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 A refurbished castle is available to hire out for weddings at just €100 per day - so what's the catch? https://www.thelocal.it/20181112/you-can-hire-a-fairytale-castle-for-your-wedding-in-abruzzo-italy-for-just-100 Mon, 12 Nov 2018 16:38:14 +0100 you-can-hire-a-fairytale-castle-for-your-wedding-in-abruzzo-italy-for-just-100 "It was only a suggestion," said the exasperated mayor of tiny Italian village Bormida on Wednesday, after thousands of people from across the world took him up on an offer of money in exchange for moving to the hamlet. https://www.thelocal.it/20170511/italian-village-retracts-offer-of-money-to-move-there-after-receiving-thousands-of-requests Thu, 11 May 2017 14:16:04 +0200 italian-village-retracts-offer-of-money-to-move-there-after-receiving-thousands-of-requests Italy's most beautiful village has been officially chosen: the title goes to tiny Venzone in the north-east of the country. https://www.thelocal.it/20170419/welcome-to-the-most-beautiful-village-in-italy-rebuilt-earthquake-venzone Wed, 19 Apr 2017 12:45:53 +0200 welcome-to-the-most-beautiful-village-in-italy-rebuilt-earthquake-venzone Sardinia's millionaires' playground, Porto Cervo, has served British luxury department store Harrods with an eviction notice that looks set to close the brand's only outlet outside of its iconic premises in London. https://www.thelocal.it/20160524/plush-sardinian-resort-serves-harrods-with-eviction-notice Tue, 24 May 2016 17:42:46 +0200 plush-sardinian-resort-serves-harrods-with-eviction-notice Do you have one euro to spare? In that case, you could become the owner of a historic house in a beautiful Sicilan village. But there's a catch... https://www.thelocal.it/20140805/1-property-sale-to-save-sicily-village Tue, 05 Aug 2014 16:48:00 +0200 1-property-sale-to-save-sicily-village Aspiring architect Andrea Gillono was in the news this week for his ideas to restore an abandoned village in northern Italy. The Local spoke to him to find out more about the plan, as well as his thoughts on Italian architecture and why villages are left to fall to ruin. https://www.thelocal.it/20131129/the-aspiring-architect-hoping-to-restore-an-abandoned-town Fri, 29 Nov 2013 10:15:00 +0100 the-aspiring-architect-hoping-to-restore-an-abandoned-town The village of Barmaz in northern Italy has been lying abandoned for 50 years, but a young architect has presented a plan for its restoration as part of his university thesis. https://www.thelocal.it/20131125/italian-architect-in-bid-to-restore-ghost-village Mon, 25 Nov 2013 13:00:00 +0100 italian-architect-in-bid-to-restore-ghost-village