Italy On This Day

NEW - Guido I da Montefeltro - Lord of Urbino Brilliant military strategist who suffered poetic damnation Guido I da Montefeltro, the bril...

Brilliant military strategist who suffered poetic damnation Guido I da Montefeltro was a powerful force on the side of the Ghibellines Guido...

Marcello Mastroianni – actor Film star who immortalised the Trevi Fountain Marcello Vincenzo Domenico Mastroianni, who grew up to star in s...

Grazia Deledda - Nobel Prize winner First Italian woman to be honoured The novelist Grazia Deledda, who was the first of only two Italian wo...

NEW - Romano Mussolini - jazz musician and painter Dictator’s son forged successful career in music Romano Mussolini, the youngest son of ...