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 Italy woos Chinese to help restore crumbling treasures Italy is looking to Chinese investors to secure the future of many of its crumbling archaeological sites. https://www.thelocal.it/20160721/italy-seeks-chinese-investors-to-restore-crumbling-cultural-sites Thu, 21 Jul 2016 13:31:00 +0200 italy-seeks-chinese-investors-to-restore-crumbling-cultural-sites Looted artefacts stashed by British thief restored to Italy Italian and Swiss police have recovered priceless archaeological artefacts stolen from Italy and stored by a notorious British antiquities dealer, the culture ministry said on Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20160322/looted-artefacts-stashed-by-british-art-thief-restored-to-italy Tue, 22 Mar 2016 14:58:32 +0100 looted-artefacts-stashed-by-british-art-thief-restored-to-italy Treasure-filled tomb of Etruscan 'princess' unearthed A treasure-filled tomb, believed to belong to an an Etruscan princess from the eighth century BC, has been unearthed by archaeologists in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20160309/italian-archaeologists-beat-looters-to-treasure-filled-grave-of-etruscan-princess Wed, 09 Mar 2016 13:43:24 +0100 italian-archaeologists-beat-looters-to-treasure-filled-grave-of-etruscan-princess Rally in Naples against church over treasure Thousands of protesters demonstrated in Naples on Saturday in a bid to prevent the Catholic Church gaining any control over the treasure of a local saint that is reputedly worth more than British crown jewels. https://www.thelocal.it/20160306/naples-rally-against-church-over-saints-treasure Sun, 06 Mar 2016 14:41:59 +0100 naples-rally-against-church-over-saints-treasure