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 French tourist spotted bathing nude in a fountain in the centre of Milan told police that she "didn't realise she'd done anything wrong", according to reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20190524/tourist-skinny-dips-in-milan-fountain-italy Fri, 24 May 2019 14:33:51 +0200 tourist-skinny-dips-in-milan-fountain-italy Italian police caught a tourist trying to make off with a Roman brick from the Colosseum as a "souvenir" yesterday, they said. https://www.thelocal.it/20181211/tourist-caught-trying-to-steal-a-brick-from-romes-colosseum Tue, 11 Dec 2018 12:08:04 +0100 tourist-caught-trying-to-steal-a-brick-from-romes-colosseum Almost 80 million tourists roam Italy each year, all with different characteristics and hoping to soak up all the country has to offer as much as they can. But can you recognize yourself in any of these? https://www.thelocal.it/20160212/tourist-types-youre-likely-to-meet-in-italy-which-one-are-you Fri, 12 Feb 2016 09:50:23 +0100 tourist-types-youre-likely-to-meet-in-italy-which-one-are-you Italian police busted an Austrian teenager trying to make off with a piece of ancient brick from the Colosseum as a "souvenir", they said on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180618/tourist-steal-rome-colosseum Mon, 18 Jun 2018 11:01:56 +0200 tourist-steal-rome-colosseum An American tourist faces a fine of up to €10,000 after he was caught relieving himself on the historic Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence. https://www.thelocal.it/20180313/american-tourist-pee-fine-loggia-dei-lanzi-florence Tue, 13 Mar 2018 18:42:15 +0100 american-tourist-pee-fine-loggia-dei-lanzi-florence A tourist died in Rome after falling from a high wall along the banks of the River Tiber. https://www.thelocal.it/20180130/tourist-dies-rome-fall-wall-tiber Tue, 30 Jan 2018 10:45:36 +0100 tourist-dies-rome-fall-wall-tiber An Italian tourist was trampled to death by an elephant in a Kenyan national park while trying to get a good picture, police said. https://www.thelocal.it/20160919/italian-trampled-to-death-on-holiday-while-photographing-elephant Mon, 19 Sep 2016 11:52:44 +0200 italian-trampled-to-death-on-holiday-while-photographing-elephant A new entrance is set to open at Rome's Colosseum which will allow tourists to enter the building just like gladiators used to. https://www.thelocal.it/20160712/new-colosseum-door-to-offer-visitors-the-gladiator-experience Tue, 12 Jul 2016 08:52:56 +0200 new-colosseum-door-to-offer-visitors-the-gladiator-experience A tourist was fined on Tuesday after his camera drone crashed into Venice’s iconic St Mark’s Square. https://www.thelocal.it/20160706/tourist-fined-after-drone-crashes-in-st-marks-square-venice Wed, 06 Jul 2016 11:10:04 +0200 tourist-fined-after-drone-crashes-in-st-marks-square-venice A cat sanctuary on a remote Sardinian beach, where visitors can play with kitties in the surf or watch them lounging on the sand, has been named one of the island's best tourist destinations by travel website, TripAdvisor. https://www.thelocal.it/20160526/this-cat-filled-beach-has-been-named-one-of-sardinias-top-tourist-spots Thu, 26 May 2016 13:30:20 +0200 this-cat-filled-beach-has-been-named-one-of-sardinias-top-tourist-spots A Muslim tourist wearing a niqab – a traditional garment worn by women in public, which leaves only their eyes on show – was stopped from entering an Italian museum by police on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160429/italy-police-block-niquab-wearing-tourist-from-entering-museum Fri, 29 Apr 2016 13:59:33 +0200 italy-police-block-niquab-wearing-tourist-from-entering-museum Police in Copenhagen on Thursday arrested an Italian tourist wearing a "suspicious belt bag" at the Danish parliament building. https://www.thelocal.it/20160303/italians-suspicious-money-belt-sparks-danish-police-alert Thu, 03 Mar 2016 14:58:32 +0100 italians-suspicious-money-belt-sparks-danish-police-alert The city of Rome is ready to take action against the legions of tacky gladiators making a tax-free fortune by posing for photos with tourists in front of the city's most famous monuments. https://www.thelocal.it/20151112/rome-declares-war-on-12k-a-month-gladiators Thu, 12 Nov 2015 12:39:50 +0100 rome-declares-war-on-12k-a-month-gladiators A British tourist died while swimming off the coast of the Italian island of Elba on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20151014/british-tourist-dies-while-swimming-of-italys-elba Wed, 14 Oct 2015 12:00:40 +0200 british-tourist-dies-while-swimming-of-italys-elba A group of foreign journalists filming outside the Colosseum have exposed the racket being run by 'gladiators' in a shocking video which provides yet more negative publicity for Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20150925/roman-gladiators-rob-foreign-filmmakers Fri, 25 Sep 2015 12:11:18 +0200 roman-gladiators-rob-foreign-filmmakers A tourist celebrating his wedding anniversary at a Venice restaurant was reportedly beaten by waiters after refusing to pay for a steak that was badly cooked. https://www.thelocal.it/20150923/tourist-beaten-for-refusing-to-pay-for-steak Wed, 23 Sep 2015 12:24:15 +0200 tourist-beaten-for-refusing-to-pay-for-steak A tourist was reported to police after using a Swiss Army knife to carve into the Colosseum, the latest such incident to befall the world-famous monument. https://www.thelocal.it/20150922/another-tourists-carves-into-the-colosseum Tue, 22 Sep 2015 18:25:30 +0200 another-tourists-carves-into-the-colosseum A Roman family on holiday in Sardinia were stunned to find a surprise €16 charge on their bill after their 20-month-old daughter dirtied the napkins and tablecloth during a meal. https://www.thelocal.it/20150903/italian-restaurant-bills-child-16-for-dirty-tablecloth Thu, 03 Sep 2015 10:33:43 +0200 italian-restaurant-bills-child-16-for-dirty-tablecloth A 19-year-old German tourist was allegedly raped on a beach in the Adriatic town of Rimini. It is the third case of an alleged sexual attack in the town in less than a week, Italian media reported. https://www.thelocal.it/20150820/german-tourist-raped-on-rimini-beach Thu, 20 Aug 2015 15:03:07 +0200 german-tourist-raped-on-rimini-beach Italian railway police have busted two Romanian men who were trying an elaborate scam on tourists travelling on trains out of Rome's Termini station. https://www.thelocal.it/20150813/thieves-posed-as-rail-officials-to-scam-tourists Thu, 13 Aug 2015 12:04:08 +0200 thieves-posed-as-rail-officials-to-scam-tourists