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