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 Hundreds of coffins were swept into the sea on Monday when a landslide destroyed part of a cemetery on the Italian riviera. https://www.thelocal.it/20210223/video-the-moment-an-italian-cemetary-falls-into-the-sea Tue, 23 Feb 2021 14:23:38 +0100 video-the-moment-an-italian-cemetary-falls-into-the-sea Italian rescue services on Monday continued their search for several people reported missing after floods cut off several villages in the mountainous border regions, causing widespread damage and killing at least nine. https://www.thelocal.it/20201003/one-dead-11-missing-in-northern-italy-floods Sat, 03 Oct 2020 15:03:26 +0200 one-dead-11-missing-in-northern-italy-floods The southern Italian region of Campania has ordered people to wear face masks anytime they're in public, even outdoors, after a rise in new cases of coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.it/20200924/genoa-makes-face-masks-compulsory-in-public-24-hours-a-day Thu, 24 Sep 2020 11:23:43 +0200 genoa-makes-face-masks-compulsory-in-public-24-hours-a-day Welcome to the self-declared micronation of Seborga, a hilltop village in Liguria that claims it's not officially part of Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20200709/seborga-town-seeking-independence-from-italy Thu, 09 Jul 2020 11:29:20 +0200 seborga-town-seeking-independence-from-italy Tennis players, like athletes everywhere, are finding inventive ways to train with courts closed and contact banned, but two youngsters in Italy have taken it to a higher level: the roof. https://www.thelocal.it/20200420/video-watch-italian-kids-play-tennis-across-the-rooftops-under-lockdown Mon, 20 Apr 2020 12:08:18 +0200 video-watch-italian-kids-play-tennis-across-the-rooftops-under-lockdown Workers in northwestern Italy are rushing to harvest millions of bright yellow mimosa flowers this week, as they say the crop is coming increasingly early because of global heating. https://www.thelocal.it/20200207/in-photos-italys-mimosa-harvest-comes-early Fri, 07 Feb 2020 13:47:15 +0100 in-photos-italys-mimosa-harvest-comes-early A couple of British pensioners said their New Year holiday was “ruined” after they got lost in an Italian town and were unable to find their hotel due to traffic and roadworks. https://www.thelocal.it/20200109/how-roadworks-diversions-and-bookingcom-ruined-my-italian-holiday Thu, 09 Jan 2020 17:12:22 +0100 how-roadworks-diversions-and-bookingcom-ruined-my-italian-holiday Ten Italian regions have been placed on red or amber alert on Friday with bad weather sweeping across northern and central areas this weekend. https://www.thelocal.it/20191220/roads-closed-in-liguria-as-italy-places-ten-regions-on-weather-alert Fri, 20 Dec 2019 13:18:47 +0100 roads-closed-in-liguria-as-italy-places-ten-regions-on-weather-alert As violent storms lash northern Italy, one couple in Liguria told how their pets aided a narrow escape before their house collapsed in a landslide. https://www.thelocal.it/20191023/storms-italian-couple-saved-from-landslide-by-their-cats Wed, 23 Oct 2019 19:47:43 +0200 storms-italian-couple-saved-from-landslide-by-their-cats One of the most scenic trails in the Cinque Terre is set to reopen in 2023, more than a decade after it was closed for renovation. https://www.thelocal.it/20191007/italy-to-finally-reopen-cinque-terre-via-dell-amore-2023 Mon, 07 Oct 2019 15:53:33 +0200 italy-to-finally-reopen-cinque-terre-via-dell-amore-2023 A 12-year-old French boy camping on a beach in northern Italy was seriously injured by a dustbin thrown at the tent where he was sleeping with his family, officials said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20190805/young-tourist-injured-in-italy-by-bin-thrown-at-tent Mon, 05 Aug 2019 11:30:06 +0200 young-tourist-injured-in-italy-by-bin-thrown-at-tent The mayor of two of Italy's famed Cinque Terre villages has demanded that train companies limit the number of visitors who can arrive in the tourist hotspots at once. https://www.thelocal.it/20190708/cinque-terre-town-pushes-train-company-to-limit-tourist-numbers Mon, 08 Jul 2019 16:49:42 +0200 cinque-terre-town-pushes-train-company-to-limit-tourist-numbers Thieves who stole a Flemish master's painting of the crucifixion from a church in northern Italy this week are in for a disappointment: police say they had secretly swapped the original for a fake. https://www.thelocal.it/20190314/italy-foils-art-thieves-by-swapping-brueghel-painting-for-a-fake Thu, 14 Mar 2019 11:37:32 +0100 italy-foils-art-thieves-by-swapping-brueghel-painting-for-a-fake The island of Sardinia and parts of Liguria were on maximum red alert on Thursday as storms swept across Italy's western coasts. https://www.thelocal.it/20181011/storms-sardinia-liguria-italy Thu, 11 Oct 2018 12:15:03 +0200 storms-sardinia-liguria-italy One of the famed Cinque Terre towns on the Italian Riviera is hiring volunteers to protect a clifftop cemetery from misbehaving tourists seeking to enjoy its views. https://www.thelocal.it/20180614/cinque-terre-italy-riomaggiore-manarola-cemetery-tourists Thu, 14 Jun 2018 13:11:54 +0200 cinque-terre-italy-riomaggiore-manarola-cemetery-tourists The mayor of a coastal town in Italy has been accused of "banning dogs" from the historic centre after introducing fines for owners who don't clear up after their four-legged pals. https://www.thelocal.it/20171221/protest-after-italian-mayors-war-on-dog-poo Thu, 21 Dec 2017 16:27:22 +0100 protest-after-italian-mayors-war-on-dog-poo A wave of rain, snow, and extreme cold weather was continuing to cause disruption across Italy on Tuesday, particularly in the north of the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20171212/snow-and-ice-continue-to-batter-italy-residents-evacuated-traffic-disrupted Tue, 12 Dec 2017 12:18:53 +0100 snow-and-ice-continue-to-batter-italy-residents-evacuated-traffic-disrupted For just 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It offers proximity to the mountains and beach and comes almost fully furnished. https://www.thelocal.it/20170929/italian-property-of-the-week-affordable-apartment-retreat-in-liguria Fri, 29 Sep 2017 10:22:22 +0200 italian-property-of-the-week-affordable-apartment-retreat-in-liguria For six years, a herd of cows has been roaming freely in two Italian mountain villages. In that time, they have re-learned to live as their ancestors did thousands of years ago, before being domesticated - and we could learn a lot from them, says the photographer behind a new documentary telling their story. https://www.thelocal.it/20170619/a-herd-of-rebel-cows-has-been-living-wildly-in-the-italian-mountains-for-years Mon, 19 Jun 2017 10:43:13 +0200 a-herd-of-rebel-cows-has-been-living-wildly-in-the-italian-mountains-for-years Several regions in northern Italy are challenging a recently passed law which made 12 vaccinations mandatory for children starting at state school. https://www.thelocal.it/20170614/two-italian-regions-are-challenging-a-law-making-child-vaccines-mandatory Wed, 14 Jun 2017 14:24:22 +0200 two-italian-regions-are-challenging-a-law-making-child-vaccines-mandatory