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 Gennaro Sangiuliano, who resigned as Italy's culture minister last year amid a scandal, has adopted Donald Trump's signature campaign style for his bid to win a regional council seat in southern Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20251106/italys-former-culture-minister-launches-make-naples-great-again-election-campaign Thu, 06 Nov 2025 16:24:52 +0100 italys-former-culture-minister-launches-make-naples-great-again-election-campaign All hiking routes on Italy’s Mount Vesuvius remained closed to tourists on Monday, as a devastating wildfire continued to ravage the volcano’s slopes. https://www.thelocal.it/20250810/italys-mount-vesuvius-closed-to-tourists-over-wildfire Sun, 10 Aug 2025 20:32:22 +0200 italys-mount-vesuvius-closed-to-tourists-over-wildfire A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck Italy's volcanic region of Campi Flegrei and the nearby city of Naples on Friday, sparking panic among residents but causing no immediate damage. https://www.thelocal.it/20250718/naples-and-campi-flegrei-shaken-by-4-0-magnitude-quake Fri, 18 Jul 2025 12:25:34 +0200 naples-and-campi-flegrei-shaken-by-4-0-magnitude-quake The 38th edition of the America's Cup – the world's oldest and most prestigious sailing competition – will be held in Naples, southern Italy, in 2027, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni announced on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20250515/naples-to-host-38th-edition-of-americas-cup-in-2027 Thu, 15 May 2025 12:57:41 +0200 naples-to-host-38th-edition-of-americas-cup-in-2027 A 4.4-magnitude earthquake struck Italy's volcanic region of Campi Flegrei and the nearby city of Naples in the early hours of Thursday, causing hundreds of panicked residents to run out into the streets. https://www.thelocal.it/20250313/naples-and-campi-flegrei-rocked-by-strong-4-4-magnitude-quake Thu, 13 Mar 2025 09:41:55 +0100 naples-and-campi-flegrei-rocked-by-strong-4-4-magnitude-quake Two 3.9-magnitude earthquakes struck Italy's volcanic region of Campi Flegrei and the nearby city of Naples within hours of each other. https://www.thelocal.it/20250217/naples-and-campi-flegrei-shaken-by-two-3-9-magnitude-quakes Mon, 17 Feb 2025 10:24:54 +0100 naples-and-campi-flegrei-shaken-by-two-3-9-magnitude-quakes Italy has recently announced the creation of a special police unit to combat metro pickpockets in Rome, Naples and Milan. But how bad is petty theft in Italy's big cities and what can you do to avoid being pickpocketed? https://www.thelocal.it/20240807/how-bad-is-pickpocketing-in-italys-major-cities Wed, 07 Aug 2024 16:00:02 +0200 how-bad-is-pickpocketing-in-italys-major-cities The collapse of a building's balcony in Naples’ Scampia district killed two people and injured 13 others, including seven children, on Monday evening. https://www.thelocal.it/20240723/two-dead-13-injured-in-balcony-collapse-in-naples Tue, 23 Jul 2024 11:59:00 +0200 two-dead-13-injured-in-balcony-collapse-in-naples As top brands like Gucci and Prada prepare to report billions in sales this month, luxury fakes on the streets of Naples are also yielding a jaw-dropping cash stream -- for the mafia. https://www.thelocal.it/20240407/market-of-fakes-in-naples-capital-of-counterfeits-and-camorra Sun, 07 Apr 2024 15:15:15 +0200 market-of-fakes-in-naples-capital-of-counterfeits-and-camorra A chasm opened up in a road in Naples' Vomero district early on Wednesday, swallowing two cars with people inside. https://www.thelocal.it/20240221/giant-sinkhole-swallows-two-cars-in-naples Wed, 21 Feb 2024 13:09:59 +0100 giant-sinkhole-swallows-two-cars-in-naples Half a million residents are poised to flee Campi Flegrei as experts warn earthquakes could herald an eruption - but some fear evacuation more than the magma pool beneath their homes. https://www.thelocal.it/20231004/constant-anxiety-what-life-is-like-on-italys-campi-flegrei-volcano Wed, 04 Oct 2023 16:39:40 +0200 constant-anxiety-what-life-is-like-on-italys-campi-flegrei-volcano A 4.0-magnitude earthquake shook Italy's volcanic region of Campi Flegrei and the city of Naples on Monday night, the latest in a series of tremors in recent days. https://www.thelocal.it/20231003/second-earthquake-in-a-week-shakes-naples-and-campi-flegrei Tue, 03 Oct 2023 11:12:43 +0200 second-earthquake-in-a-week-shakes-naples-and-campi-flegrei A century and a half after his birth, Italian tenor and opera legend Enrico Caruso is finally being celebrated by his home city of Naples with a museum at the Palazzo Reale. https://www.thelocal.it/20230720/naples-opens-museum-dedicated-to-opera-star-caruso Thu, 20 Jul 2023 18:51:34 +0200 naples-opens-museum-dedicated-to-opera-star-caruso A 26-year-old man died and over 200 people were injured in Naples during celebrations for Napoli's Serie A win, national media said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20230505/one-dead-over-200-injured-in-naples-during-serie-a-title-party Fri, 05 May 2023 12:24:58 +0200 one-dead-over-200-injured-in-naples-during-serie-a-title-party After 33 years of waiting, it was always going to be a big party. https://www.thelocal.it/20230505/in-photos-naples-explodes-with-joy-after-long-awaited-scudetto-win Fri, 05 May 2023 11:28:27 +0200 in-photos-naples-explodes-with-joy-after-long-awaited-scudetto-win Local authorities banned the sale of alcoholic drinks in central Naples throughout the day ahead of the arrival of some 2,500 England fans for Thursday’s European Championship qualifier. https://www.thelocal.it/20230323/naples-bans-sale-of-alcohol-ahead-of-england-italy-match Thu, 23 Mar 2023 10:17:42 +0100 naples-bans-sale-of-alcohol-ahead-of-england-italy-match Smoke bombs, flares, chairs, bottles and metal poles were thrown at police in Naples' historic centre on Wednesday, as Eintracht Frankfurt fans descended on the city despite a ban. https://www.thelocal.it/20230316/champions-league-eight-arrested-after-fans-clash-with-police-in-naples Thu, 16 Mar 2023 13:53:28 +0100 champions-league-eight-arrested-after-fans-clash-with-police-in-naples Another new variant of the coronavirus has been found in Naples, the first known case in Italy of a strain so far spotted in the UK, Denmark, Nigeria and the US. https://www.thelocal.it/20210217/first-italian-case-of-rare-new-covid-variant-detected-in-naples Wed, 17 Feb 2021 12:19:46 +0100 first-italian-case-of-rare-new-covid-variant-detected-in-naples Witnesses reported hearing a loud explosion at dawn as a large chasm appeared outside the Ponticelli Ospedale del Mare in eastern Naples. https://www.thelocal.it/20210108/coronavirus-hospital-in-naples-evacuated-after-huge-sinkhole-opens-up Fri, 08 Jan 2021 10:24:03 +0100 coronavirus-hospital-in-naples-evacuated-after-huge-sinkhole-opens-up There was worrying news on Wednesday for superstitious Italians. https://www.thelocal.it/20201217/bad-omen-dismay-in-italy-as-blood-of-naples-saint-fails-to-liquefy Thu, 17 Dec 2020 12:01:54 +0100 bad-omen-dismay-in-italy-as-blood-of-naples-saint-fails-to-liquefy