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 Weekend Wanderlust: Why there's more to San Miniato than truffles The annual white truffle festival is not the only reason to visit this atmospheric hilltop Tuscan town. https://www.thelocal.it/20181123/weekend-wanderlust-san-miniato-tuscany-truffles Fri, 23 Nov 2018 14:31:22 +0100 weekend-wanderlust-san-miniato-tuscany-truffles 'Truffle tourism' worth 63 million euros in Italy Truffle fairs and truffle hunting tours have attracted some 120,000 visitors to Italy this year so far. https://www.thelocal.it/20181123/truffle-tourism-worth-63-million-euros-in-italy Fri, 23 Nov 2018 13:10:10 +0100 truffle-tourism-worth-63-million-euros-in-italy Huge white truffle sells for €85,000 at Italian auction A rare 850 gramme white truffle was auctioned for €85,000 in the Italian region of Alba on Sunday, with the anonymous Hong Kong buyer paying nearly 30 times this year's market price for smaller nuggets. https://www.thelocal.it/20181112/huge-white-truffle-sells-for-85000-at-italian-auction Mon, 12 Nov 2018 10:06:02 +0100 huge-white-truffle-sells-for-85000-at-italian-auction Italian fined €100,000 for trying to smuggle truffles out of Turkey Turkey fined an Italian citizen nearly €100,000 for trying to illegally smuggle white truffles out of the country, authorities said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20180306/italian-fined-for-trying-to-smuggle-truffles-out-of-turkey Tue, 06 Mar 2018 15:15:13 +0100 italian-fined-for-trying-to-smuggle-truffles-out-of-turkey White truffles sell for €75,000 euros at auction in Italy A lot of around 850 grammes of white truffles was sold for €75,000 ($87,500) in a top Italian auction on Sunday. https://www.thelocal.it/20171113/white-truffles-75000-euros-alba-italy-auction Mon, 13 Nov 2017 13:01:35 +0100 white-truffles-75000-euros-alba-italy-auction White truffle prices reach an all-time high in Italy The white truffle is one of the most sought-after ingredients for autumnal dishes in Italy and around the globe, and it's also one of the priciest. https://www.thelocal.it/20171106/white-truffle-prices-have-reached-an-all-time-high-in-italy Mon, 06 Nov 2017 16:56:25 +0100 white-truffle-prices-have-reached-an-all-time-high-in-italy Italy's earthquake-hit towns are bidding for Unesco status Italy will be putting forward two bids for Unesco World Heritage status from the central Italian region devastated by recent earthquakes, the national Unesco committee said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20170328/italys-quake-towns-campaigning-for-unesco-status-truffle-norcia Tue, 28 Mar 2017 11:40:23 +0200 italys-quake-towns-campaigning-for-unesco-status-truffle-norcia Hunting gastronomic gold in Italy's truffle country "It is not a job. It's a passion, a real sickness!" https://www.thelocal.it/20161021/hunting-gastronomic-gold-in-italys-truffle-country Fri, 21 Oct 2016 11:01:41 +0200 hunting-gastronomic-gold-in-italys-truffle-country 'I meant truffles, not bombs': terror suspect An Iraqi man arrested in Bari on Monday has denied being a jihadist and using the word “truffles” as a code name for “bombs” in telephone calls intercepted by police. https://www.thelocal.it/20151211/i-meant-truffles-not-bombs-italy-terror-suspect Fri, 11 Dec 2015 10:15:37 +0100 i-meant-truffles-not-bombs-italy-terror-suspect Chinese woman spends €90k on an Italian truffle A white truffle auction in the north-west Piedmont region has raised €274,200, with one single truffle selling for €90,000 and another being bought as a gift for the new mayor of New York. https://www.thelocal.it/20131111/chinese-woman-spends-90k-on-an-italian-truffle Mon, 11 Nov 2013 12:02:00 +0100 chinese-woman-spends-90k-on-an-italian-truffle