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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3 March 2021

3 March

NEW - The Balvano Disaster Italy’s worst but little known train tragedy The Italian railway network suffered its worst accident on this da...

The Balvano Disaster

Italy’s worst but little known train tragedy One of several graphic images from the Balvano Disaster shows the bodies of victims laid out on...

2 March 2021

2 March

Vittorio Pozzo - double World Cup winner Manager led Azzurri to victory in 1934 and 1938 Vittorio Pozzo, the most successful manager in the...

1 March 2021

1 March

Luigi Vanvitelli – architect Neapolitan genius drew up a grand design for his royal client The most famous Italian architect of the 18th cen...

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