Italy On This Day

Terror attack on Café de Paris Grenades thrown into iconic meeting place The Café de Paris, a hang-out for Rome’s rich and famous during th...

Fausto Coppi - cycling great Multiple title-winner who died tragically young The cycling champion Fausto Coppi, who won the Giro d’Italia fi...

Dante Alighieri – poet Famous son of Florence remains in exile Dante Alighieri, an important poet during the late Middle Ages, died on this...

Girolamo Frescobaldi – composer Organist was a ‘father of Italian music’ Girolamo Alessandro Frescobaldi, one of the first great masters of...

NEW - Elisabetta Canalis – Sardinian actress Star who once dated American actor George Clooney Actress and TV personality Elisabetta Canal...