for the JSF central fuselage, wing and wing box, the firm said in a statem...