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 The South Tyrolean Freedom Party, who go by the German name Süd-Tiroler Freiheit, have issued a provocative publication for school children in what they proclaim as Tyrol, an area both sides of the Austrian-Italian border. https://www.thelocal.it/20170830/tyrol-separatist-party-publishes-school-pamphlet-that-claims-italian-province-is-in-austria Wed, 30 Aug 2017 19:00:00 +0200 tyrol-separatist-party-publishes-school-pamphlet-that-claims-italian-province-is-in-austria With valleys, lakes and forests nestled among the summits of the Dolomites, South Tyrol is a breathtaking wonderland. https://www.thelocal.it/20170213/six-reasons-why-south-tyrol-will-absolutely-blow-your-mind Mon, 13 Feb 2017 09:12:21 +0100 six-reasons-why-south-tyrol-will-absolutely-blow-your-mind Wealthy South Tyrol - a little bit of Austria in Italy - is the latest bottleneck in Europe's refugee crisis. Angela Giuffrida finds a region battling with the consequences. https://www.thelocal.it/20160518/south-tyrol-richest-italian-region-migrant-strain Wed, 18 May 2016 09:00:38 +0200 south-tyrol-richest-italian-region-migrant-strain Austria on Friday backtracked on plans to tighten border controls at the Brenner Pass. But the mayor of Brenner is not so convinced. He tells The Local why. https://www.thelocal.it/20160516/why-talk-of-barriers-is-reopening-opening-up-old-wounds-in-south-tyrol-brenner-pass-austria-refugees Mon, 16 May 2016 09:00:10 +0200 why-talk-of-barriers-is-reopening-opening-up-old-wounds-in-south-tyrol-brenner-pass-austria-refugees Italian police are planning to deploy 300 officers at a pro-refugee protest taking place this weekend at the Brenner border with Austria. https://www.thelocal.it/20160421/police-to-deploy-300-officers-at-austrian-border-pro-refugee-protest Thu, 21 Apr 2016 12:16:59 +0200 police-to-deploy-300-officers-at-austrian-border-pro-refugee-protest Scientists presented on Wednesday a life-sized copy, made using a 3D printer, of Oetzi the mummified 5,000-year-old "iceman" found in the Alps 25 years ago. https://www.thelocal.it/20160421/italys-5000-year-old-iceman-brought-to-life-by-3d-printer Thu, 21 Apr 2016 10:11:14 +0200 italys-5000-year-old-iceman-brought-to-life-by-3d-printer The stunning mountainous region of South Tyrol, or Alto Adige, has been part of Italy for almost 100 years. But many of those among the population of 511,000 still don’t feel Italian. In fact, identity is a delicate talking point, as The Local discovers. https://www.thelocal.it/20150930/south-tyrol-where-italians-still-lack-identity Wed, 30 Sep 2015 14:23:41 +0200 south-tyrol-where-italians-still-lack-identity When German tourists Erika and Helmut Simons found a human body in the Austrian-Italian Alps, they had no idea what they'd stumbled upon. This iceman was over 5000 years old - and was something archaeologists had never seen before. https://www.thelocal.it/20150917/5000-years-under-ice-tzi-europes-oldest-celebrity Thu, 17 Sep 2015 17:57:47 +0200 5000-years-under-ice-tzi-europes-oldest-celebrity A new study shows that 89 percent of Austrians are in favour of South Tyrol holding an independence referendum, and would welcome unification with Italy's German-speaking northern region. https://www.thelocal.it/20150126/austrians-in-favour-of-unifying-with-south-tyrol Mon, 26 Jan 2015 17:05:00 +0100 austrians-in-favour-of-unifying-with-south-tyrol A group of 72 people, presumed to be refugees, were stopped by Austrian police on Tuesday as they arrived in Tyrol on a train from Italy https://www.thelocal.it/20140917/72-presumed-refugees-caught-at-italy-austria-border Wed, 17 Sep 2014 12:07:00 +0200 72-presumed-refugees-caught-at-italy-austria-border In South Tyrol, Italy's German-speaking northern region, Teutonic efficiency meets Italian flair in a seemingly blissful union of lederhosen, "La Dolce Vita" and idyllic scenery. But for some, life is not so sweet. https://www.thelocal.it/20140817/scots-inspire-separatists-in-italys-german-speaking-north Sun, 17 Aug 2014 11:00:00 +0200 scots-inspire-separatists-in-italys-german-speaking-north A 23-year-old German tourist died on Tuesday afternoon in a mountain accident in Val Badia in south Tyrol, northern Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20140813/german-tourist-dies-in-mountain-accident Wed, 13 Aug 2014 11:09:00 +0200 german-tourist-dies-in-mountain-accident Close to a hundred refugees, most of whom appear to come from Syria, were intercepted on a train traveling into Austria from Italy and heading to Germany on Saturday night. https://www.thelocal.it/20140714/nearly-a-hundred-syrian-refugees-found-on-train Mon, 14 Jul 2014 11:13:00 +0200 nearly-a-hundred-syrian-refugees-found-on-train