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 How does a long weekend in the village of Capracotta (cooked goat) sound? Or how about a trip to Purgatory? Welcome to the wonderful world of strange Italian place names! https://www.thelocal.it/20141119/top-ten-italys-weirdest-place-names Wed, 19 Nov 2014 11:21:00 +0100 top-ten-italys-weirdest-place-names A man has been placed under house arrest for allegedly stealing bras and knickers from washing lines. The place of his arrest? A town in the northern Italian region of Piedmont, aptly called Bra. https://www.thelocal.it/20140618/bras-brazen-bra-thief-plagues-towns-balconies Wed, 18 Jun 2014 17:00:00 +0200 bras-brazen-bra-thief-plagues-towns-balconies A woman in Turin has been caught by police with €75,000 worth of diamonds and designer watches hidden in her bra, Italian media reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140402/diamonds-and-rolex-buried-in-womans-bra-2 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 18:09:00 +0200 diamonds-and-rolex-buried-in-womans-bra-2