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 Italy's 'lake district' has long been a draw for holidaymakers. But how about living in a town by one of its most famous? https://www.thelocal.it/20170802/property-of-the-week-lakeside-living-by-garda Wed, 02 Aug 2017 12:38:38 +0200 property-of-the-week-lakeside-living-by-garda More than 30,000 elderly Italians have married their carers over the past 10 years over fears they will face their twilight years alone. https://www.thelocal.it/20160215/why-30000-italians-have-told-their-carers-i-do Mon, 15 Feb 2016 16:53:46 +0100 why-30000-italians-have-told-their-carers-i-do In spite of living in apparent poverty, two elderly women were found to be stashing cash and valuables worth more than €200,000 in their dilapidated Rome apartment. https://www.thelocal.it/20160205/police-find-hoard-of-more-than-200000-in-pensioners-impoverished-home Fri, 05 Feb 2016 14:55:39 +0100 police-find-hoard-of-more-than-200000-in-pensioners-impoverished-home Almost half the number of Italians between the age of 25 and 34 still live with their parents, according to the most recent figures from Eurostat. While Italy's moribund economy goes some way to explain this - the rate has risen since 2008 - is there more to it? https://www.thelocal.it/20150916/why-nearly-half-of-italys-young-stay-home Wed, 16 Sep 2015 17:18:33 +0200 why-nearly-half-of-italys-young-stay-home Archaeologists in Rome have unearthed a unique home that sheds new light on the ancient city 2,500 years ago. https://www.thelocal.it/20150910/sixth-century-home-found-rome Thu, 10 Sep 2015 11:54:01 +0200 sixth-century-home-found-rome To celebrate the two-year anniversary since Sicily's Mount Etna was declared a Unesco World Heritage Site, June 21st, Google has added detailed photos of the volcano to it Street View feature. https://www.thelocal.it/20150618/how-to-mount-etna-at-home Thu, 18 Jun 2015 18:00:30 +0200 how-to-mount-etna-at-home An Italian pensioner lay dead in his apartment for seven years until tax authorities investigating his unpaid bills came to seize his furniture on Tuesday morning, Italian media has reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20150526/mans-body-found-at-home-7-years-after-death Tue, 26 May 2015 15:19:30 +0200 mans-body-found-at-home-7-years-after-death Thousands of Padua residents have signed a petition to evict six migrants from a house where they’ve been hosted for free. https://www.thelocal.it/20150511/uproar-as-padua-woman-hosts-migrants-for-free Mon, 11 May 2015 14:40:40 +0200 uproar-as-padua-woman-hosts-migrants-for-free The concept of people throwing dinner parties for strangers has been popular in other countries for a few years now, but the trend is starting to take off in Italy. The Local explores. https://www.thelocal.it/20150408/come-dine-with-the-italians Wed, 08 Apr 2015 16:09:39 +0200 come-dine-with-the-italians Italian police have found a vast collection of the country's stolen historical gems in the home of a lawyer near Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20141125/italys-looted-treasures-found-in-lawyers-home Tue, 25 Nov 2014 16:32:00 +0100 italys-looted-treasures-found-in-lawyers-home UPDATED: The European Union's Home Affairs Commissioner Cecilia Malmström said she was "appalled" by reports that migrants had died trying to cross the Mediterranean to get to Italy as six more migrants died in a shipwreck on Sunday night. https://www.thelocal.it/20140825/eu-appalled-by-migrant-dead-off-italy Mon, 25 Aug 2014 10:21:00 +0200 eu-appalled-by-migrant-dead-off-italy Italians are spending the bulk of their monthly salary on rent as prices climb and landlords refuse to negotiate even in times of job loss, a survey has revealed. https://www.thelocal.it/20140206/rents-in-italy-soar-as-wages-stagnate Thu, 06 Feb 2014 12:17:00 +0100 rents-in-italy-soar-as-wages-stagnate Maurizio Zoccarato, the mayor of the northern seaside city of Sanremo, has sparked fury after allegedly kicking a beggar. https://www.thelocal.it/20130724/sanremo-mayor-accused-of-kicking-beggar Wed, 24 Jul 2013 13:57:00 +0200 sanremo-mayor-accused-of-kicking-beggar