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 'We're really feeling their absence': Amalfi Coast braces for a summer without US tourists With its white and multicoloured houses perched on the mountainside above the crystalline waters of the Mediterranean, Italy's Amalfi coast is an ideal holiday location – but it is suffering. https://www.thelocal.it/20200710/italy-amalfi-coast-braces-for-a-summer-without-us-tourists Fri, 10 Jul 2020 17:55:10 +0200 italy-amalfi-coast-braces-for-a-summer-without-us-tourists UPDATED: These are the Italian regions that now require tourists to register in advance 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 Hundreds evacuated in Venice holiday resort blaze Some 500 tourists were evacuated on Monday morning as flames ripped through a holiday resort near Venice. https://www.thelocal.it/20160704/hundreds-evacuated-in-venice-holiday-resort-blaze Mon, 04 Jul 2016 14:25:16 +0200 hundreds-evacuated-in-venice-holiday-resort-blaze Tourists in their millions are 'wearing out Pompeii' Tourists on cruises are being advised to change their itineraries and check out lesser-known archaeological sites. https://www.thelocal.it/20160222/high-numbers-of-tourists-are-wearing-out-pompeii Mon, 22 Feb 2016 16:39:59 +0100 high-numbers-of-tourists-are-wearing-out-pompeii