Italy On This Day

Italy’s worst but little known train tragedy One of several graphic images from the Balvano Disaster shows the bodies of victims laid out on...

Liberal writer died following attack by Mussolini’s thugs Giovanni Amendola was a committed anti-Fascist who accused Mussolini of murde...

Former glamour model now important voice in Italian parliament Mara Carfagna has defied detractors to become a powerful politician T...

Quake beneath Tyrrhenian Sea sparked killer wave Today Amalfi is a tranquil town with a peaceful harbour - a far cry from the devastat...

Operation that marked start of invasion of Italy American troops disembark from a US Navy tank ship across a causeway set up by the be...

Towns and villages destroyed in natural disaster Dramatic picture shows mud cascading down mountainside Italy was in shock on t...