Italy On This Day

Charles Forte - businessman and hotelier Multi-billion pound empire started with a single café Businessman Charles Forte - later Sir Charle...

Amalfi destroyed by tsunami Quake beneath Tyrrhenian Sea sparked killer wave The former maritime republic of Amalfi, which once had a popula...

NEW - Pope Pius IX flees Rome The day the Pope had to slip out of the side door of his palace Fearing for his own safety, Pope Pius IX left...

The day the Pope had to slip out of the side door of his palace Pope Pius IX fled Rome in the face  of a revolutionary uprising  Fearing for...