Italy On This Day

Assassination attempts overshadow the reign of unpopular monarch A portrait photograph, of unknown origin, of a young Umberto I The second k...

 ‘Altar of the Fatherland’ built to honour unified Italy’s first king The Monument's multi-layered construction in white marble has earn...

Neapolitan who preserved figures from local street life Gemito's statue, Il giocatore di carte, so impressed Vittorio Emanuele I...