Italy On This Day

Giro winner died in World War One Carlo Oriani won the 1913 Giro d'Italia cycle race despite not winning a stage The champion cyc...

Army commander was one of first to see potential of air power Giulio Douhet aroused opposition with his strident criticisms of Italy...

Author of ‘Gomorrah’ who lives under police protection Roberto Saviano has lived under police guard since writing his groundbreaking ...

Despotic ruler presided over chaos in southern Italy Ferdinand IV of Naples as a boy, painted by the German painter Anton Raphel Me...

Neapolitan genius drew up a grand design for his royal client Giacinto Diano's portrait of Luigi Vanvitelli, which is housed at th...