Italy On This Day

Venetian trader who described travels in China  A 19th century portrait in mosaic of Marco Polo at Palazzo Tursi in Genoa The Italian explor...

Italian whose name is commemorated in an African capital De Brazza was born in Castel Gandolfo, south of Rome The explorer Pierre Savorgnan ...

The Great Belzoni’s powerful physique helped him remove Egyptian treasures A portrait of Giovanni Belzoni during his time as an archaeologis...

Medici clerk who discovered a new world Amerigo Vespucci began exploring as an observer at the invitation of the King of Portugal  ...

Mapped Pacific on four-year epic journey Alessandro Malaspina spent much of his life in the employ of the Spanish navy Alessandro ...