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 Sand seized from tourists' suitcases in Sardinia is making its way back to where it belongs: the Italian island's idyllic coastline. https://www.thelocal.it/20190805/italy-sardinia-stolen-sand-returned-to-beaches Mon, 05 Aug 2019 13:12:29 +0200 italy-sardinia-stolen-sand-returned-to-beaches Italy's Osteria Francescana was crowned the world's best restaurant for the second time on Tuesday at an awards ceremony by British trade magazine Restaurant, beating out top eateries in Spain and France. https://www.thelocal.it/20180620/italy-worlds-best-restaurant-osteria-francescana-massimo-bottura-modena Wed, 20 Jun 2018 11:20:45 +0200 italy-worlds-best-restaurant-osteria-francescana-massimo-bottura-modena Italy will be putting forward two bids for Unesco World Heritage status from the central Italian region devastated by recent earthquakes, the national Unesco committee said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170328/italys-quake-towns-campaigning-for-unesco-status-truffle-norcia Tue, 28 Mar 2017 11:40:23 +0200 italys-quake-towns-campaigning-for-unesco-status-truffle-norcia You'd think tourists would have got the message by now: vandalizing Italy's centuries-old, painstakingly restored cultural monuments is not cool. https://www.thelocal.it/20170215/tourist-charged-after-carving-name-into-colosseum Wed, 15 Feb 2017 10:23:17 +0100 tourist-charged-after-carving-name-into-colosseum Italy is famous for the small, picturesque towns which dot the landscape, but a recent report suggests almost 2,500 risk becoming ghost-towns. https://www.thelocal.it/20160601/nearly-25000-picturesque-italian-villages-risk-becoming-ghost-towns Wed, 01 Jun 2016 15:23:11 +0200 nearly-25000-picturesque-italian-villages-risk-becoming-ghost-towns