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  WTI Magazine #79    2016 May 13Author : Italian Botanical Heritage      Translation by:   Villa Rufolo is a building in the historic center of Ravello (SA), whose original structure dates back to the thirteenth century, with large nineteenth-century alterations. Eroded by time and neglect, it was partially restored thanks to the valuable assis...

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An unexplored world once connected with the one above: Napoli sotterranea, the underground city, is a hundred-thirty feet underneath the sea level and used to have all the features of today's one. With its lively and noisy streets, it was considered the heart of Naples, which dates back to 2400 years ago.   For all this time, the city has be...

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by Vincenza Di Maggio   "He who loves cannot help but create better societies," said Luigi De Magistris, mayor of Naples, on Thursday evening at the Calandra Italian American Institute of the City of New York, directed by Dean Anthony Tamburri and where Italian-Americans gathered to hear him speak about the controversial issue of immigration...

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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...

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Caschi in testa, picconi alla mano, per esplorare le viscere del sottosuolo di Pizzofalcone. Volontari italiani e americani, fianco a fianco, nei cunicoli del Tunnel borbonico (ora chiamato ufficialmente Galleria borbonica, con ingressi da via Morelli e vico del Grottone), al lavoro su un nuova sezione dell'area, di prossima apertura.   Tred...

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Nel corso del suo viaggio a New York lo scorso giugno, Il Sindaco di Napoli Luigi de Magistris ha partecipato a una tavola rotonda su invito del J. D. Calandra Italian American Instiotute" della City University di New York. L'istituto è il più grande centro di studi e ricerche negli USA interamente dedicato all'esperienza italiana nelle Americhe....

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Twenty college students from across the nation will participate in the Ambassador Peter F. SecchiaVoyage of Discovery Program, an all-expenses-paid educational and cultural initiative that sends Italian American students to Italy.   Sponsored by the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF), the tour will visit Italy's Campania region, NIA...

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by Mario Angotta   Michele Napoletano, the Brooklyn-born mayor of Airola in the Province of Benevento, last week inaugurated a statue of St. George the Martyr, patron of his town, which was funded by Italian-Americans living in New York.   The mayor says that the outpouring of camaraderie and Italian pride from Italian-Americans who...

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Our rich Italian culture will once again be the focus of this year's Italian American Heritage Festival of Iowa. Our Cultural Hall will be located in the east wing of the Pappajohn Educational Center on the festival grounds at the corner of 12th and Locust Street.

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Often overshadowed by Capri and Ischia, the island of Procida in the Bay of Naples can actually make for a more relaxing and less expensive day out than its bigger neighbours. You can reach its shores in just over half an hour by boat from Naples.   Once you arrive, it offers a range of attractions: colourful and picturesque villages, s...

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