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 Brazilian social media influencer was fined €1,800 on Thursday after posting a video of her visit to a protected pink sand beach on an uninhabited island off Sardinia. https://www.thelocal.it/20240614/italy-fines-brazilian-influencer-over-trip-to-restricted-pink-beach Fri, 14 Jun 2024 14:03:15 +0200 italy-fines-brazilian-influencer-over-trip-to-restricted-pink-beach The Italian island of Sardinia issues steep fines every summer to tourists caught trying to make off with rocks, sand and shells in their suitcases. https://www.thelocal.it/20240514/did-you-know-you-can-be-fined-e3000-for-taking-sand-from-sardinias-beaches Tue, 14 May 2024 14:05:02 +0200 did-you-know-you-can-be-fined-e3000-for-taking-sand-from-sardinias-beaches Archaeologists in Sardinia have unearthed the torsos of two more limestone statues of boxers within the Iron Age necropolis of Mont'e Prama, Italy's culture ministry said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.it/20220507/two-more-statues-of-iron-age-boxers-unearthed-in-sardinia Sat, 07 May 2022 19:35:04 +0200 two-more-statues-of-iron-age-boxers-unearthed-in-sardinia Visiting spectacular Sardinia sometime soon? Impress the islanders by trying out some of their local languages. One of The Local's Sardinian readers explains the basics. https://www.thelocal.it/20190422/local-words-sardinia-italy Mon, 22 Apr 2019 12:38:22 +0200 local-words-sardinia-italy The island regions of Sardinia and Sicily were expected to be placed under ‘yellow’ zone restrictions from Monday after new infections soared and they met the threshold for hospitalised Covid patients. https://www.thelocal.it/20210820/italys-sicily-and-sardinia-set-to-remain-covid-white-zones-despite-rise-in-hospitalisations Fri, 20 Aug 2021 13:06:49 +0200 italys-sicily-and-sardinia-set-to-remain-covid-white-zones-despite-rise-in-hospitalisations With the return of mass tourism this summer came a new increase in the theft of sand, pebbles and shells from Sardinia’s protected beaches, environmental campaigners say. https://www.thelocal.it/20210819/theft-of-sand-from-sardinias-beaches-on-the-rise-again-despite-fines-of-up-to-e3000 Thu, 19 Aug 2021 15:06:30 +0200 theft-of-sand-from-sardinias-beaches-on-the-rise-again-despite-fines-of-up-to-e3000 Scientists in Sardinia are hoping a thousand-year-old olive tree nearly destroyed by recent fires can be saved, mobilising volunteers to stand guard around the remains of the ancient tree. https://www.thelocal.it/20210730/race-to-save-ancient-italian-olive-tree-engulfed-by-wildfires Fri, 30 Jul 2021 20:41:49 +0200 race-to-save-ancient-italian-olive-tree-engulfed-by-wildfires More than 1,000 people were forced to flee and some 20,000 hectares destroyed as wildfires swept the Italian island of Sardinia for three days straight. https://www.thelocal.it/20210726/sardinia-wildfires-italy-island-disaster Mon, 26 Jul 2021 11:41:39 +0200 sardinia-wildfires-italy-island-disaster With new coronavirus outbreaks pushing Sardinia to reimpose local restrictions, health experts have urged the Italian island to resume testing inbound travellers during the peak holiday season. https://www.thelocal.it/20210716/sardinia-considers-requiring-covid-19-tests-for-tourists-as-italian-islands-infections-soar Fri, 16 Jul 2021 15:45:45 +0200 sardinia-considers-requiring-covid-19-tests-for-tourists-as-italian-islands-infections-soar As Covid-19 restrictions across Italy ease, how are the nation's most popular destinations gearing up for summer? https://www.thelocal.it/20210521/how-italys-tourist-hotspots-are-preparing-for-summer-2021 Fri, 21 May 2021 18:53:18 +0200 how-italys-tourist-hotspots-are-preparing-for-summer-2021 With most of Italy in lockdown, local authorities are resorting to tourist bans, testing requirements and quarantine to discourage second-home owners from visiting. https://www.thelocal.it/20210318/dont-come-italian-regions-seek-to-stop-second-home-owners-visiting Thu, 18 Mar 2021 14:04:54 +0100 dont-come-italian-regions-seek-to-stop-second-home-owners-visiting An Italian murderer who escaped from prison for the seventh time earlier this month was caught on Tuesday hiding in a sheep pen, police said. https://www.thelocal.it/20200915/italian-murderer-back-in-prison-after-his-seventh-escape Tue, 15 Sep 2020 14:10:18 +0200 italian-murderer-back-in-prison-after-his-seventh-escape Police in Italy are hunting for a serial murderer who escaped for "at least" the third time while serving a life sentence. https://www.thelocal.it/20200908/serial-murderer-escapes-prison-in-italy-for-the-third-time Tue, 08 Sep 2020 10:58:17 +0200 serial-murderer-escapes-prison-in-italy-for-the-third-time Some 470 people have been quarantined at a resort on the Italian island of Sardinia after a member of staff tested positive for the coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.it/20200819/coronavirus-sardinian-hotel-with-hundreds-of-guests-locked-down-over-positive-case Wed, 19 Aug 2020 12:05:32 +0200 coronavirus-sardinian-hotel-with-hundreds-of-guests-locked-down-over-positive-case Border police in Sardinia denied entry to five US citizens who attempted to enter the island aboard a private jet, in line with Italy's ban on almost all tourism from outside Europe. https://www.thelocal.it/20200703/treated-like-criminals-italian-police-turn-away-american-tourists-arriving-by-private-jet Fri, 03 Jul 2020 20:39:41 +0200 treated-like-criminals-italian-police-turn-away-american-tourists-arriving-by-private-jet Anyone hoping to visit Sardinia, Sicily Puglia or Calabria this summer must remember to fill out a form stating where they'll stay and when they'll leave as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.it/20200608/these-are-the-italian-regions-that-require-tourists-to-register Mon, 08 Jun 2020 14:08:57 +0200 these-are-the-italian-regions-that-require-tourists-to-register A town in Sardinia is considering selling entry tickets to the famed La Pelosa beach as a way to limit visitor numbers and raise funds. https://www.thelocal.it/20191111/you-might-soon-need-a-ticket-to-visit-one-of-italys-most-beautiful-beaches Mon, 11 Nov 2019 19:07:47 +0100 you-might-soon-need-a-ticket-to-visit-one-of-italys-most-beautiful-beaches A town in Sardinia has “banned” the use of Google Maps after too many people got lost locally while using the app, local media reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20191014/italian-town-bans-use-of-google-maps-after-too-many-people-get-lost Mon, 14 Oct 2019 18:30:08 +0200 italian-town-bans-use-of-google-maps-after-too-many-people-get-lost Police in Sardinia are investigating two men who staged a traffic accident by claiming their vehicle had collided with a wild boar - which in fact turned out to be frozen. https://www.thelocal.it/20191011/frozen-wild-boar-used-to-fake-road-crash-in-italy Fri, 11 Oct 2019 13:30:47 +0200 frozen-wild-boar-used-to-fake-road-crash-in-italy The son of the comedian and activist Beppe Grillo has been accused of raping a 19-year-old Scandinavian woman at his father's villa. https://www.thelocal.it/20190906/five-star-founder-beppe-grillos-son-investigated-in-gang-rape-case Fri, 06 Sep 2019 15:30:58 +0200 five-star-founder-beppe-grillos-son-investigated-in-gang-rape-case