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Events during the year 2019 in Italy.


Incumbents

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Sergio Mattarella Sergio Mattarella (; born 23 July 1941) is an Italian politician, jurist, academic and lawyer who has served as the president of Italy since 2015. A Christian leftist politician, Mattarella was a leading member of the Christian Democracy p ...
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Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is ...
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Giuseppe Conte Giuseppe Conte (; born 8 August 1964) is an Italian jurist, academic, and politician who served as prime minister of Italy from June 2018 to February 2021. He has been the president of the Five Star Movement (M5S) since August 2021. Conte sp ...


Events

*14–17 February – Scheduled date for the
2019 Italian Basketball Cup The 2019 Italian Basketball Cup, known as the 2018 PosteMobile Final Eight for sponsorship reasons, was the 51st edition of Italy's national cup tournament. The competition is managed by the Lega Basket for LBA clubs. The tournament was played from ...
, to be played in
Florence Florence ( ; it, Firenze ) is a city in Central Italy and the capital city of the Tuscany region. It is the most populated city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants in 2016, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.Bilancio demografico ...
*1 March – 1 September – The 22nd Triennial is scheduled to be held in
Milan Milan ( , , Lombard language, Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the List of cities in Italy, second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4  ...
*31 March – Several tens of thousands of people marched in support of the ultra-Conservative World Congress of Families on Sunday, on the final day of their conference in northern Italy. *24 June – The
International Olympic Committee The International Olympic Committee (IOC; french: link=no, Comité international olympique, ''CIO'') is a non-governmental sports organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland. It is constituted in the form of an association under the Swis ...
awards the
2026 Winter Olympics The 2026 Winter Olympics, officially the XXV Olympic Winter Games ( it, XXV Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Milano Cortina 2026 ( lld, Milano-Anpezo 2026 or ), is an upcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to take place fro ...
to
Milan Milan ( , , Lombard language, Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the List of cities in Italy, second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4  ...
and
Cortina d'Ampezzo Cortina d'Ampezzo (; lld, Anpezo, ; historical de-AT, Hayden) is a town and ''comune'' in the heart of the southern (Dolomites, Dolomitic) Alps in the Province of Belluno, in the Veneto region of Northern Italy. Situated on the Boite (river), ...
, beating Stockholm-
Åre Åre () is a locality and one of the leading Scandinavian ski resorts situated in Åre Municipality, Jämtland County, Sweden with 3,200 inhabitants in 2018. It is, however, not the seat of the municipality, which is Järpen. 25% of the local ...
. *24 July – New Mayor of Predappio announced plans to open Mussolini crypt to the public all year round. Mr Canali said he wanted to promote the tomb as a tourist attraction to boost the local economy. *9 August – The deputy prime minister and leader of the League
Matteo Salvini Matteo Salvini (; born 9 March 1973) is an Italian politician who has served as Deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport since 2022. He has been Federal Secretary of Italy's Lega Nord (Northern League) party ...
called for new elections, and announced a no-confidence vote on the
government A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, generally a state. In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government ...
backed by his party in a coalition with the
Five Star Movement The Five Star Movement ( it, Movimento 5 Stelle , M5S) is a political party in Italy. Its leader and president is Giuseppe Conte, Prime Minister of Italy from 2018 until 2021. The M5S was founded on 4 October 2009 by Beppe Grillo, a comedian a ...
. *21 August – Prime Minister
Giuseppe Conte Giuseppe Conte (; born 8 August 1964) is an Italian jurist, academic, and politician who served as prime minister of Italy from June 2018 to February 2021. He has been the president of the Five Star Movement (M5S) since August 2021. Conte sp ...
resigns. *3 September – The Five Star Movement members voted in favor of a coalition with the Democrats, under the premiership of Conte. *4 September – The
Conte II Cabinet The second Conte government was the 66th government of the Italian Republic and the second government led by Giuseppe Conte. The government was sworn in on 5 September 2019 to 13 February 2021. The government was supported by the anti-establi ...
was sworn in. *8 September –
Charles Leclerc Charles Marc Hervé Perceval Leclerc (; born 16 October 1997) is a Monégasque racing driver, currently racing in Formula One for Scuderia Ferrari. He won the GP3 Series championship in 2016 and the FIA Formula 2 Championship in . Leclerc ma ...
wins the
Italian Grand Prix The Italian Grand Prix ( it, Gran Premio d'Italia) is the fifth oldest national Grand Prix (after the French Grand Prix, the United States Grand Prix, the Spanish Grand Prix and the Russian Grand Prix), having been held since 1921. In 2013 it ...
, marking Ferrari's winning return at
Monza Monza (, ; lmo, label= Lombard, Monça, locally ; lat, Modoetia) is a city and ''comune'' on the River Lambro, a tributary of the Po in the Lombardy region of Italy, about north-northeast of Milan. It is the capital of the Province of M ...
after nine years. * 19 September- an anti-piracy blitz occurs, most of the servers illegally broadcasting the signal of the main pay TVs in Italy, Belgium, France, the Netherlands and Spain. *27 October – The centre-right coalition composed of mr Salvini's League, far-right Brothers of Italy and Berlusconi's Forza Italia wins 2019 Umbrian regional election. becoming the first centre right government in Umbria in more than 50 years. *12 – 21 December – 2019 Winter Deaflympics held in
Province of Sondrio The Province of Sondrio ( it, provincia di Sondrio) is in the Lombardy region of northern Italy. Its provincial capital is the city of Sondrio. As of 2017, it has a population of 181,403. History The Province was established in 1815, withi ...
for nine days.


Deaths


January

* 2 January – Michele Caccavale, politician, Deputy (b. 1947). * 6 January –
Angelo Ziccardi Angelo Ziccardi (1 May 1928 – 6 January 2019) was an Italian politician who served as a Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman ...
, politician,
Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the e ...
(b. 1928). * 7 January –
Alfredo Arpaia Alfredo Arpaia (14 August 1930 – 6 January 2019) was an Italian politician who served as a Member of Parliament between 1982 and 1983. Arpaia served as President of the Italian League for Human Rights from 2002 to 2016 and from 2017 as membe ...
, politician, Deputy (b. 1940). * 9 January **
Fernando Aiuti Fernando Aiuti (8 June 1935 – 9 January 2019) was an Italian immunologist and politician. He was the founder and first President of ANLAIDS Association. Biography Born in Urbino in 1935, he graduated with a degree in medicine from Sapienz ...
, immunologist and politician (b. 1935). ** Paolo Paoloni, actor (b. 1929). * 10 January – Erminio Boso, politician,
Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the e ...
(b. 1945). * 19 January –
Mario Bertoncini Mario Bertoncini (27 September 1932, in Rome – 19 January 2019, in Siena) was an Italian composer, pianist, and music educator. In 1962 he was awarded the Nicola d'Atri Prize by the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia for his ''Sei Pezzi p ...
, composer, pianist, and music educator (b. 1932). * 20 January – Evloghios, Orthodox bishop, Primate of the
Holy Synod of Milan The Holy Synod of Milan is an autocephalous True Orthodox jurisdiction. This church originated as a diocese for Western Europe of the Old Calendarist Greek Orthodox church of the and proclaimed itself independent at some point. The church is n ...
(b. 1935). * 21 January – Giuseppe Minardi, racing cyclist (b. 1928). * 25 January **
Vigilio Mario Olmi Vigilio Mario Olmi (14 August 1927 – 25 January 2019) was an Italian Catholic bishop. Early life Olmi was born in Italy and was ordained to the priesthood in 1950. He served as titular bishop of ''Gunugus'' and as auxiliary bishop of the ...
, Roman Catholic prelate, Auxiliary Bishop of
Brescia Brescia (, locally ; lmo, link=no, label= Lombard, Brèsa ; lat, Brixia; vec, Bressa) is a city and ''comune'' in the region of Lombardy, Northern Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Ise ...
1986–2003 (b. 1927) **
Renzo Pigni Renzo Pigni (24 September 1925 – 25 January 2019) was an Italian politician who served as a Deputy Deputy or depute may refer to: * Steward (office) * Khalifa, an Arabic title that can signify "deputy" * Deputy (legislator), a legislator in ...
, politician (b. 1925).


February

* 4 February – Giampiero Artegiani, Italian singer-songwriter, lyricist and producer (b. 1955) * 9 February –
Mario Gerla Mario Gerla (1943–2019) was an Italian computer scientist and engineer, Distinguished Professor, Jonathan B. Postel Jonathan Bruce Postel (; August 6, 1943 – October 16, 1998) was an American computer scientist who made many significant co ...
, Italian computer scientist and engineer (b. 1943) * 10 February **
Mario Bernardo Mario Bernardo (22 February 1919 – 10 February 2019) was an Italian cinematographer and former partisan. Biography A member of the Alpini corps in South Tyrol, Bernardo came back to his parents' house in Bieno and joined the partisan Gramsci ...
, Italian cinematographer (b. 1919) ** Maura Viceconte, Italian Olympic long-distance runner (b. 1967) * 13 February – Miranda Bonansea, Italian actress (b. 1926) * 15 February –
Adriano Ossicini Adriano Ossicini (20 June 1920 – 15 February 2019) was an Italian partisan, politician, psychiatrist, academic, and Minister for Family and Social Solidarity in the Dini Cabinet. Biography Ossicini was born in Rome on June 20, 1920. Durin ...
, Italian politician (b. 1920) * 19 February – Giulio Brogi, Italian actor (b. 1935) * 21 February –
Maurizio Clerici Maurizio Clerici (16 May 1929 – 21 February 2019) was an Italian rowing (sport), rower.Marella Agnelli Marella Agnelli (; born Donna Marella Caracciolo dei Principi di Castagneto ; 4 May 1927 – 23 February 2019)''Almanach de Gotha''. Gotha: Justus Perthes. 1942. pp. 398–399. was an Italian noblewoman, art collector, socialite, style icon and ...
, Italian art collector and socialite (b. 1927) * 24 February – Giovanni Piana, Italian philosopher (b. 1940)


March

* 9 March – Anna Costanza Baldry


April

* 5 April –
Gianfranco Leoncini Gianfranco Leoncini (; 25 September 1939 – 5 April 2019) was an Italian footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career During his club career, Leoncini played for Juventus, Atalanta and Mantova. He won three Serie A titles with Juventus ...
, Italian footballer (b. 1939) * 19 April – Massimo Marino, television presenter and actor (b. 1960)


May

* 11 May –
Gianni De Michelis Gianni De Michelis (26 November 1940 – 11 May 2019) was an Italian politician, prominent member of the Italian Socialist Party (PSI), who served as minister in many Italian governments in the 1980s and early 1990s. Biography De Michelis was ...
, Italian politician (b. 1940)


June

* 5 June – Elio Sgreccia, Italian cardinal (b. 1928) * 7 June –
Nello Governato Nello Governato (14 September 1938 – 7 June 2019) was an Italian footballer who played for Torino, Como, Lazio, Lanerossi Vicenza and Savona. He later worked as a director of sports at Lazio, Bologna, Juventus Juventus Football Club (fro ...
, Italian footballer (b. 1938) * 8 June – Renzo Patria, Italian politician (b. 1933) * 10 June –
Mario Mangiarotti Mario Mangiarotti (Renate, 12 July 1920 – Bergamo, 10 June 2019) was an Italian fencer and sports manager, winner of a silver medal at the 1951 World Fencing Championships in Stockholm. Biography Born in Renate, he was the son of the Olympic ch ...
, Italian fencer (b. 1920) * 11 June **
Domenico De Simone Domenico de Simone (29 November 1768–9 November 1837) was an Italian cardinal. He was part of the Roman Curia. He was born in Benevento and died in Rome. He was made a cardinal in March 1830 by Pope Pius VIII and took part in the 18 ...
, Italian politician (b. 1926) **
Enrico Nascimbeni Enrico Nascimbeni (20 November 1959 – 11 June 2019) was an Italian singer, journalist and poet. Early life He graduated from the Beccaria high school. He formed a friendship with Roberto Vecchioni and collaborated with him on various tracks i ...
, Italian singer (b. 1959) **
Valeria Valeri Valeria Valeri (born Valeria Tulli; 8 December 1921 – 11 June 2019) was an Italian actress and voice actress. Biography On stage A student of actress Elsa Merlini, Valeri began her professional acting career in 1948, working on stage with fe ...
, Italian actress (b. 1921) * 13 June –
Rosario Parmegiani Rosario Parmegiani (March 12, 1937 – June 13, 2019)
was an Italian
, Italian water polo player (b. 1937) * 15 June –
Franco Zeffirelli Gian Franco Corsi Zeffirelli (12 February 1923 – 15 June 2019), was an Italian stage and film director, producer, production designer and politician. He was one of the most significant opera and theatre directors of the post-World War II era, ...
, film director and politician (b. 1923) * 17 June **
Salvatore Senese Salvatore Senese (3 April 1935 – 16 June 2019) was an Italian magistrate and politician who served as an Italian Parliament, MP. References

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, Italian politician (b. 1935) **
Remo Vigni Remo Vigni (11 November 1938 – 17 June 2019) was an Italian footballer who played for Brescia as a striker Striker or The Strikers may refer to: People *A participant in a strike action *A participant in a hunger strike *Blacksmith's strike ...
, Italian footballer (b. 1938) * 20 June ** Emanuele Crestini, Italian politician (b. 1972) ** Gino Pasqualotto, Italian ice hockey player (b. 1955) * 25 June –
Giuseppe Fabiani Giuseppe Fabiani (27 November 1926 – 25 June 2019) was an Italian Catholic bishop. Fabiani was born in Bertinoro, Italy and was ordained to the priesthood in 1950. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Imola The Roman Catholic Diocese of I ...
, Italian Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1926) * 26 June –
Loredana Simioli Loredana Simioli (27 February 1974 – 26 June 2019) was an Italian actress, comedian and television host. She often appeared on Canale 9, in particular on the TeleGaribaldi program. Biography Born in Naples on February 27, 1974, she was t ...
, Italian actress (b. 1978) * 30 June –
Giovanni Giavazzi Giovanni Giavazzi (14 April 1920 – 30 June 2019) was an Italian politician who served as an MEP. References 1920 births 2019 deaths {{Italy-MEP-stub ...
, Italian politician (b. 1920)


July

* 1 July **
Osvalda Giardi Osvalda Giardi (19 December 1932 – 1 July 2019) was an Italian high jumper and pentathlete. She won 10 titles at the Italian national championship, and was ranked at number 25 on the IAAF world leading list in 1957, with 1.63 m established i ...
, Italian high jumper and pentathlete (b. 1932) **
Ennio Guarnieri Ennio Guarnieri (12 October 1930 – 1 July 2019) was an Italian cinematographer. He was a frequent contributor to the films of Mauro Bolognini and Franco Zeffirelli, and worked on many occasions with Vittorio De Sica, Marco Ferreri and Lina We ...
, Italian cinematographer (b. 1930) * 2 July –
Francesco Pontone Francesco Pontone (30 March 1927 – 2 July 2019) was an Italian politician. He has been a Senator from 1987 to 2013 and served as Undersecretary for of Industry, Commerce and Craftsmanship in the Berlusconi I government. Pontone was a member o ...
, Italian politician (b. 1927) * 3 July –
Vasco Tagliavini Vasco Tagliavini (17 October 1937 – 3 July 2019) was an Italian professional football player and coach who also coached the Italy national futsal team The Italy national futsal team represents Italy in international futsal competitions such ...
, Italian professional football player and coach (b. 1937) * 5 July ** Ugo Gregoretti, Italian film director, actor, screenwriter, author and television host (b. 1930 **
Paolo Vinaccia Paolo Vinaccia (Camerino, 27 March 1954 – Oslo, 5 July 2019) was an Italian jazz drummer who lived in Norway. He died on July 5, 2019 after almost ten years of living with pancreatic cancer. Career Vinaccia worked with Terje Rypdal, Bendik ...
, Italian composer, jazz drummer, and percussionist (b. 1954) * 7 July –
Salvatore Angerami Salvatore Angerami (26 November 1956 – 7 July 2019) was an Italian Roman Catholic prelate, who served as an auxiliary bishop of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Naples, and titular bishop of Turres Concordiae, North Africa. He was ordained on ...
, Italian Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1956) * 9 July –
Domenico Bova Domenico Bova (22 November 1946 – 9 July 2019) was an Italian politician who served as a Deputy between 1994 and 2006. References People from the Metropolitan City of Reggio Calabria 2019 deaths Deputies of Legislature XII of the Kingdo ...
, Italian politician (b. 1946) * 10 July –
Valentina Cortese Valentina Cortese (1 January 1923 – 10 July 2019) was an Italian actress. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in François Truffaut's '' Day for Night'' (1973). Personal life Cortese was bor ...
, Italian actress (b. 1923). * 13 July ** Augusto Fantozzi, Italian lawyer and politician (b. 1940) **
Paolo Sardi Paolo Sardi (1 September 1934 – 13 July 2019) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church who spent his career in the Roman Curia. He was patron of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta from 2009 to 2014. Early life and priesthood Sardi wa ...
, Italian cardinal (b. 1934) * 14 July – Nereo Laroni, Italian politician (b. 1942) * 17 July **
Andrea Camilleri Andrea Calogero Camilleri (; 6 September 1925 – 17 July 2019) was an Italian writer. Biography Originally from Porto Empedocle, Girgenti, Sicily, Camilleri began university studies in the Faculty of Literature at the University of Palermo, ...
, Italian writer (b. 1925) ** Giuseppe Merlo, Italian tennis player (b. 1927) * 18 July –
Luciano De Crescenzo Luciano De Crescenzo (; 18 August 1928 – 18 July 2019) was an Italian writer, film actor, director and engineer. Biography Born in Naples, he grew up with actor Bud Spencer. De Crescenzo graduated in engineering and worked for IBM Italy ...
, Italian writer, film actor, director and engineer (b. 1928) * 20 July **
Marisa Merz Marisa Merz (23 May 1926 â€“ 20 July 2019) was an Italian artist and sculptor."M ...
, Italian artist (b. 1926) **
Ilaria Occhini Ilaria Occhini (28 March 1934 – 20 July 2019) was an Italian stage, television and film actress. She appeared in more than 30 films.Giuliana Morandini, Italian writer and literary critic (b. 1938) * 24 July –
Sergio Di Giulio Sergio Di Giulio (4 April 1945 – 24 July 2019) was an Italian actor and voice actor. Biography Di Giulio was born in Milan on 4 April 1945 and studied at the Alessandro Fersen drama school. In 1968 he made his theater debut with ''L'estasi e ...
, Italian actor (b. 1945)


August

* 16 August –
Felice Gimondi Felice Gimondi (; 29 September 1942 – 16 August 2019) was an Italian professional racing cyclist. With his 1968 victory at the Vuelta a España, only three years after becoming a professional cyclist, Gimondi, nicknamed "The Phoenix", was the ...
, Italian racing cyclist (b. 1942) * 29 August –
Achille Silvestrini Achille Silvestrini (25 October 1923 – 29 August 2019) was an Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served in the Vatican diplomatic corps, either in Rome or abroad, from 1953 to 1990, and later as Prefect of the Congregation for the Or ...
, Italian cardinal (b. 1923)


September

* 2 September –
Andrea Gemma Andrea Gemma (7 June 1931 – 2 September 2019) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop. Gemma was born in Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located ...
, Italian Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1930) * 7 September –
Alberto Cerreti Alberto Cerreti (7 February 1939 – 7 September 2019) was an Italian politician. He served as Mayor of Sorano, Tuscany from 1972 to 1980. He was elected President of the Province of Grosseto on 7 September 1985, leading the provincial govern ...
, Italian politician (b. 1939) * 10 September **
Stefano Delle Chiaie Stefano Delle Chiaie (13 September 1936, Caserta – 10 September 2019, Rome) was an Italian neo-fascist terrorist. He was the founder of ''Avanguardia Nazionale'', a member of '' Ordine Nuovo'', and founder of Lega nazionalpopolare. He went on ...
, Italian neofascist activist (b. 1936) ** Salvatore Mannuzzu, Italian writer, politician, and magistrate (b. 1930) * 13 September –
Bruno Grandi Bruno Grandi (9 May 1934 – 13 September 2019) was an Italian sportsman who served as president of the FIG (Federation Internationale de Gymnastique) from 1996 to 2016 and was a member of the International Olympic Committee from 2000 to 2004. He ...
, Italian sports executive (b. 1934) * 15 September – Roberto Villetti, Italian politician (b. 1944) * 17 September – Fabio Buzzi, Italian motorboat builder and racer (b. 1943) * 19 September –
Luigi Bommarito Luigi Bommarito (1 June 1926 – 19 September 2019) was an Italian Roman Catholic archbishop. Bommarito was born in Terrasini in Sicily, Italy and was ordained to the priesthood in 1949. He served as titular bishop of ''Vannida'' and was a ...
, Italian Roman Catholic archbishop (b. 1926) * 23 September –
Walter Nicoletti Walter Nicoletti (4 November 1952 – 23 September 2019) was an Italian professional football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' norma ...
, Italian football manager (b. 1952) * 27 September –
Dante Bernini Dante Bernini (20 April 1922 – 27 September 2019) was an Italian prelate of the Catholic Church.
, Italian Roman Catholic prelate (b. 1922)


November

* 22 November –
Cecilia Seghizzi Cecilia Seghizzi (5 September 1908 – 22 November 2019) was an Italian composer, painter and teacher. Biography Cecilia Seghizzi was the daughter of composer and choirmaster (19 January 1873 – 5 January 1933), one of Italy's most popular comp ...
, composer, painter and teacher (b. 1908)


See also

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2019 European Parliament election The 2019 European Parliament election was held between 23 and 26 May 2019, the ninth parliamentary election since the first direct elections in 1979. A total of 751 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) represent more than 512 million peopl ...
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2019 in Italian television Nineteen or 19 may refer to: * 19 (number), the natural number following 18 and preceding 20 * one of the years 19 BC, AD 19, 1919, 2019 Films * ''19'' (film), a 2001 Japanese film * ''Nineteen'' (film), a 1987 science fiction film Music ...


References

{{Year in Europe, 2019 2010s in Italy Years of the 21st century in Italy
Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...