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 Fruit growers in northern Italy have turned their fields into a winter wonderland, in a surprising strategy to save the young harvest from the sudden April frost. https://www.thelocal.it/20210409/in-photos-why-italian-farms-are-freezing-fruit-trees-to-protect-from-frost Fri, 09 Apr 2021 12:43:13 +0200 in-photos-why-italian-farms-are-freezing-fruit-trees-to-protect-from-frost The main streets and squares of Italy's biggest cities stood near empty on Monday as a new lockdown came into force. https://www.thelocal.it/20210315/italys-cities-fall-silent-under-new-lockdown Mon, 15 Mar 2021 19:30:50 +0100 italys-cities-fall-silent-under-new-lockdown As Venice celebrates its famed artisans this week, glassmakers explained how buyers can tell authentic glass products from the many imported fakes being sold in the city. https://www.thelocal.it/20200911/in-photos-italian-lassmakers-warn-against-counterfeits-as-they-mark-venice-glass-week Fri, 11 Sep 2020 17:31:07 +0200 in-photos-italian-lassmakers-warn-against-counterfeits-as-they-mark-venice-glass-week Every year, the fields of Umbrian village Castelluccio come alive with colour as part of an annual spectacle known as 'la fioritura' (the flowering or blooming). https://www.thelocal.it/20200708/in-photos-castelluccio-italy-flowers Wed, 08 Jul 2020 12:03:27 +0200 in-photos-castelluccio-italy-flowers As major works come to an end this week at Pompeii, we look at some of the incredible discoveries by restorers over the past six years. https://www.thelocal.it/20200219/in-photos-the-treasures-unearthed-in-pompeiis-six-year-restoratiion Wed, 19 Feb 2020 10:06:34 +0100 in-photos-the-treasures-unearthed-in-pompeiis-six-year-restoratiion Despite lower than usual attendance, this year's Venice carnival got off to a flying start. https://www.thelocal.it/20200217/the-best-photos-from-this-years-venice-carnival Mon, 17 Feb 2020 10:09:11 +0100 the-best-photos-from-this-years-venice-carnival Autumn might be slower to come to Italy than to cooler climes, but when it does get here it's beautiful. https://www.thelocal.it/20181022/photos-that-will-get-you-excited-about-autumn-in-italy Mon, 22 Oct 2018 14:32:10 +0200 photos-that-will-get-you-excited-about-autumn-in-italy Think Italy is all Roman ruins, winding coast and Renaissance architecture? Think again. When your country extends from the Alps to the Mediterranean and has centuries of diverse history, it's sure to hide some unexpected sights. https://www.thelocal.it/20180903/photos-you-might-not-guess-were-taken-in-italy Mon, 03 Sep 2018 19:53:15 +0200 photos-you-might-not-guess-were-taken-in-italy See a different side to Milan with this photo series capturing the city from unexpected perspectives. https://www.thelocal.it/20190515/in-pictures-hidden-surprises-milan-urban-landscape Wed, 15 May 2019 13:22:41 +0200 in-pictures-hidden-surprises-milan-urban-landscape The vineyards of northern Italy have been burning bright this week as winemakers light thousands of torches across the slopes. But why? https://www.thelocal.it/20190509/why-are-italy-winemakers-setting-vineyards-ablaze Thu, 09 May 2019 17:01:07 +0200 why-are-italy-winemakers-setting-vineyards-ablaze Most of us see Rome's sights by day, navigating the packed piazzas and chaotic roads under the blazing sun. But there's another, more atmospheric way to see the city. https://www.thelocal.it/20190409/in-photos-why-rome-is-even-more-beautiful-by-night Tue, 09 Apr 2019 12:10:48 +0200 in-photos-why-rome-is-even-more-beautiful-by-night Sardinia was the setting for this year's Igersitalia Assembly, an annual Instagram meet-up that aims to showcase lesser-known corners of Italy to followers far and wide. https://www.thelocal.it/20180924/igersitalia-assemblea-sardinia Mon, 24 Sep 2018 12:01:14 +0200 igersitalia-assemblea-sardinia Italy was at its scenic best in the light of the "super blue blood moon" on Wednesday night. https://www.thelocal.it/20180201/in-pictures-photos-super-blue-blood-moon-italy Thu, 01 Feb 2018 16:34:35 +0100 in-pictures-photos-super-blue-blood-moon-italy Milan striker Mario Balotelli has hit headlines again after his 40-year-old ex-girlfriend pressed charges after intimate photos she sent the footballer ended up online. https://www.thelocal.it/20151023/balotelli-in-trouble-for-leaking-exs-intimate-photos Fri, 23 Oct 2015 11:17:31 +0200 balotelli-in-trouble-for-leaking-exs-intimate-photos Pizza is the most photographed and most 'selfied' food on Instagram, according to research carried out by an Italian chef. https://www.thelocal.it/20150922/say-cheese-pizza-tops-world-food-porn-ranking Tue, 22 Sep 2015 14:29:19 +0200 say-cheese-pizza-tops-world-food-porn-ranking Whether you're a seasoned selfi-holic or first time snapper, nobody can resist a sneaky selfie in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20150709/top-spots-for-taking-a-selfie-in-italy Thu, 09 Jul 2015 16:53:13 +0200 top-spots-for-taking-a-selfie-in-italy Since the summer, many of you have kindly contributed your photos of Italy to the "picture of the day" feature on The Local Italy's Facebook page. As 2014 winds down, we've rounded up ten of the best. https://www.thelocal.it/20141230/top-ten-photos-of-italy-by-the-locals-readers Tue, 30 Dec 2014 13:52:00 +0100 top-ten-photos-of-italy-by-the-locals-readers Conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim has become the latest artist to interrupt a concert to tick off the audience for taking photographs, slamming flash-happy fans at Milan's prestigious opera house as "badly educated". https://www.thelocal.it/20141223/la-scala-conductor-outburst-against-fans-photos Tue, 23 Dec 2014 16:00:00 +0100 la-scala-conductor-outburst-against-fans-photos Thousands of mourners in Burundi celebrated the lives of three Italian nuns brutally murdered this week, in tearful farewells before their bodies were taken to Democratic Republic of Congo for burial. https://www.thelocal.it/20140910/thousands-mourn-italian-nuns-killed-in-burundi Wed, 10 Sep 2014 19:17:00 +0200 thousands-mourn-italian-nuns-killed-in-burundi A policeman in Milan has been jailed after Facebook photos showed him working as a lifeguard in southern Italy, during one of his three summers on full-pay sick leave. https://www.thelocal.it/20140708/italian-cop-faked-sickness-to-become-lifeguard Tue, 08 Jul 2014 14:13:00 +0200 italian-cop-faked-sickness-to-become-lifeguard