WTI Magazine #28    2014 May, 1Author : folclore.it      Translation by:   The Sunday after Easter, Sunday "in albis", takes place in the Marche small village the Palio della Rana (a Palio is a traditional contest between the neighbourhoods of the town). The seven districts of Fermignano will compete in the race pushing a wheelbarrow on which...

di Federico Taddia   «Io non faccio una carta qualsiasi, io faccio la tua carta, esclusiva e personalizzata. Non mi serve a nulla essere bravo come un artigiano del 1200, sarei solo una rievocazione storica: io voglio essere bravo oggi, utilizzando la stessa tecnica di ieri per realizzare prodotti eccellenti, attuali e appetibili nel contemp...

by Morena Pivetti   This weekend Italy will hold regional and municipal elections. About 22 million voters are eligible to choose the government of seven Regions, Veneto and Liguria in the North, Tuscany, Umbria and Marche in the Center and Campania and Puglia in the South.   Voters are also called to elect more than 1,000 municipalit...

When traveling to Italy, there are many great cities to choose from. Everyone knows about Rome, and many have seen its splendors through the eyes of Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday. Fashion lovers will find the catwalks and shops of Milan to be inspiring. Those who love romance often head for Venice.   The architecture lovers head for Floren...

By Luisa Taliento   New places of encounter, contemplation and peace, where you can enjoy experiences without conflict, because the stars here aren't people but plants. The concept behind the success of horticultural travel couldn't be simpler, and in Great Britain it inspires one person out of three to take a trip.   This is a type o...

Regione Marche, Confindustria Marche, Fondazione Marche e ISSNAf si sono incontrati con imprenditori e università locali per discutere delle opportunità di ricerca e innovazione per le imprese e la possibilità di aprire ponti con gli Stati Uniti. In rappresentanza del programma I/UCRC di National Science Foundation (Agenzia federale americana) é in...

The Marche and Urbino, the UNESCO City that gave birth to the divine Raphael, on the occasion of the Year of Italian Culture in the U.S. , promote , together with the Italian Cultural Institute in New York and the Superintendence of Urbino, the knowledge of the artistic heritage and of the museums of the Marche region, through the exhibition of the...

by Nicola Gardini   Although little visited, the monastery of Fonte Avellana, in the province of Pesaro and Urbino in the Marche region, is one of the most prominent literary places in the world. It was in fact celebrated in the Divine Comedy.   If it is not as popular as the churches of Gubbio, just a few dozen kilometers away, or th...

Anche l'Ambasciata Usa in Italia si sta occupando del giallo dell'eredità che tra rivalutazioni ed interessi si aggira oggi tra i 180 ed i 250 mila dollari statunitensi. Una bella somma di una zia emigrata in America - e morta nel 1995 a Corinaldo dove era tornata - che però i parenti corinaldesi non sono ancora riusciti ad intascare.   Nono...

Boy and girl track and field athletes ages 11-13 with Italian backgrounds will be nominated for selection to the ITALIAN NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE (CONI) USA Youth Olympic Team based on performance at one of the U.S. regional CONI USA Youth selection tryouts in the U.S. East and West Coasts and Midwest.   REGISTER HERE! The Midwest tryouts...