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 WATCH: Southern Italy battered by storms, floods and tornadoes Heavy rain, hail, thunderstorms, and winds of more than 100 kilometres per hour hit many parts of southern Italy on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20191112/southern-italy-battered-by-storms-floods-and-tornadoes Tue, 12 Nov 2019 15:30:15 +0100 southern-italy-battered-by-storms-floods-and-tornadoes WATCH: New Bond film begins filming in southern Italy... with a car chase James Bond is back in Italy, this time shooting – what else – a breakneck car chase through the southern city of Matera. https://www.thelocal.it/20190826/watch-new-bond-film-begins-filming-in-southern-italy-with-a-car-chase Mon, 26 Aug 2019 14:07:10 +0200 watch-new-bond-film-begins-filming-in-southern-italy-with-a-car-chase Why Italy's south is better than the north Italy's south doesn't always get good press, but here are a few reasons why our readers love life in the country's mezzogiorno. https://www.thelocal.it/20150804/why-italys-south-is-far-better-than-the-north Tue, 04 Aug 2015 11:26:06 +0200 why-italys-south-is-far-better-than-the-north Italy's 'art cities' are attracting more visitors than ever. But can they cope? Italy's 'cultural tourism' boom is continuing, fuelled by a growing Chinese market. But can cities like Venice, Rome and Florence deal with an ever-growing influx of visitors? https://www.thelocal.it/20190402/italys-art-cities-are-attracting-more-visitors-than-ever-but-can-they-cope Tue, 02 Apr 2019 18:25:45 +0200 italys-art-cities-are-attracting-more-visitors-than-ever-but-can-they-cope New Bond film to start shooting in Italian city of Matera Part of James Bond's latest adventure will be filmed in one of Italy's most distinctive landscapes: the ancient southern city of Matera. https://www.thelocal.it/20190214/new-bond-film-shoot-italy-matera Thu, 14 Feb 2019 13:11:13 +0100 new-bond-film-shoot-italy-matera Italy's Matera in cultural limelight after slum 'shame' European Capital of Culture status has shone a spotlight on Italy's oldest city, whose previous claims to fame were an image as a cinematic "New Jerusalem" but also its "shameful" slums. https://www.thelocal.it/20190119/italys-matera-in-cultural-limelight-after-slum-shame Sat, 19 Jan 2019 14:49:42 +0100 italys-matera-in-cultural-limelight-after-slum-shame IN PICTURES: Southern Italy's landscapes transformed by snow Photos of southern Italy as you may never have seen it before. https://www.thelocal.it/20190107/in-pictures-southern-italy-transformed-by-snow Mon, 07 Jan 2019 12:02:35 +0100 in-pictures-southern-italy-transformed-by-snow Weekend Wanderlust: Matera, Italy's city of caves, contrasts, and culture The third-oldest city in the world, Matera is in the limelight in 2019 but it has an enduring, timeless appeal that few travellers will be able to resist. Here's what The Local's editor Clare Speak made of it on a recent weekend visit. https://www.thelocal.it/20190103/weekend-wanderlust-matera-italys-city-of-caves-and-contrasts Thu, 03 Jan 2019 18:17:27 +0100 weekend-wanderlust-matera-italys-city-of-caves-and-contrasts Don't drink the tap water: Italian town of Matera reports contaminated water supply The historic city of Matera in southern Italy has warned people not to use tap water after high levels of bacteria were detected in the water supply. https://www.thelocal.it/20181019/italy-matera-tap-water-contaminated-water-supply Fri, 19 Oct 2018 13:32:30 +0200 italy-matera-tap-water-contaminated-water-supply Italian students die in hot air balloon fall Two Italian students died on Thursday morning as they leaped from a hot air balloon during the inauguration ceremony of the Matera Balloon Festival in Basilicata. https://www.thelocal.it/20151009/italian-students-die-in-hot-air-balloon-fall Fri, 09 Oct 2015 11:31:12 +0200 italian-students-die-in-hot-air-balloon-fall New York mafia boss extradited to Italy A New York mafia boss has been extradited to Italy after allegedly demanding €1 million from an Italian businessman, police said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150429/new-york-mafia-boss-extradited-to-italy Wed, 29 Apr 2015 14:43:56 +0200 new-york-mafia-boss-extradited-to-italy Over 2,000 queue in Matera for Ben Hur roles Over two thousand people queued at a shopping centre in the Italian city of Matera on Wednesday morning to audition for roles in the remake of the epic Ben Hur. https://www.thelocal.it/20141126/over-2000-queue-for-ben-hur-roles Wed, 26 Nov 2014 15:59:00 +0100 over-2000-queue-for-ben-hur-roles Woman dies as wave of mud hits car A woman in southern Italy was swept to her death in a flash flood on Wednesday, as heavy rain swept across Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20130822/woman-dies-as-wave-of-mud-hits-car Thu, 22 Aug 2013 11:12:00 +0200 woman-dies-as-wave-of-mud-hits-car Italian lives in car for two years Eustachio Tarasco, an unemployed father of three, has been living in his car in Matera, southern Italy, for the past two years. https://www.thelocal.it/20130717/italian-lives-in-car-for-two-years Wed, 17 Jul 2013 13:17:00 +0200 italian-lives-in-car-for-two-years