Milan – Cortina 2026 – Numerous articles in the international press cover Milan-Cortina’s “victorious bid” to host the 2026 Winter Games (June 24 in The New York Times – Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo to Host 2026 Winter Games*; Washington Post – Italy’s Milan-Cortina wins vote to host 2026 Winter Olympics*; Die Welt – Olympische Spiele kehren nach Italien zurück; Die Zeit: Wer will noch mal, wer hat noch nicht?; Frankfurter Allgeine Zeitung – Mailand nimmt alles bei der Olympia-Wahl; Der Standard – Winterspiele 2026 in Mailand und Cortina d’Ampezzo; L’Orient le Jour– Les Jeux olympiques d’hiver 2026 attribués à Milan/Cortina (CIO)). Reuters explains how the news has ushered in “a wave of Olympic enthusiasm in Italy” (June 24 – Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo to host 2026 Winter Games), a country hosting the Winter Games for the third time (El Mundo, June 24 – Milán organizará los Juegos Olímpicos de invierno en 2026) in the “not unique, but unusual” formula of two organizing cities (The Wall Street Journal, June 24 – Italy Selected as Host for 2026 Winter Olympics*).
Tourism and lifestyle – The foreign media also includes tourism and lifestyle reporting. While Financial Times recounts how the Biennale, which “is appreciated worldwide” has revitalized real estate prices in Venice (June 21 – The role of arts in Venice’s property market*), the Moroccan daily Le Matin explains how, among the 18 new sites considered as UNESCO biosphere reserves, 2 are Italian: The Po and the Julian Alps (June 25 – 18 nouveaux sites rejoignent le réseau des réserves de biosphère de l’Unesco). The New York Times, on the other hand, visits Tuscany to rediscover Chianti Classico, for “superb wines and often excellent values” (June 21 – Chianti Classico, Beyond the Straw-Covered Bottle*). Lake Como also makes the news, with coverage of the Obama family visiting George Clooney in the actor’s villa with a “sensational view of the Alps” (El País, June 25 – La casa de Clooney que conoce los secretos de sus amigos de Hollywood).
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