Festa della Repubblica at Eighty: How the Tricolore Became Civic Furniture

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The Frecce Tricolori in nine-jet formation trailing green, white and red smoke over the Altare della Patria in Rome on 2 June 2021. The cityscape of Rome, including the Vittoriano monument with its bronze chariot, is visible below the formation.

On 2 June 2026, Italy turns the page on the eightieth year since the institutional referendum that abolished the monarchy and inaugurated the Republic. The Frecce Tricolori — the Italian Air Force’s aerobatic team — will trail green, white and red smoke over the Altare della Patria, the white-marble monument to Italy’s unification that anchors … Leggi tutto