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 Hundreds of coffins were swept into the sea on Monday when a landslide destroyed part of a cemetery on the Italian riviera. https://www.thelocal.it/20210223/video-the-moment-an-italian-cemetary-falls-into-the-sea Tue, 23 Feb 2021 14:23:38 +0100 video-the-moment-an-italian-cemetary-falls-into-the-sea If you're not able to visit Italy's sights in person just yet, you can take a tour of the country from the comfort of your sofa. https://www.thelocal.it/20200605/take-a-drone-tour-of-italy-with-these-13-stunning-videos Fri, 05 Jun 2020 17:37:40 +0200 take-a-drone-tour-of-italy-with-these-13-stunning-videos The pretty Swiss village of Lavertezzo in the canton of Ticino has been overwhelmed with tourists on recent sunny weekends after an Italian filmmaker’s video of the area went viral. https://www.thelocal.it/20170726/locals-grumble-as-italian-viral-video-sends-thousands-to-swiss-village Wed, 26 Jul 2017 12:20:02 +0200 locals-grumble-as-italian-viral-video-sends-thousands-to-swiss-village A 'new eruptive episode' started on Wednesday morning at Sicily's Mount Etna, with lava flows at the south of the volcano throughout the day. https://www.thelocal.it/20170316/video-see-the-latest-eruptions-at-etna-europes-most-active-volcano Thu, 16 Mar 2017 11:56:13 +0100 video-see-the-latest-eruptions-at-etna-europes-most-active-volcano Sicily's Mount Etna started erupting on Monday night with fountains of lava providing a spectacular show. https://www.thelocal.it/20170228/mount-etna-is-erupting-and-it-looks-spectacular Tue, 28 Feb 2017 11:14:37 +0100 mount-etna-is-erupting-and-it-looks-spectacular Italy's fire service have been honoured in the first edition of the Rome Drone Awards, a contest aimed at recognizing innovative and useful drone use. https://www.thelocal.it/20170220/video-italys-firefighters-win-prize-for-use-of-drones-in-earthquake-recovery Mon, 20 Feb 2017 11:50:41 +0100 video-italys-firefighters-win-prize-for-use-of-drones-in-earthquake-recovery Videos shared by Italy's fire service have shown how rescue teams have tackled the challenge of searching for survivors and victims of the avalanche in unforgiving conditions. https://www.thelocal.it/20170124/videos-rescue-effort-survivors-firefighters-rigopiano-avalanche-hotel Tue, 24 Jan 2017 12:12:36 +0100 videos-rescue-effort-survivors-firefighters-rigopiano-avalanche-hotel A mystery woman shocked watching tourists on Tuesday morning when she waded into Rome's Trevi Fountain in a bid to recreate an iconic scene from Federico Fellini's 1960 film 'La Dolce Vita'. https://www.thelocal.it/20160719/another-woman-wades-into-trevi-fountain-to-rehash-la-dolce-vita-scene-rome-italy Tue, 19 Jul 2016 18:17:24 +0200 another-woman-wades-into-trevi-fountain-to-rehash-la-dolce-vita-scene-rome-italy Border guards at a Swiss train station were shocked to find an Eritrean migrant trying to sneak into the country from Italy crammed inside a suitcase. https://www.thelocal.it/20160706/migrant-busted-trying-to-sneak-to-switzerland-in-suitcase Wed, 06 Jul 2016 12:25:49 +0200 migrant-busted-trying-to-sneak-to-switzerland-in-suitcase The Italian team almost seemed delighted after Robbie Brady's 90-minute strike put the Republic of Ireland through to the last 16 of Euro 2016 on Wednesday night. https://www.thelocal.it/20160623/italy-happy-to-see-sporting-ireland-qualify-in-spite-of-defeat Thu, 23 Jun 2016 12:51:42 +0200 italy-happy-to-see-sporting-ireland-qualify-in-spite-of-defeat Republic Day celebrations on Thursday culminated with the aerobatic team of the Italian Air Force, known as the Frecce Tricolari, flying a fleet of jets over Rome, leaving a trail of green, red and white smoke. https://www.thelocal.it/20160603/watch-jets-eye-view-of-rome-from-aboard-frecce-tricolare Fri, 03 Jun 2016 12:07:45 +0200 watch-jets-eye-view-of-rome-from-aboard-frecce-tricolare With the Italian govermment set to vote on the civil unions bill this week, The Local takes to the streets to discover why the bill is so divisive. https://www.thelocal.it/20160125/heres-what-italians-think-of-the-gay-unions-bill Mon, 25 Jan 2016 13:13:37 +0100 heres-what-italians-think-of-the-gay-unions-bill A video by BuzzFeed about Italians' mostly stereoptypical habits has been met with a hilarious response in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20151014/italians-probe-american-habits-in-comedy-video Wed, 14 Oct 2015 13:58:24 +0200 italians-probe-american-habits-in-comedy-video It was probably the last thing a group of Italian fishermen expected to see – an exhausted wild boar swimming in circles, 6km off the coast of Taranto in Italy's southern Puglia region. https://www.thelocal.it/20150929/wild-boar-found-swimming-6km-off-italian-coast Tue, 29 Sep 2015 13:02:56 +0200 wild-boar-found-swimming-6km-off-italian-coast A new video of life in Rome has been watched nearly half a million times, with viewers divided over whether such beautiful images portray an unrealistic view of the Italian capital. The Local catches up with its creator to find out what shaped his view of the Eternal City. https://www.thelocal.it/20150904/hit-video-shows-the-beauty-of-rome-life Fri, 04 Sep 2015 18:24:48 +0200 hit-video-shows-the-beauty-of-rome-life Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters has promised to bring the American band to a central Italian town after a video put together by Italian musicians performing the group’s “Learn to Fly” went viral. https://www.thelocal.it/20150803/foo-fighters-pledge-italy-visit-after-viral-video Mon, 03 Aug 2015 12:11:13 +0200 foo-fighters-pledge-italy-visit-after-viral-video A video showing a dolphin trying to bring a dead calf back to life off the coast of Ostia, near Rome, has melted hearts in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20150723/dolphin-mother-refuses-to-abandon-dead-calf Thu, 23 Jul 2015 12:39:05 +0200 dolphin-mother-refuses-to-abandon-dead-calf A 47 year-old motorcyclist from Genoa was stopped going the wrong way down the A13 motorway, heading towards Genoa. https://www.thelocal.it/20150710/man-drives-8km-agaisnt-traffic-on-busy-motorway Fri, 10 Jul 2015 15:17:43 +0200 man-drives-8km-agaisnt-traffic-on-busy-motorway A scathing new video is winning plaudits for showing the global power of the Calabrian mafia, the ‘Ndrangheta - a group that makes more money than McDonald's and Deutsche Bank combined. https://www.thelocal.it/20150611/ndrangheta-today-a-comic-look-at-the-modern-mafia Thu, 11 Jun 2015 11:01:31 +0200 ndrangheta-today-a-comic-look-at-the-modern-mafia Tempers can easily be frayed at airports, but a video of an Italian senator having a meltdown after narrowly missing an Alitalia flight from Rome has gone viral. https://www.thelocal.it/20150521/italian-senator-in-tantrum-over-missed-alitalia-flight Thu, 21 May 2015 16:12:05 +0200 italian-senator-in-tantrum-over-missed-alitalia-flight