Italy On This Day

NEW - Irma Marchiani - partisan Resistance heroine honoured with medal for valour Irma Marchiani, who was one of only a small number of wo...

Resistance heroine honoured with medal for valour Irma Marchiani was deputy commander of her battalion Irma Marchiani, who was one of only a...

Stefano Boeri - architect Milan urban planner famous for Vertical Forest The architect  Stefano Boeri,  a specialist in environmentally sust...

Carlo Collodi - journalist and writer Satirical journalist created Pinocchio to express his own views  Carlo Collodi, in real life Carlo Lo...