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 Until 2006, nudist sites were illegal in Italy. Ten years on, the country is about to host its first ever nudist dinner. https://www.thelocal.it/20160711/italy-to-open-its-first-ever-naked-restaurant-milan Mon, 11 Jul 2016 14:39:39 +0200 italy-to-open-its-first-ever-naked-restaurant-milan A candidate for local elections in Bologna has created controversy in Italy after sharing a home-made election poster online which showed a risqué photo of a female model’s naked behind. https://www.thelocal.it/20160511/italian-candidate-plasters-naked-bum-on-home-made-election-poster Wed, 11 May 2016 12:45:20 +0200 italian-candidate-plasters-naked-bum-on-home-made-election-poster Police officers in Venaria Reale, a town in Turin province, are in a spot of bother after the "curtains" of the changing room at their station turned out to be pictures of naked women. https://www.thelocal.it/20160420/italian-police-red-faced-over-naked-nude-women-office-venaria-turin-gaffe Wed, 20 Apr 2016 12:31:43 +0200 italian-police-red-faced-over-naked-nude-women-office-venaria-turin-gaffe Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said there had been no prior discussion between Italy and Iran over Italy’s decision to obscure nude sculptors during a visit to Rome’s Capitoline Museums on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160127/rouhani-didnt-ask-for-nude-statues-to-be-covered-up Wed, 27 Jan 2016 12:30:33 +0100 rouhani-didnt-ask-for-nude-statues-to-be-covered-up A nude jogger has not let the cold December nights deter him from his nightly run - and it's caused quite a stir among local residents. https://www.thelocal.it/20151222/police-on-lookout-for-naked-3am-jogger Tue, 22 Dec 2015 14:43:39 +0100 police-on-lookout-for-naked-3am-jogger Two drunk tourists prompted the ire of fellow beachgoers by getting naked at Rome’s seaside, ultimately being stopped by police for their indecent exposure. https://www.thelocal.it/20150903/naked-tourists-go-for-drunken-rome-swim Thu, 03 Sep 2015 11:39:45 +0200 naked-tourists-go-for-drunken-rome-swim An Italian woman has opened a civil lawsuit in Spain against dozens of naturist websites which used a naked photo of her as promotional material. https://www.thelocal.it/20150902/italian-tourist-sues-pver-spanish-nudist-beach-snap Wed, 02 Sep 2015 13:28:13 +0200 italian-tourist-sues-pver-spanish-nudist-beach-snap An Australian exhibitionist known for naked handstands around the world has been brought to heel by Italian authorities for doing a handstand outside the Colosseum. https://www.thelocal.it/20150820/naked-acrobat-faced-charges-for-colosseum-stunt Thu, 20 Aug 2015 13:02:03 +0200 naked-acrobat-faced-charges-for-colosseum-stunt A group of Sicilians have posed naked for a calendar in a bid to raise money for a dog shelter in Palermo. https://www.thelocal.it/20140117/sicilians-pose-nude-for-animal-rights-calendar Fri, 17 Jan 2014 17:33:00 +0100 sicilians-pose-nude-for-animal-rights-calendar An advertisement featuring a slice of Parma ham on the bottom of a naked woman is causing a stir on the luxury Italian island of Capri. https://www.thelocal.it/20131024/fury-over-italian-ham-ad-with-naked-woman Thu, 24 Oct 2013 16:02:00 +0200 fury-over-italian-ham-ad-with-naked-woman