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 Sunday February 14th marks one year since the first coronavirus death in Europe. Life in the countries has changed dramatically as our journalists across nine countries report. https://www.thelocal.it/20210213/how-european-countries-have-changed-after-a-year-of-coronavirus-crisis Sat, 13 Feb 2021 12:58:43 +0100 how-european-countries-have-changed-after-a-year-of-coronavirus-crisis Italy's healthcare system isn't perfect, but the people who live here are some of the healthiest in the world. Other countries can learn a lot from its example, writes Susan Levenstein, an American doctor in Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20190322/what-can-italy-teach-the-rest-of-the-world-about-health Fri, 22 Mar 2019 18:25:51 +0100 what-can-italy-teach-the-rest-of-the-world-about-health Thinking of taking the leap and moving to Rome? The Local has rounded up ten insider tips to help you ease your way into life in the eternal city. https://www.thelocal.it/20150427/ten-things-to-know-before-moving-to-rome Mon, 27 Apr 2015 14:32:53 +0200 ten-things-to-know-before-moving-to-rome Want to know where the cheapest rent in the country is? The 51 Unesco World Heritage sites? Or your nearest McDonald's? There's a map for that. https://www.thelocal.it/20160707/fifteen-maps-that-tell-the-story-of-italy Thu, 07 Jul 2016 09:00:03 +0200 fifteen-maps-that-tell-the-story-of-italy If you want good job prospects, affordable living and political stability, you're better off in China than Italy, according to a new global survey. https://www.thelocal.it/20180123/italy-quality-of-life-survey Tue, 23 Jan 2018 16:35:57 +0100 italy-quality-of-life-survey The largest shopping mall in Europe opened on Thursday in Bergamo, northern Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20170524/europes-biggest-shopping-mall-centre-open-in-italy-bergamo Wed, 24 May 2017 13:32:21 +0200 europes-biggest-shopping-mall-centre-open-in-italy-bergamo Endless aisles of pasta, pope memorabilia and Nutella on everything: there are some things that only happen in Italy. And here are the photos to prove it. https://www.thelocal.it/20170504/photos-that-could-only-be-taken-in-italy Thu, 04 May 2017 13:44:30 +0200 photos-that-could-only-be-taken-in-italy John Werich moved from chilly Sweden to Tuscany, originally to pursue interior design studies at Florence. A decade later, he's still there and running a successful olive oil farm in the Italian countryside. https://www.thelocal.it/20170321/life-on-a-tuscan-olive-oil-farm-once-id-been-here-a-couple-of-years-my-parents-realized-i-wasnt-coming-back Tue, 21 Mar 2017 11:02:03 +0100 life-on-a-tuscan-olive-oil-farm-once-id-been-here-a-couple-of-years-my-parents-realized-i-wasnt-coming-back Technology blogger Faith MacAnas shares her favourite tools for making the transition to a new city easier. https://www.thelocal.it/20170301/moving-to-italy-four-ways-to-ease-the-transition Wed, 01 Mar 2017 09:28:45 +0100 moving-to-italy-four-ways-to-ease-the-transition Continuing his semi-regular musings about getting to grips with life in rural Abruzzo, David Brenner recalls his first night in Italy; getting online; learning all about 'the Italian system; and when not to get a mosquito screen repaired. https://www.thelocal.it/20170221/life-in-abruzzo-italian-hospitality-and-business Tue, 21 Feb 2017 09:18:37 +0100 life-in-abruzzo-italian-hospitality-and-business When you first arrive in a new city, it's easy to either fall in love with everything, or feel out of place. So what happens once the honeymoon or adjustment period ends? Expat John Henderson, who blogs about life in Rome at Dog Eared Passport, talks about the things he still loves, or has learnt to love, three years down the line. https://www.thelocal.it/20170112/cappucc-the-colosseum-and-cats-the-reasons-i-love-living-in-rome Thu, 12 Jan 2017 10:40:41 +0100 cappucc-the-colosseum-and-cats-the-reasons-i-love-living-in-rome From spelling out New Year's resolutions to jotting down designer brainwaves, sometimes only a pen and paper will do, even in the digital era. https://www.thelocal.it/20170103/the-moleskine-phenomenon-how-an-enduring-love-of-pen-and-paper-spelt-success Tue, 03 Jan 2017 10:23:59 +0100 the-moleskine-phenomenon-how-an-enduring-love-of-pen-and-paper-spelt-success An alert and chatty Italian woman, Emma Morano, on Tuesday celebrates her 117th birthday as the last known person alive who was born in the 19th century. https://www.thelocal.it/20161129/emma-morano-last-person-alive-born-in-1800s-turns-117 Tue, 29 Nov 2016 10:45:36 +0100 emma-morano-last-person-alive-born-in-1800s-turns-117 The language of love it may be, but the passion we associate with Italian also makes for its fair share of arguments. https://www.thelocal.it/20160812/gestures-and-insults-how-to-argue-like-an-italian Fri, 12 Aug 2016 12:10:00 +0200 gestures-and-insults-how-to-argue-like-an-italian Everyone loves a brief taste of Italian culture, but for those of you looking to stay longer, and possibly even set down new roots, you may find your life starting to change in unexpected ways. https://www.thelocal.it/20150527/seven-ways-italian-culture-will-change-your-life Wed, 27 May 2015 14:18:04 +0200 seven-ways-italian-culture-will-change-your-life Whether it’s the delicious food, the flirting or a dentist who flogs olive oil on the side, tweeters have united under the #OnlyinItaly hashtag to express what they find weird and wonderful about this country. See what they've had to say here. https://www.thelocal.it/20140507/fifteen-things-that-can-happen-only-in-italy Wed, 07 May 2014 17:50:00 +0200 fifteen-things-that-can-happen-only-in-italy Amy Lucinda Jones moved from Worcestershire, in the UK, to Puglia to teach English. Having studied German at university, she didn't speak the language but says the local community, and their food and festivals, made her feel at home. https://www.thelocal.it/20140131/if-youre-willing-to-be-part-of-the-community-italians-will-welcome-you Fri, 31 Jan 2014 15:40:00 +0100 if-youre-willing-to-be-part-of-the-community-italians-will-welcome-you Many foreigners experience culture shock when moving to a new country - what you might not realize is that it works both ways. The Local's list reveals the top ten things Italians don't understand about Americans. https://www.thelocal.it/20140115/ten-things-italians-find-odd-about-the-americans Wed, 15 Jan 2014 10:35:00 +0100 ten-things-italians-find-odd-about-the-americans Sam Dunham chose Abruzzo to escape a frenetic London lifestyle. A decade on, the founder of the Life in Abruzzo guide tells The Local what she loves most about the central Italian region and reveals its best-kept secret… https://www.thelocal.it/20131004/the-food-keeps-you-coming-back-for-more Fri, 04 Oct 2013 16:31:00 +0200 the-food-keeps-you-coming-back-for-more It's a story that novels are made of: an American goes on holiday to Italy and falls in love with an Italian. Laura Thayer has now settled with her husband in Amalfi and is writing her own novel. The Local gets a snippet of her life there. https://www.thelocal.it/20130628/challenges-go-with-the-territory Fri, 28 Jun 2013 13:15:00 +0200 challenges-go-with-the-territory