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 A gleaming new bridge in Genoa built after the deadly collapse of a viaduct opened on Tuesday, but critics say not enough has been done since the 2018 disaster to overhaul Italy's crumbling infrastructure. https://www.thelocal.it/20200805/could-genoas-new-bridge-show-italy-the-way-to-overhaul-its-infrastructure Wed, 05 Aug 2020 10:49:53 +0200 could-genoas-new-bridge-show-italy-the-way-to-overhaul-its-infrastructure Did you know that Italy is home to the world's longest Tibetan bridge, or the reason why Ponte Vecchio survived the Second World War? Whether you prefer to visit places with a curious history or simply somewhere pretty to Instagram, there's something for you on our list of the 16 Italian bridges you should try to cross at least once in your life. https://www.thelocal.it/20170328/the-bridges-you-simply-have-to-cross-in-italy Tue, 28 Mar 2017 16:31:00 +0200 the-bridges-you-simply-have-to-cross-in-italy Italians turned out in force last weekend to inaugurate the country's newly-completed “Bridge in the Sky”, Europe’s largest suspended footbridge. https://www.thelocal.it/20180926/italy-gets-europes-highest-suspended-bridge Wed, 26 Sep 2018 19:12:00 +0200 italy-gets-europes-highest-suspended-bridge The toll of Genoa's bridge collapse rose to 43 on Sunday as rescuers confirmed they had found the remains believed to be of a missing family, a day after Italy held a funeral for the disaster victims. https://www.thelocal.it/20180819/genoa-death-toll-hits-43-as-missing-family-found Sun, 19 Aug 2018 17:16:20 +0200 genoa-death-toll-hits-43-as-missing-family-found Chants of "Allahu akbar" rang out on Saturday at a solemn Catholic state funeral in the Italian city of Genoa for the victims of a bridge collapse, who included two Albanian Muslims. https://www.thelocal.it/20180818/imam-chants Sat, 18 Aug 2018 18:26:12 +0200 imam-chants Grieving relatives wept over the coffins of dozens of victims of Genoa's bridge disaster Friday amid growing fury over a planned state funeral, while rescuers pressed on with their tireless search for those missing in the rubble. https://www.thelocal.it/20180818/relatives-grieve-over-victims-of-genoa-bridge-disaster Sat, 18 Aug 2018 15:41:13 +0200 relatives-grieve-over-victims-of-genoa-bridge-disaster Italy was preparing an official day of mourning on Saturday to commemorate the dozens of people killed in Genoa's bridge disaster with some outraged relatives of victims set to shun the official ceremonies. https://www.thelocal.it/20180818/italys-prepares-day-of-mourning-for-bridge-victims Sat, 18 Aug 2018 09:21:10 +0200 italys-prepares-day-of-mourning-for-bridge-victims A bridge in central Venice was closed on Tuesday over fears that it could collapse. https://www.thelocal.it/20170712/venice-bridge-ponte-bareteri-closed-fears-of-possible-collapse-cracks Wed, 12 Jul 2017 11:49:23 +0200 venice-bridge-ponte-bareteri-closed-fears-of-possible-collapse-cracks An Italian couple were killed on Thursday when a motorway bridge collapsed on top of their car, police said, as debate sparked over the reasons for the second tragedy of its kind in just over four months. https://www.thelocal.it/20170310/two-dead-after-motorway-bridge-collapses-in-italy Fri, 10 Mar 2017 08:30:25 +0100 two-dead-after-motorway-bridge-collapses-in-italy Italian premier Matteo Renzi on Tuesday revived a controversial idea of a bridge connecting Sicily to mainland Italy, saying it would "take Calabria out of isolation". https://www.thelocal.it/20160927/renzi-revives-idea-of-a-bridge-to-sicily Tue, 27 Sep 2016 16:58:27 +0200 renzi-revives-idea-of-a-bridge-to-sicily Venice, the so-called 'city of bridges', is set to build one more, in honour of the only Italian victim of last November's Paris terrorist attacks. https://www.thelocal.it/20160722/venice-to-build-new-bridge-in-memory-of-citys-bataclan-victim Fri, 22 Jul 2016 14:30:38 +0200 venice-to-build-new-bridge-in-memory-of-citys-bataclan-victim Italy has never realized its 2000 year-old dream of linking Sicily with the mainland, but a team of architects and engineers might have found the answer: a giant cable car. https://www.thelocal.it/20160609/italy-mulls-building-cable-car-to-sicily-after-doomed-bridge-plans Thu, 09 Jun 2016 12:07:00 +0200 italy-mulls-building-cable-car-to-sicily-after-doomed-bridge-plans Prime Minister Matteo Renzi has vowed to revive the oft-mooted ambitious plans to connect Sicily to mainland Italy via a bridge over the Strait of Messina. https://www.thelocal.it/20151106/renzi-revives-controversial-sicily-bridge-plans Fri, 06 Nov 2015 15:47:03 +0100 renzi-revives-controversial-sicily-bridge-plans In a further embarrassment to Italy over its public works, a €13 million viaduct in Sicily collapsed within ten days of opening. https://www.thelocal.it/20150105/13m-sicilian-bridge-collapses-within-days-of-opening Mon, 05 Jan 2015 13:47:00 +0100 13m-sicilian-bridge-collapses-within-days-of-opening A German tourist was told to clean Florence's famous Ponte Vecchio and slapped with a €160 fine after his daughter drew on it with a felt-tip pen. https://www.thelocal.it/20131009/german-made-to-clean-childs-bridge-scribbles Wed, 09 Oct 2013 12:48:00 +0200 german-made-to-clean-childs-bridge-scribbles Enrico, who was orphaned at the age of 14, has been living inside the bridge in Bagnoli-Fuorigrotta, near Naples, for the last 15 years, according to a report in Il Mattino. https://www.thelocal.it/20130626/my-home-is-my-castle Wed, 26 Jun 2013 12:18:00 +0200 my-home-is-my-castle