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 A Belgian tourist has filed a complaint with the European Commission over the disparity between the prices charged to tourists and residents in Venice. https://www.thelocal.it/20150511/belgian-raises-alarm-over-venice-price-gap Mon, 11 May 2015 18:57:29 +0200 belgian-raises-alarm-over-venice-price-gap Shoppers risk paying more for their olive oil this year as a bacteria withers the trees of two top producers in Italy and a drought hits Spain, driving up prices. https://www.thelocal.it/20140825/olive-oil-prices-to-surge-as-bacteria-blights-italian-groves Mon, 25 Aug 2014 12:00:00 +0200 olive-oil-prices-to-surge-as-bacteria-blights-italian-groves Property prices across Italy have fallen by over ten percent in four years as a result of the economic crisis and shortage of bank loans, the national statistics agency, Istat, said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140703/italian-property-prices-fall-over-10-percent Thu, 03 Jul 2014 16:23:00 +0200 italian-property-prices-fall-over-10-percent Property prices in Italy fell by almost 12 percent in 2012, triggering a rise in foreign investment as buyers take advantage of a market where locals are struggling to get on the property ladder. With the help of estate agents, The Local has drawn up a list of where the bargain properties are to be found. https://www.thelocal.it/20131112/top-10-bargain-properties-in-italy Tue, 12 Nov 2013 20:11:00 +0100 top-10-bargain-properties-in-italy Travel price hikes will force more than half of Italy's population to stay at home this summer, according to a report from Codacons, the consumer association. https://www.thelocal.it/20130708/broke-italians-abandon-holidays Mon, 08 Jul 2013 12:12:00 +0200 broke-italians-abandon-holidays