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 Accused Paris Saint-Germain chairman Nasser al-Khelaifi put a Sardinian villa at the disposal of disgraced former top Fifa official Jerome Valcke, Italian police said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20171013/psg-chairman-used-sardinia-villa-as-a-means-of-corruption Fri, 13 Oct 2017 18:21:32 +0200 psg-chairman-used-sardinia-villa-as-a-means-of-corruption A fresco-covered Roman villa, found underneath a church on Italy's sun-kissed Amalfi coast, is set to open to the public for the first time in July. https://www.thelocal.it/20160516/huge-roman-villa-found-under-italian-church-to-open-to-public Mon, 16 May 2016 18:36:26 +0200 huge-roman-villa-found-under-italian-church-to-open-to-public One of Tuscany's most famous villas is up for sale with its owners hoping to be smiling all the way to the bank thanks to its links to the Mona Lisa. https://www.thelocal.it/20160415/mona-lisas-tuscan-villa-to-sell-for-more-than-10-million Fri, 15 Apr 2016 10:51:11 +0200 mona-lisas-tuscan-villa-to-sell-for-more-than-10-million A red Tuscan wine produced by the British singer Sting on his estate near Florence has been named among the top 101 wines in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20160218/stings-red-wine-tops-charts-in-italy Thu, 18 Feb 2016 12:41:35 +0100 stings-red-wine-tops-charts-in-italy Art lovers take note: a sprawling villa once owned by the artist and sculptor Michelangelo Buonarroti is on the market. And if you have a few million to spare, the masterpiece could be yours. https://www.thelocal.it/20160119/dreaming-of-living-like-michelangelo-then-his-tuscan-villa-is-up-for-sale Tue, 19 Jan 2016 12:37:26 +0100 dreaming-of-living-like-michelangelo-then-his-tuscan-villa-is-up-for-sale It was once used exclusively by popes, but the Vatican's train line can now be ridden by all from the Holy See to the papal summer palace. https://www.thelocal.it/20150914/all-aboard-the-vatican-train-for-popes-summer-castle Mon, 14 Sep 2015 15:37:03 +0200 all-aboard-the-vatican-train-for-popes-summer-castle Italy's billionaire former leader Silvio Berlusconi may sell his lavish Mediterranean villa, made famous by lurid photos of cavorting guests, to the Saudi royal family, Italian news reports said on Monday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150811/berlusconi-may-sell-party-villa-to-saudi-royals Tue, 11 Aug 2015 09:50:37 +0200 berlusconi-may-sell-party-villa-to-saudi-royals UPDATED: For sale online to a wealthy Chinese buyer: historic Italian villa, starting price $16.4 million, possibility of permanent residency thrown in. https://www.thelocal.it/20150521/swish-italian-villa-up-for-auction-in-china Thu, 21 May 2015 11:21:49 +0200 swish-italian-villa-up-for-auction-in-china The former captain of Italy’s national football team, Fabio Cannavaro, has been handed a ten month sentence for entering his own villa and taking a swim in the pool. https://www.thelocal.it/20150226/cannavaro-gets-jail-term-for-taking-a-swim Thu, 26 Feb 2015 11:04:00 +0100 cannavaro-gets-jail-term-for-taking-a-swim Italy appealed on Wednesday for sponsors to help restore Emperor Nero's Golden House in the heart of Rome, saying €31 million was needed to repair the majestic complex. https://www.thelocal.it/20140619/italy-seeks-sponsors-to-restore-neros-party-villa Thu, 19 Jun 2014 10:00:00 +0200 italy-seeks-sponsors-to-restore-neros-party-villa Actor George Clooney has prolonged his love affair with Italy by buying a villa in Tuscany, on the advice of the man who inspired the main character in EL James' erotic novel 50 Shades of Grey. https://www.thelocal.it/20140331/george-clooney-buys-tuscan-villa-2 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 17:49:00 +0200 george-clooney-buys-tuscan-villa-2 A 12-year-old boy, who escaped from a care home in Piemonte, was seen "peddling like a madman" along the fast lane of a busy motorway in a bid to "get home to his mum" in Turin. https://www.thelocal.it/20131113/boy-in-motorway-cycle-bid-to-get-home-to-mum Wed, 13 Nov 2013 12:41:00 +0100 boy-in-motorway-cycle-bid-to-get-home-to-mum A villa near Florence that inspired the author of Pinocchio is on the market for €10.5m - a world away from the humble workshop where the marionette is born in the book. https://www.thelocal.it/20131112/villa-that-inspired-pinocchio-for-sale-in-italy Tue, 12 Nov 2013 09:16:00 +0100 villa-that-inspired-pinocchio-for-sale-in-italy The firm auctioning off slain fashion mogul Gianni Versace's former villa claim the luxury Florida property has sparked a frenzy among potential foreign buyers. https://www.thelocal.it/20130725/versace-villa-sale-sparks-buyer-frenzy Thu, 25 Jul 2013 10:46:00 +0200 versace-villa-sale-sparks-buyer-frenzy