The Local Italy 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 Romans brave chilly Tiber for New Year plunge Hardy thrillseekers plunged into Italy's Tiber river on Monday, continuing a decades-old New Year's tradition. https://www.thelocal.it/20180101/romans-brave-chilly-tiber-for-new-year-plunge Mon, 01 Jan 2018 17:17:04 +0100 romans-brave-chilly-tiber-for-new-year-plunge Rome cracks down on splash-happy fountain dippers Cooling off with a midnight dip in Rome's famous Trevi Fountain may sound like a dream "Roman Holiday", but an Italian police crackdown has landed a series of splash-happy tourists with fat fines. https://www.thelocal.it/20160726/rome-cracks-down-on-splash-happy-fountain-dippers Tue, 26 Jul 2016 10:54:35 +0200 rome-cracks-down-on-splash-happy-fountain-dippers Three tourists take a dip in 17th-century Rome fountain Rome residents have reacted angrily after three tourists were snapped frolicking in one of their city's historic fountains while wearing bikinis and swimsuits. https://www.thelocal.it/20160711/three-tourists-take-a-dip-in-17th-century-rome-fountain Mon, 11 Jul 2016 12:03:17 +0200 three-tourists-take-a-dip-in-17th-century-rome-fountain One-legged Italian to swim Florida-Cuba in world first Salvatore Cimmino is bidding to become the first person to complete a 166km uninterrupted swim From Florida to Cuba. As if that weren't impressive enough, he only has one leg. https://www.thelocal.it/20160405/one-legged-italian-gears-up-for-recordbreaking-sea-swim Tue, 05 Apr 2016 17:39:55 +0200 one-legged-italian-gears-up-for-recordbreaking-sea-swim Swimming wild boar saved 6km off Italy coast It was probably the last thing a group of Italian fishermen expected to see – an exhausted wild boar swimming in circles, 6km off the coast of Taranto in Italy's southern Puglia region. https://www.thelocal.it/20150929/wild-boar-found-swimming-6km-off-italian-coast Tue, 29 Sep 2015 13:02:56 +0200 wild-boar-found-swimming-6km-off-italian-coast Woman has fountain dip in front of president A woman in Rome chose the wrong moment to cool off in one of the city's fountains on Wednesday, when she leapt into one in full view of Italy's president, Sergio Mattarella. https://www.thelocal.it/20150807/woman-has-fountain-dip-in-front-of-president Fri, 07 Aug 2015 13:38:10 +0200 woman-has-fountain-dip-in-front-of-president European record for Italy swim champ Italian teenager Gregorio Paltrinieri smashed the European 1500m freestyle record at the European Championships in Berlin on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20140821/european-record-for-italy-swim-champ Thu, 21 Aug 2014 10:41:00 +0200 european-record-for-italy-swim-champ