Bernhard Warner

@thealepalombo I was really *hoping Ascoli wouldn’t land on your thread. secret’s out

Who should consider each: RETIREES: → Orvieto (Rome access + expat community) → Lecce (beach + low cost + cuisine) → Ascoli Piceno (authentic + affordable) REMOTE WORKERS / FOUNDERS: → Bergamo (130+ destinations from Orio al Serio) → Trieste (real city + three-country access) → Lucca (Pisa Airport + fiber + Tuscany) FAMILIES: → Lucca (bilingual school in city) → Bergamo (Northern Italian schools + connectivity) → Mantova (Verona international schools 30 min) BUDGET OPTIMIZERS: → Ascoli Piceno (€1,345/sqm + Marche value) → Lecce (€1,647/sqm + 7% flat tax nearby)

I'm Italian. I just got back from Rome. Over dinner, old friends and I started arguing about the same thing we always argue about: which cities in Italy are genuinely incredible but nobody ever talks about? We went back and forth for hours. By the end of the night, we had a list. 7 hidden cities that most people, including most Italians, will never think to visit, let alone move to. No crowds. No tourist markup. Insane quality of life. Thread 🧵

@nytimes @TheAthletic outside the arena here in Milan: fans from both teams are real class acts. on the bus, in the corridors: nobody would dare trash-talk after witnessing two titans at their tops of their game. bravi!

Breaking News From @TheAthletic: The U.S. beat Canada, 2-1, in overtime in the final of the men’s Olympic hockey tournament, winning the gold medal for the third time and its first since 1980. nyti.ms/4s3SCE6

stunning. 2 champs battling. what a game! forza stati uniti!

sudden death… so fitting. 🇺🇸 🇨🇦 #GoldMedal #icehockey #MilanoCortinaOlympics2026

USA fans (waaay outnumbered) sitting next to me aren’t the most optimistic bunch

another gold for Federica #Brignone! just torched the Tofane in Cortina #olympics #slalom

wait… Brazil takes the gold in the #giantslalom !?! #olympics … thrilling finish to knock off the mighty Odermatt

correction: outshot 27 to 3

Outshot 25 to 3, Italian #menshockey team trails the big bad Swedes by just a goal after 1st period. a real David v. Goliath matchup. #Olympics2026

USA dominating first period. USA 2, Canada 0

scattered cheers from the crowd who seem shocked

Lindsey Vonn, only a few seconds out of the gate, takes a nasty spill. hard to watch #cortina #womensdownhill

and now the medevac helicopter on the scene

they’re hitting max speeds of 130-140kmh. though perhaps not that fast at that stretch

@AlecStapp @rcbregman give Italy a year or two. it’ll catch up

Retirees in France now have higher incomes than workers

Sam Altman’s note to employees, per @dealbook nytimes.com/2026/01/27/bus… v

#RIP Ralph Towner, legendary Guitarist who played with so many jazz greats. I had the pleasure of getting to know Ralph. Last month, at a dinner party in Rome, he recounted the NY jazz scene in the 60s and the worst gig of his life, Woodstock nytimes.com/2026/01/18/art… via @NYTimes

Neko Health, the start-up founded by Spotify’s Daniel Ek and the Swedish entrepreneur Hjalmar Nilsonne, will expand to the U.S. market this spring, @bernhardwarner scoops. nyti.ms/49jX9fk

This year's #Fed #FOMC lineup (HT @WellsFargo )

@semaforben will you get him on the podcast?

Gasparino on a tear.