Italy On This Day

NEW - Italy’s first postage stamps Kingdom of Sardinia adopts pre-paid labels for letters The first postage stamps to be used in Italy were...

Kingdom of Sardinia adopts pre-paid labels for letters Italy's equivalent of the 'Penny Black' - the 1850 Cinque Centesimi stamp...

Giovanni Boldini – artist and portraitist Sought-after painter who captured elegance of Belle Époque Giovanni Boldini, whose sumptuous imag...

Galeazzo Alessi – architect Brilliant designer left legacy of beautiful palaces and churches Italian architect Galeazzo Alessi , who designe...