Italian books: The Eight Mountains
The Eight Mountains (Le otto montagne) is a book written by Paolo Cognetti and published in 2016. He was born in Milan in 1978. He studied mathematics and later earned a diploma in screenplay at the Cinema School in Milan. After that, he founded an independent film studio, called Cameracar, and worked on documentaries focusing on social, political...
Italian little Italies: Brisighella, In the Hills Amid Fog and Broom
The village of Brisighella is set against a chalky hill dominated by three selenite cliffs, upon which the Fortress, the Clock Tower, and the Sanctuary of Monticino stand. On the other side it was defended by two concentric lines of walls which can still be seen in the buildings which have incorporated them. Inside the historic quarter, the mediev...
IT and US: A beautiful Europe-US alliance to innovate schools
Europe and the United States have allied very often, on various issues and challenges. One fine alliance is the one we present that concerns innovation in education. In Europe, pedagogical structures and methodology went through several reforms since the beginning of the last century in the direction of making education more active and putting stud...
Italian flavors: Rotonda White Beans
Always present in the rural tradition of the Mercure Valley, white beans have played a major role in the agricultural history of the local populations. An 1852 publication by the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies speaks of the cultivation in the area of “graminaceous, leguminous and filierous plants” and specifically mentions the "bean, and this is sever...
Italian land and nature: The Thermal Parks of Ischia
Ischia, the largest of the Phlegrean Islands, has – as long as man can remember – been considered the European capital of wellbeing. Its springs and ancient natural baths offer intense pleasure and relaxation, in any season, to those looking to combine the best of wellness and spa treatments, enogastronomy, idyllic scenery and even sport activity,...
ICA: How to Relocate to Italy
The prospect of moving to Italy is an exciting one and many are curious about how to buy or rent property in Italy. However, this process can differ whether you are a citizen of a European Union country or a non-EU citizen in regards to how long you are allowed to stay in Italy and the additional benefits that only citizens or residents can take ad...
Italian handcrafts: Macerata Textiles
A technique characteristic of the Marche region, “liccetti” weaving required a traditional loom arranged according to the ancient textile-making process that, in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries, made it possible to create stylised, patterned borders on fabric. The existence of this procedure in Italian textiles is widely documented in the p...
Italian good news: Italian Boys and girls get involved and become protagonists of their own lives
WeDo Academy is the Italian association for youth entrepreneurship education, and as many as three editions of the original and innovative Summer Camp for girls and boys aged 10 to 19 who want to learn about, acquire and experience the entrepreneurial spirit and mindset, better known as Entrepreneurial Mindset, have been planned for 2024. The first...
Italian gardens and parks: Guardiaregia-Campochiaro Wildlife Park
The Regional Oasis Guardiaregia-Campochiaro Wildlife Park is located entirely in the municipalities of Guardiaregia and Campochiaro in the province of Campobasso, in the Molise side of the Matese. The protected area covers 3135 hectares of land, making it one of the larger areas among those run by the WWF in Italy. It is characterized by the presen...
What's up with WTI: Editorial # 177
Dear friends, July is also now almost over, and if anyone thought that after our Gala we would rest, they were very wrong. We the Italians is working on at least three very ambitious and exciting projects, and we already have some ideas on how to turn the gala into something even bigger, starting next year. Between July and August we will be return...
Italian culture and history: House Museums and Historic Homes
As the name says, a "house museum" is a habitation or palazzo that has been transformed into a museum. It could have been the abode of illustrious gentlemen, or of common citizens, site of familiar intimacy or a center of power: that which renders a house museum exceptional is its capacity to re-enact or represent the life that was, the traditions...
Italian sport: Italy is ready for the Paris Olympics
At the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Italy stunned the world by winning 40 medals, a record for the Azzurri since they have been participating in the Olympics. Above all, it amazed with its five victories in athletics, the queen of Olympic sports. From July 26, in Paris, for the third time in history, athletes fr...