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The area itself is a UNESCO Natural World Heritage site and has over 500 kilometres of pistes spread over four valleys: Alta Badia; Arabba; Val Gardena; and Val Di Fassa. One of the skiing highlights is a 42 kilometre loop of slopes around the Sellaronda which offers mouth-wateringly panoramic views of the valleys below. Just as well, as there are...

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Carnevale is one of the most colorful celebrations in the world. In Italy, we are serious about it. In the end, this is where it was born. We are all familiar with the Carnevale of Venice and that of Viareggio, as well as famous international renditions such as the Carnival in New Orleans, that in Rio and that in Notting Hill (London). In Ital...

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Bracelet, ring, necklace, earring, jewel, gem, pearl... these are the protagonists of some beautiful tales in Vicenza's Jewelry Museum. The word "jewel" itself has an interesting story to tell: some say it comes from the Latin 'gaudium', joy, others 'iocus', jest... two equally promising etymologies with a beautiful happy ending.   The curat...

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  WTI Magazine #37    2014 July, 2Author : Enrico De Iulis      Translation by:   The title of the XIV edition of the Venice Architecture Biennale is "Fundamentals" and is curated by the always controversial Dutch architect Rem Koolhass. In contrast to previous editions, the main theme of the event wants to be just the self-retreat, the look at...

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Coins thrown into the Trevi fountain in Rome are supposed to bring good luck, and fashion house Fendi is hoping rather more than a few coins, 2.8 million euros in fact, will bring it fortune in its restoration project.   Fendi is the latest fashion brand to pitch in and help spruce up the capital, but by no means the only one. The stylists a...

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by Claudia Astarita   From 15 February until 4 March, this beautiful Italian city will be transformed into a sea of masquerades and celebrations, welcoming 2014 Carnival. This year, this amazing event explores connections between people and the environment, as well as the way in which the mysteries of nature can be told through fairy tales....

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By Chiara Mattirolo   Camp Darby military units joined together with their peers of the Italian Base Command and Soldiers of the Folgore Brigade July 25 to take part in a Leadership Reaction Course at the Folgore Training Area, Lustrissimi.   "This type of training is fundamental in enforcing reciprocal confidence, both from a psychol...

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  WTI Magazine #72    2015 November 13Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   In the year of the Expo 2015, in the Venetian province there's a city that showcases the goose, through an exhibition with tens of thousands of visitors, sold out hotels and restaurants, opportunities for recreation and for the rediscovery of ancient traditions, in...

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Alla vigilia dell'accordo di libero scambio fra Unione Europea e Stati Uniti, una nuova grande opportunità si apre per le imprese veronesi grazie all'accordo siglato fra Confindustria Verona e American Chamber of Commerce in Italy (che in Italia rappresenta la US Chamber of Commerce) che, dal 1915, promuove lo sviluppo delle relazioni commerciali f...

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di Beatrice Bondi   Cortina approda a New York e incontra il pubblico americano, per presentare le sue bellezze naturali, già patrimonio UNESCO, che unite a un immenso capitale di cultura, moda, musica e spettacolo, hanno contribuito ad eleggere e confermare Cortina "regina delle Dolomiti". L'evento, nato dalla collaborazione tra Cortina Tu...

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