Italy On This Day

Tenor who has blended opera and rock Alessandro Safina has become a household name in Italy after several successful albums Aless...

Masterpiece influenced the course of Italian art history Duccio's altarpiece in the Duomo di Siena, the Maestà A magnificent ...

Sienese artist who became famous in the United States Giuseppe Moretti The sculptor Giuseppe Moretti, who became well known in the Un...

First of two annual races is contested today The Palio is run at a furious pace around the perimeter of the Piazza del Campo in Siena...

Baroque songs have survived till modern times Composer Claudio Saracini was born on this day in 1586 in or close to Siena in Tuscany. H...

Romantic poet produced some of her best work after fleeing to Italy Hungarian artist Károly Brocky's portrait of  Elizabeth  Barret...