From the North to the South, Italy boasts an ancient tradition in making excellent artisanal chocolate and all the chocoholics amongst you will be glad to know that the so-called Bel Paese has plenty of shops where you can taste and buy the most high quality sweet products. If you are travelling to Italy and you are looking for some hints on where...

Anche a Lecce è cake mania. Per gli appassionati del settore, giovedì un appuntamento imperdibile presso il laboratorio "Sweet cake" di via Braccio Martello: direttamente dal reality tv, arriva il "boss delle torte" Mauro Castano.   Braccio destro di Buddy Valastro, la più nota star del reality show made in USA, nonché cognato dello stesso V...

Late on a brisk December night we are leaning over the railing of Lecce's ancient Roman amphitheater, looking down past the tiered stone seating to a manor farm, or masseria. Below, on what was once an arena for feats of hunting, flagstones now lead from a flat-roofed stone farmhouse to a tidy vineyard and a kitchen garden growing a healthy stand o...

WTI Magazine #5    2013 Nov, 15Author : Maurizio Gabriele      Translation by: Alessandra Bitetti   If "USA Today", the most popular newspaper in America, included Lecce (10th of March 2011) among the "10 great places to go off the beaten path in Italy", the credit - without any doubt – for this belongs to the fasc...

With such a deep passion for both Italian culture and U.S innovation, Italian-American Cosimo Pizzulli has definitely left his mark in both worlds.  A sculptor, interior designer, and innovator himself, Cosimo has become the head of an architectural firm that combines the classical flavor of Italian art with the modern technology of the contem...

  WTI Magazine #64    2015 July, 10Author : Italian Botanical Heritage      Translation by:   The Garden of the Times in Bari is a special place: partly garden, partly botanical garden, partly academic instituion. Cypress trees and carob trees, palms and banana trees, lavender and succulents, together with the oriental style of its furniture, gi...

Next month's Fed Cup match between the United States and Italy will be played in Brindisi, with both countries vying to return to the tournament's top tier. The best-of-five series will be played in the southern Italian city on April 18-19.   Led by Serena and Venus Williams, the Americans beat Argentina 4-1 in Buenos Aires last month t...

  WTI Magazine #64    2015 July, 10Author : Paola Lovisetti Scamihorn      Translation by:   This light, fluffy and flavorful puree is a typical Apulian peasant dish that can be served as an appetizing starter with bread croutons and pecorino cheese or as a main course accompained by boiled catalogna seasoned with olive oil and chili. This rusti...

by Roberta Costantino   Wine is a strong reflection of the history, culture and land in a region. And this is especially true when you come from a region of Italy, like Apulia – Puglia, and know how much strength there is behind all the passion, love and knowledge the locals put in everything they do with their hands.   The work of fa...

The National Geographic, have elected it as a Top Trip, The NYPost called it "Magical" and the Lonely Planet put it in its 2014 must see places list.   What more do you need to start planning your trip to Apulia. Not convinced. Swide has already given you a few reasons to visit Puglia, but here are 20 more. So book your flights NOW!  ...