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 Britain’s Prince Charles will visit Amatrice, the Lazio town devastated by an earthquake last August, on April 2nd as part of a tour of Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20170329/prince-charles-to-visit-earthquake-hit-amatrice Wed, 29 Mar 2017 13:28:26 +0200 prince-charles-to-visit-earthquake-hit-amatrice Italy's oldest theme park will reopen on October 27th after lying unused for eight years. https://www.thelocal.it/20161026/italys-oldest-amusement-park-about-to-reopen-after-years-of-abandonment Wed, 26 Oct 2016 13:40:15 +0200 italys-oldest-amusement-park-about-to-reopen-after-years-of-abandonment A French tourist was arrested by police in Rome on Thursday afternoon after piloting his camera drone over the iconic Colosseum. https://www.thelocal.it/20160408/french-tourist-booked-for-colosseum-drone-flight Fri, 08 Apr 2016 16:00:00 +0200 french-tourist-booked-for-colosseum-drone-flight Italian cycling star Vincenzo Nibali admitted his guilt on Sunday nearly six weeks after being thrown off Spain's Vuelta for cheating by holding on to his Astana team's car. https://www.thelocal.it/20151005/italys-nibali-admits-hitching-a-lift-in-spain-tour Mon, 05 Oct 2015 10:30:57 +0200 italys-nibali-admits-hitching-a-lift-in-spain-tour The cyclist Vincenzo Nibali has been disqualified from the Tour of Spain after he was filmed hitching a high-speed lift by holding onto his team support car. https://www.thelocal.it/20150824/italian-champion-kicked-off-tour-of-spain-after-hitching-a-lift Mon, 24 Aug 2015 13:53:37 +0200 italian-champion-kicked-off-tour-of-spain-after-hitching-a-lift Tourists can now pay €10 to have a boat tour around the wreck of the Costa Concordia, a new venture since the cruise ship was taken to Genoa in July to be scrapped. https://www.thelocal.it/20140904/10-for-boat-tour-of-costa-concordia-wreck Thu, 04 Sep 2014 12:45:00 +0200 10-for-boat-tour-of-costa-concordia-wreck Katie Parla, from the US, moved to Rome in 2003 with a passion for Italy, art history and archaelogy. She talks to The Local about how, after a string of jobs, she carved out a successful career as a food and wine guide and writer. https://www.thelocal.it/20140528/be-prepared-to-make-some-serious-sacrifices Wed, 28 May 2014 10:05:00 +0200 be-prepared-to-make-some-serious-sacrifices New rules to tackle rogue tours guides at Pompeii have been introduced, officials from the UNESCO World Heritage Site announced on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20130705/pompeii-plans-guide-overhaul Fri, 05 Jul 2013 19:32:00 +0200 pompeii-plans-guide-overhaul