https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Bologna’s Garisenda tower and the area around it was closed to the public over the weekend after sensors detected unusual movement and officials said it was in a "worrying" condition. So how bad do things look and what's being done to save it? https://www.thelocal.it/20231023/is-one-of-bolognas-twin-towers-at-risk-of-collapsing Mon, 23 Oct 2023 17:53:34 +0200 is-one-of-bolognas-twin-towers-at-risk-of-collapsing Italy's parliament on Wednesday voted to declassify secret files on the 1980 bombing of Bologna train station, on the 43rd anniversary of the attack that left 85 people dead. https://www.thelocal.it/20230802/italy-votes-to-declassify-bologna-bombing-documents Wed, 02 Aug 2023 18:42:01 +0200 italy-votes-to-declassify-bologna-bombing-documents Bologna will become the first city in Italy to introduce a 30 km/h speed limit, councillors announced on Wednesday, saying the change will save lives and reduce pollution. https://www.thelocal.it/20221102/italian-city-of-bologna-to-cut-speed-limit-to-30-from-june Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:32:59 +0100 italian-city-of-bologna-to-cut-speed-limit-to-30-from-june President Sergio Mattarella said on Tuesday it was the state's duty to shed more light on the 1980 bombing of Bologna's train station, on the 42nd anniversary of the attack that killed 85 people and injured 200. https://www.thelocal.it/20220802/italys-president-calls-for-full-truth-on-anniversary-of-bologna-bombing Tue, 02 Aug 2022 18:51:44 +0200 italys-president-calls-for-full-truth-on-anniversary-of-bologna-bombing Head away from Bologna's city centre and you'll discover secret treasures of history, art and nature. The lowlands area of 'la pianura' is home to both natural and cultural beauty, as The Local's reporter Karli Drinkwater discovered. https://www.thelocal.it/20220429/weekend-wanderlust-exploring-bolognas-hidden-countryside-by-bike Fri, 29 Apr 2022 14:01:59 +0200 weekend-wanderlust-exploring-bolognas-hidden-countryside-by-bike The northern Italian city famed for its rich food, world heritage porticoes and historical university is an attractive place to move to. Here, Bologna resident Karli Drinkwater shares some tips for making the transition smooth, simple and fun. https://www.thelocal.it/20211216/15-insider-tips-to-make-living-in-bologna-better Thu, 16 Dec 2021 16:44:15 +0100 15-insider-tips-to-make-living-in-bologna-better Bologna's medieval porticoes were inscribed on UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites Wednesday, handing Italy a record number of recognitions for its cultural heritage. https://www.thelocal.it/20210728/italy-receives-unesco-site-record-as-bolognas-porticoes-are-added-to-world-heritage-list Wed, 28 Jul 2021 18:41:26 +0200 italy-receives-unesco-site-record-as-bolognas-porticoes-are-added-to-world-heritage-list Bologna is living up to its moniker, ‘la rossa’, as the city and the whole province turns red from Thursday March 4th. It joins a growing number of Italian towns and provinces that fall under differing rules aimed at halting the rising number of coronavirus cases. https://www.thelocal.it/20210304/covid-19-bologna-turns-red-as-whole-province-goes-into-lockdown-on-thursday Thu, 04 Mar 2021 13:09:47 +0100 covid-19-bologna-turns-red-as-whole-province-goes-into-lockdown-on-thursday On August 2nd, Italy marks the anniversary of one of the deadliest attacks ever to take place in the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20190802/bologna-massacre-38-years-on-questions-remain Fri, 02 Aug 2019 11:54:56 +0200 bologna-massacre-38-years-on-questions-remain The Italian army was sent in to secure a virus "red zone" north of Naples, authorities said on Thursday, while further outbreaks were reported including one in Bologna. https://www.thelocal.it/20200625/new-cluster-of-coronavirus-cases-reported-at-bologna-warehouse Thu, 25 Jun 2020 16:08:38 +0200 new-cluster-of-coronavirus-cases-reported-at-bologna-warehouse Videos of Italian right-wing politician Matteo Salvini buzzing the intercoms of immigrant residents to ask if they deal drugs have gone viral, spurring wide condemnation and a diplomatic row. https://www.thelocal.it/20200123/embarrassing-conduct-anger-in-italy-after-salvinis-election-doorbell-stunt Thu, 23 Jan 2020 17:27:00 +0100 embarrassing-conduct-anger-in-italy-after-salvinis-election-doorbell-stunt Italy has nominated the distinctive porticos of Bologna as a Unesco World Heritage Site, calling them one of the north-eastern city's defining features. https://www.thelocal.it/20200122/italys-latest-unesco-candidate-the-porticos-of-bologna Wed, 22 Jan 2020 15:38:42 +0100 italys-latest-unesco-candidate-the-porticos-of-bologna Thousands of people rallied Sunday in the northern Italian city of Bologna, a leftist bastion targeted by the far right in elections this month whose fall could bring down the government in Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20200120/italys-sardines-hold-anti-far-right-rally-in-bologna Mon, 20 Jan 2020 10:02:07 +0100 italys-sardines-hold-anti-far-right-rally-in-bologna A court in Italy has sentenced a former far-right extremist to life in prison for his part in a bombing at a railway station that killed 85 people 40 years ago. https://www.thelocal.it/20200110/italian-far-right-extremist-life-sentence-bologna-bombing Fri, 10 Jan 2020 10:43:39 +0100 italian-far-right-extremist-life-sentence-bologna-bombing Thousands of protestors calling themselves 'sardine' (sardines) sang Bella Ciao in the rain in the centre of the city of Modena on Monday, after a similar rally in Bologna last week. But who are Italy's 'Sardines', where did they come from, and what do they want? https://www.thelocal.it/20191120/enough-hate-who-are-the-sardines-packing-into-italian-squares-to-protest Wed, 20 Nov 2019 10:40:25 +0100 enough-hate-who-are-the-sardines-packing-into-italian-squares-to-protest The University of Bologna is famous for being the oldest university in the western world, and a new ranking now says it's also the best of Italy's large universities. https://www.thelocal.it/20190718/bologna-named-italys-best-university-in-new-ranking Thu, 18 Jul 2019 13:18:22 +0200 bologna-named-italys-best-university-in-new-ranking You could spend weeks in beautiful Bologna without getting bored. But if you've only got one or two days, here's how to make the most of it - even if it's raining. https://www.thelocal.it/20190504/weekend-wanderlust-how-to-spend-the-perfect-24-hours-in-bologna Sat, 04 May 2019 11:07:42 +0200 weekend-wanderlust-how-to-spend-the-perfect-24-hours-in-bologna Often neglected on travel itineraries in favour of Italy's more famous hotspots, Bologna has plenty to offer tourists, from food to art to hidden secrets. Here are nine reasons you should visit at least once in your lifetime. https://www.thelocal.it/20190421/why-bologna-should-be-the-next-place-you-visit-in-italy-facts-sightseeing Sun, 21 Apr 2019 11:50:14 +0200 why-bologna-should-be-the-next-place-you-visit-in-italy-facts-sightseeing The mayor of the city of Bologna has launched an online campaign to raise awareness of the fact that spaghetti bolognese is not something people in Bologna actually eat. https://www.thelocal.it/20190227/bologna-mayors-campaign-against-spaghetti-bolognese-its-fake-news Wed, 27 Feb 2019 10:15:34 +0100 bologna-mayors-campaign-against-spaghetti-bolognese-its-fake-news Bologna’s appeals court has ruled that an Italian-American woman’s US adoption of her wife's biological child is also valid in Italy, after it was initially rejected by the Bologna City Council and Italy’s Interior Ministry. https://www.thelocal.it/20180927/italian-appeals-court-upholds-validity-of-us-adoption-by-lesbian-couple Thu, 27 Sep 2018 19:45:00 +0200 italian-appeals-court-upholds-validity-of-us-adoption-by-lesbian-couple