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 Italian authorities on Friday evacuated some 3,500 people in the Tuscany region as they tried to tame a wildfire that has been raging for more than 24 hours. https://www.thelocal.it/20260501/thousands-flee-tuscany-wildfire Fri, 01 May 2026 15:14:18 +0200 thousands-flee-tuscany-wildfire A floor in a former Tuscan convent hosting a wedding reception in Italy gave way Saturday, injuring 30 people, authorities said. https://www.thelocal.it/20240114/floor-collapses-at-italian-wedding-injuring-30 Sun, 14 Jan 2024 09:46:41 +0100 floor-collapses-at-italian-wedding-injuring-30 Historians are searching for relatives of the Italian Renaissance artist as a study of his genealogy aims to ‘better understand his genius’. https://www.thelocal.it/20210707/italian-researchers-discover-14-descendents-of-leonardo-da-vinci-living-in-tuscany Wed, 07 Jul 2021 15:37:32 +0200 italian-researchers-discover-14-descendents-of-leonardo-da-vinci-living-in-tuscany A 23-year-old woman who was mistakenly injected with too many shots of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine was given four, rather than six doses, Italian health authorities said Tuesday. https://www.thelocal.it/20210510/italian-woman-given-six-doses-of-pfizer-vaccine-by-mistake Mon, 10 May 2021 14:47:38 +0200 italian-woman-given-six-doses-of-pfizer-vaccine-by-mistake Life in this famously beautiful region really is just like the movies - sometimes. https://www.thelocal.it/20191203/ten-things-to-expect-when-you-move-to-tuscany Tue, 03 Dec 2019 12:09:53 +0100 ten-things-to-expect-when-you-move-to-tuscany Italy's right took three more seats, meaning it now rules 15 out of the 20 Italian regions. But it wasn't able to snatch Tuscany despite a hard-fought battle. https://www.thelocal.it/20200922/election-results-italys-government-boosted-as-the-right-fails-to-take-tuscany-in-key-vote Tue, 22 Sep 2020 12:06:43 +0200 election-results-italys-government-boosted-as-the-right-fails-to-take-tuscany-in-key-vote Italians head to the polls on Sunday -- to the alarm of coronavirus experts -- for a referendum and regional elections that could weaken the government and radically reshape the political landscape. https://www.thelocal.it/20200920/italy-defies-virus-for-vote-as-far-right-plots-to-take-back-regions Sun, 20 Sep 2020 10:24:55 +0200 italy-defies-virus-for-vote-as-far-right-plots-to-take-back-regions Seven Italian regions go to the polls for regional elections on Sunday and Monday. But the close-run vote in Tuscany could decide the course of the country's political future. https://www.thelocal.it/20200918/why-the-rest-of-italy-is-watching-tuscanys-regional-elections-closely Fri, 18 Sep 2020 12:28:02 +0200 why-the-rest-of-italy-is-watching-tuscanys-regional-elections-closely Visitors are returning to Italy's tourist hotspots this summer, but as new Covid-19 cases continue to rise in the country there are claims that some tourism businesses aren't doing enough to ensure safety. https://www.thelocal.it/20200822/hotel-worker-in-tuscany-slams-management-for-not-following-covid-rules Sat, 22 Aug 2020 16:57:23 +0200 hotel-worker-in-tuscany-slams-management-for-not-following-covid-rules Public officials have called for owners to quarantine cats showing suspect symptoms after a housecat in the Tuscan town of Arezzo contracted a rare virus and started biting its owners. https://www.thelocal.it/20200702/italys-cat-owners-told-to-look-out-for-signs-of-rabies-like-mystery-virus Thu, 02 Jul 2020 11:43:28 +0200 italys-cat-owners-told-to-look-out-for-signs-of-rabies-like-mystery-virus Italy's most famous horserace won't take place this summer due to the coronavirus, the Tuscan city of Siena has announced. https://www.thelocal.it/20200515/italy-siena-palio-cancelled-for-first-time-since-world-war-two Fri, 15 May 2020 18:05:20 +0200 italy-siena-palio-cancelled-for-first-time-since-world-war-two A 4.5 magnitude earthquake hit Tuscany on Monday morning, damaging historic buildings and disrupting rail services around Florence. https://www.thelocal.it/20191209/trains-disrupted-after-earthquake-shakes-tuscany Mon, 09 Dec 2019 11:00:14 +0100 trains-disrupted-after-earthquake-shakes-tuscany Wild boar snuffling in the forests of eastern Tuscany dug up and destroyed a €20,000 stash of cocaine buried by drug dealers, police said. https://www.thelocal.it/20191113/wild-boar-sniff-out-and-destroy-cocaine-stash-hidden-in-tuscan-forest Wed, 13 Nov 2019 12:15:11 +0100 wild-boar-sniff-out-and-destroy-cocaine-stash-hidden-in-tuscan-forest In the days around Halloween, a visitor to the scenic Tuscan city of Lucca might be forgiven for thinking the locals are a bit larger than life. https://www.thelocal.it/20191102/in-photos-cosplayers-take-to-the-streets-at-halloween-for-luccas-comics-festival Sat, 02 Nov 2019 10:00:22 +0100 in-photos-cosplayers-take-to-the-streets-at-halloween-for-luccas-comics-festival Discover a wilder side to Tuscany in just a weekend with our expert guide from Maremma resident and blogger Elisa Scarton Detti. https://www.thelocal.it/20191004/weekend-wanderlust-the-very-best-of-the-tuscan-maremma Fri, 04 Oct 2019 16:32:29 +0200 weekend-wanderlust-the-very-best-of-the-tuscan-maremma Authorities in Tuscany, home to some of Italy's most visited tourist attractions, have stepped up hospital controls after a deadly outbreak of the New Delhi superbug. https://www.thelocal.it/20190912/hospitals-on-alert-after-superbug-outbreak-in-tuscany Thu, 12 Sep 2019 17:49:42 +0200 hospitals-on-alert-after-superbug-outbreak-in-tuscany Holidaymakers splash in the turquoise waters of the Rosignano Solvay beach in Tuscany and laze on its pristine white sands -- most of them fully aware that the picture-perfect swimming spot owes its allure to a nearby factory. https://www.thelocal.it/20190827/how-a-chemical-factory-created-one-of-italy-most-beautiful-beaches Tue, 27 Aug 2019 11:47:29 +0200 how-a-chemical-factory-created-one-of-italy-most-beautiful-beaches It's not every day you hear about a 1,000-year-old village in the Tuscan forest where you can stay over - in a treehouse. Here's what happened when I visited this unusual, wild and magical off-grid Tuscan retreat. https://www.thelocal.it/20190726/weekend-wanderlust-how-you-can-sleep-in-a-treehouse-in-a-tuscan-forest Fri, 26 Jul 2019 19:38:13 +0200 weekend-wanderlust-how-you-can-sleep-in-a-treehouse-in-a-tuscan-forest One person is dead and three injured following an explosion at a building in Portoferraio, Elba, early this morning. https://www.thelocal.it/20190723/one-dead-after-explosion-on-elba-island-at-sunrise Tue, 23 Jul 2019 10:46:40 +0200 one-dead-after-explosion-on-elba-island-at-sunrise A tourist bus overturned on the motorway between Siena and Florence on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring several others. https://www.thelocal.it/20190522/tourist-bus-crash-near-siena-italy Wed, 22 May 2019 14:58:07 +0200 tourist-bus-crash-near-siena-italy