Italy On This Day

Fascinating stories from each day of the year about the people and events that have shaped the culture and history of Italy

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Showing posts with label Travel. Show all posts

21 April 2024

Pietro Della Valle – composer and travel writer

Adventurous Roman wrote unique accounts of 17th century Persia and India Della Valle's journey expanded knowledge of Indian history Com...

9 January 2024

Marco Polo - merchant and explorer

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

17 August 2022

The Milan-Monza railway

First line in northern Italy sparked industrial growth The first railway line laid in northern Italy was opened on this day in 1840. The ro...

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