The Local Italy 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 World's first graffiti-busting laser helps Florence's 'Angels' A beam of silver light erases scrawled black letters on Florence's historic Ponte Vecchio, as "Angels" wielding a revolutionary new laser wage war on graffiti in the UNESCO site. https://www.thelocal.it/20190308/worlds-first-graffiti-busting-laser-helps-florences-angels Fri, 08 Mar 2019 09:39:37 +0100 worlds-first-graffiti-busting-laser-helps-florences-angels Venetians fight to rid city of 'disgusting' love locks A campaign is underway in Venice to rid the city of tourists’ love locks, with one Italian telling The Local they are “absolutely disgusting” and have nothing to do with Venetian culture. https://www.thelocal.it/20140828/venice-campaign-battles-tourist-love-locks Thu, 28 Aug 2014 12:19:00 +0200 venice-campaign-battles-tourist-love-locks