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 really feel safe in this hotel': German tourists help revive pandemic-hit Italian coast Italy lifts its lockdown and presto! The forlorn sunbeds of a hotel on the Venetian coast fill up once more with German and Austrian tourists. https://www.thelocal.it/20200611/we-really-feel-safe-in-this-hotel-german-tourists-revive-pandemic-hit-italian-coast Thu, 11 Jun 2020 16:21:31 +0200 we-really-feel-safe-in-this-hotel-german-tourists-revive-pandemic-hit-italian-coast 'We were charged €600 for lunch': Tourists describe yet another Rome rip-off After a restaurant in one of Rome's tourist hotspots hit the headlines for overcharging, another visitor shares his own horror story. https://www.thelocal.it/20190930/600-for-fish-pasta-and-water-tourist-rip-off-restaurant-rome Mon, 30 Sep 2019 19:43:45 +0200 600-for-fish-pasta-and-water-tourist-rip-off-restaurant-rome VIDEO: Tourist head-butts Venice gondolier 'over a selfie' A visitor to Venice attacked one of the city's gondoliers after he stopped the tourist from borrowing his boat to take a selfie, according to reports. https://www.thelocal.it/20190916/tourist-head-butts-venice-gondolier-over-selfie Mon, 16 Sep 2019 13:20:47 +0200 tourist-head-butts-venice-gondolier-over-selfie Florence bans snacking on historic streets From Tuesday, snacking is banned on some of Florence's most-trodden streets. https://www.thelocal.it/20180904/florence-snacking-ban-via-de-neri Tue, 04 Sep 2018 18:15:00 +0200 florence-snacking-ban-via-de-neri From selfie brawls to midnight swims: Tourists behaving badly at Rome's Trevi Fountain It is one of the must-see sights for visitors to Rome, but the iconic Trevi Fountain has been making headlines for the wrong reasons recently – and people are getting fed up. https://www.thelocal.it/20180830/tourists-behaving-badly-at-trevi-fountain-rome Thu, 30 Aug 2018 11:57:41 +0200 tourists-behaving-badly-at-trevi-fountain-rome Rome police seek tourists who skinny-dipped outside national monument Police in Rome are asking for help to identify a group of tourists who took a dip in the fountain outside the Altare della Patria, a monument to Italy's unification and the tomb of an unknown soldier. https://www.thelocal.it/20180820/rome-tourists-skinny-dipped-altare-della-patria Mon, 20 Aug 2018 20:08:47 +0200 rome-tourists-skinny-dipped-altare-della-patria Tourists brawl over prime selfie spot at Rome’s Trevi Fountain Finding the perfect spot for a selfie can sometimes be a challenge, especially if it’s at the crowded Trevi Fountain in Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20180810/tourists-brawl-over-prime-selfie-spot-at-romes-trevi-fountain Fri, 10 Aug 2018 12:30:02 +0200 tourists-brawl-over-prime-selfie-spot-at-romes-trevi-fountain Gondolier despairs as tourists spend ride glaring at phones instead of Venice’s splendour Taking a gondola ride through the canals of Venice is something most people can only dream of, and it doesn’t come cheap. https://www.thelocal.it/20171006/venice-gondolier-despairs-as-tourists-spend-ride-glaring-at-phones-instead-of-citys-splendour Fri, 06 Oct 2017 12:25:52 +0200 venice-gondolier-despairs-as-tourists-spend-ride-glaring-at-phones-instead-of-citys-splendour Tourists fined €900 for washing feet in Roman fountain Two Danish tourists have been hit by fines of 450 euros apiece after stopping to wash their feet in one of Rome's public fountains. https://www.thelocal.it/20170418/tourists-fined-900-for-washing-feet-in-roman-fountain Tue, 18 Apr 2017 13:53:24 +0200 tourists-fined-900-for-washing-feet-in-roman-fountain Italian arrested for nude Trevi Fountain swim Rome police on Wednesday arrested a man who took a nude dip in the capital's iconic Trevi Fountain. https://www.thelocal.it/20170413/italian-arrested-for-nude-trevi-fountain-swim Thu, 13 Apr 2017 16:37:34 +0200 italian-arrested-for-nude-trevi-fountain-swim Tourists injured after breaking into Colosseum at night An attempt to break into Rome's Colosseum on Saturday night has left two tourists injured, with one expected to spend several weeks in hospital. https://www.thelocal.it/20170116/tourists-injured-after-entering-colosseum-at-night Mon, 16 Jan 2017 12:58:48 +0100 tourists-injured-after-entering-colosseum-at-night Venice mulls a cap on tourist numbers to tackle overcrowding Tourist hotspot Venice is considering introducing a limit on the number of tourists allowed in the historic city centre, a spokesperson from the tourism councillor's office has confirmed to The Local. https://www.thelocal.it/20161102/venice-mulls-a-cap-on-tourist-numbers-to-tackle-overcrowding Wed, 02 Nov 2016 12:16:31 +0100 venice-mulls-a-cap-on-tourist-numbers-to-tackle-overcrowding Venetians dress as pirates to protest cruise ships Venetians took to the waters to protest against large cruise ships in the lagoon, with some dressed as pirates to make the point that they feel their city is being 'invaded'. https://www.thelocal.it/20160927/venetians-dress-as-pirates-to-protest-tourist-cruise-ships Tue, 27 Sep 2016 11:57:03 +0200 venetians-dress-as-pirates-to-protest-tourist-cruise-ships The strangest complaints tourists have made about Italy OK, we're biased, but it's hard to imagine how anyone could visit Italy and not fall in love with the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20160913/the-strangest-complaints-tourists-have-made-about-italy Tue, 13 Sep 2016 15:52:49 +0200 the-strangest-complaints-tourists-have-made-about-italy Relief for tourists rescued after night stuck in cable cars Some 33 tourists, including a 10-year-old child, spent the night stuck in cable cars thousands of metres up among the glaciers of Mont Blanc ahead of an expected rescue operation on Friday morning, officials said. https://www.thelocal.it/20160909/33-people-spend-night-stuck-in-cable-cars-over-alps-mont-blanc Fri, 09 Sep 2016 10:36:54 +0200 33-people-spend-night-stuck-in-cable-cars-over-alps-mont-blanc Tourists blame Google for drive in car-free Venice A pair of tourists created havoc in Venice earlier this week as they tried to drive their rented car along the Grand Canal. https://www.thelocal.it/20160728/tourists-filmed-driving-car-along-venices-grand-canal Thu, 28 Jul 2016 17:53:14 +0200 tourists-filmed-driving-car-along-venices-grand-canal 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 Tourists find skeleton of Roman child inside cave Excursionists hiking up a mountain in the Lazio region were stunned last week after they came across the suspected skeleton of an ancient Roman child while exploring a cave. https://www.thelocal.it/20160608/tourists-find-skeleton-of-roman-child-inside-italian-cave Wed, 08 Jun 2016 14:32:29 +0200 tourists-find-skeleton-of-roman-child-inside-italian-cave Chinese police begin patrols at Italy's tourist hotspots Four Chinese policemen will patrol the streets of Rome and Milan alongside their Italian counterparts for the next two weeks to help protect wealthy visitors from China during a peak tourism period, officials from both countries said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160503/chinese-coppers-to-patrol-italys-top-tourist-sights Tue, 03 May 2016 10:27:19 +0200 chinese-coppers-to-patrol-italys-top-tourist-sights