Economy –Business takes centre stage in the articles that the foreign press has dedicated to Italy. On July 5, Le Monde interviews John Elkann, reporting the “birth of a new captain of industry” (Héritier des Agnelli, président de Fiat… John Elkann, l’éclosion d’un patron*), while Spain’s Expansión tells the story of Nerio Alessandri, “visionary vitalist” whose Technogym “strengthens and trains” a host of champions (July 10 – Nerio Alessandri, el hombre que pone fuerte a Cristiano Ronaldo con su Technogym). El País also dedicates coverage to the career path of Giorgio Armani, who is “celebrating his 85th birthday at the very top of his profession” while reigning over “one of fashion’s last independent brands” (July 11 – Giorgio Armani celebra sus 85 años en pleno apogeo profesional). In other financial and business news, while Reuters reports on how the agri-food group Newlat plans to list on the stock exchange in the autumn (July 5 – Italy’s Newlat plans to list in Milan in autumn – chairman), Bloomberg covers surging real estate prices in Milan and the arrival of major investment funds (July 5 – Milan Real Estate Prices Surge as Billionaires, Funds Buy In).
Italians in film and sports – Alongside successful entrepreneurs, international newspapers commemorate Valentina Cortese, the “vital” postwar actress who vied with Ingrid Bergman for an Oscar (July 10 in The New York Times – Valentina Cortese, Italian Screen Diva, Dead at 96; The Guardian – Valentina Cortese obituary). In the sporting world, Sueddetsche Zeitung celebrates the cyclist Andrea Viviani, winner of the fourth stage of the Tour de France (July 9 – Tour de France: Viviani sprintet bei vierter Etappe zum Sieg).
Tourism & lifestyle – Reports dedicated to tourism and lifestyle concentrate on the Prosecco Hills’ inclusion on the Unesco World Heritage List (July 7 in The New York Times – Prosecco Hills Inscribed on Unesco World Heritage List*; L’Orient le Jour: Italie: les collines historiques du Prosecco classées par l’Unesco) and on some classic tourism destinations in Italy, like the Cinque Terre, among the “places preferred” by Germans (Die Welt, July 6 – Cinque Terre ist Italiens beliebtester Logenplatz), Matera, the 2019 European Capital of Culture (Sueddeutsche Zeitung, July 10 – Vom Elendsquartier zur Goldgrube), or Tuscany, the “cradle of the Renaissance” which, as the Moroccan daily L’Economiste reports, will be served by a new direct Casablanca-Pisa flight (July 4 – Virée en Toscane: Le berceau de la Renaissance tient ses promesses-DNES à Florence, Tilila EL GHOUARI (Ph. TEG)).
More off the beaten track is the itinerary chosen by German photographer Helmut Schlaiß as he visits the most uncontaminated locations of Goethe’s “Italian journey” (Die Welt, July 9 – So sieht Italien ohne Touristen aus). And while El Mundo gets ready to follow the Millemiglia, “the world’s craziest race,” between Brescia and Rome (July 5 – Así es la Mille Miglia: el museo sobre ruedas), The New York Times visits the capital to cover the ceremony at which Fendi paid homage, at the Temple of Venus, to the designer Karl Lagarfeld (July 5 – Fendi, the Legacy of Empire — and Lagerfeld*). In lifestyle, Financial Times reports on the vintage electric 500 built by Garage Italia, available for rental to tourists in Rome, Florence, Milan, Catania, Palermo, and Olbia (July 5 –Shortcuts: KLM flies responsibly, a hybrid-power cruise and hiring an open-top Fiat 500*), while Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung stresses the love Germany has for Vespa and previews the scooter rally to be held in Frankfurt this year (July 10 – Wo die Liebe zur Vespa regelrecht zelebriert wird).
Wine & Food – In Wine & Food news, The New York Times presents a video lesson by chef Massimo Bottura for a personal take on the dishes of Italian cuisine (July 8 – Private Lessons With Massimo Bottura*), while Austria’s Der Standard recommends a recipe for spaghetti with sea urchin (July 9 – Spaghetti mit Seeigeln: Der Geschmack des Meeres). Italian culinary tradition is a major presence in Germany as well, with Die Zeit reporting on the success of fettuccine with pancetta and peas (July 7 – Rostock oder Rimini? Hauptsache, Nudeln). Lastly, in alcoholic beverages, The Wall Street Journal discusses all the variations on the “classic Italian” Aperol Spritz being stirred up in New York (July 6 – This Classic Italian Cocktail Keeps Inspiring New York Spinoffs*)
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