Italy On This Day

Last Italian to win ‘home’ Grand Prix Ludovico Scarfiotti grew up in a background of cars and racing The racing driver Ludovico Scar...

Erotic character Valentina captured spirit of 1960s Italy Erotic imagery was central to the success of Crepax's most famous charac...

Father who invented ‘Lorenzo’s Oil’ for sick son Augusto Odone devoted his life to caring for his stricken son Lorenzo Augusto O...

Brilliant talent who played ‘spaghetti western’ parts for fun Volonté in his role as the police chief in Elio Petri's Investig...

Head of Corleonesi clan dodged police for 43 years Bernardo Provenzano after he was arrested in 2006 following 43 years on the run from...