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 Tourism in Italy is big business, but it’s not always easy for visitors to find out how best to learn about the vast culture. As the website Mekomy expands into Italy, we spoke to its Israeli co-founder, Gilad Uziely, about how it's challenging traditional tourism. https://www.thelocal.it/20140915/i-chose-italy-because-i-know-the-culture Mon, 15 Sep 2014 16:40:00 +0200 i-chose-italy-because-i-know-the-culture Hande Leimer, from Turkey, abandoned her career in Germany to work in the Italian wine industry. She talks to The Local about opening her wine tasting studio - Vino Roma - and her battles against misogyny and misunderstandings. https://www.thelocal.it/20140605/there-is-overall-misogyny-in-the-wine-industry Thu, 05 Jun 2014 16:59:00 +0200 there-is-overall-misogyny-in-the-wine-industry