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My private Italy: “La Mille Miglia”, the fastest (and craziest) car race ever run – Part 2 Marcello tells the story of the 1948 edition and Nuvolari’s epic drive on Ferrari – The legend was born 1948, the war ended 3 years...

Italy’s darkest hour – Episode 3: Italy surrenders Marcello talks about the time between the fall of Mussolini and Italy’s surrender. The armistice is signed, but at what cost? Last time we left you with the ousting of Mussolini...

My private Italy: why is Italy so varied? Why is Italy so varied? Why do we have so many dialects, languages, customs?  All in all, Italy from north to south, from Brenner to Pachino, is just slightly less than 1,200 km, 750 miles, as the...

Italy’s darkest hour – Episode 2: Mussolini is ousted In this episode, Marcello tells you about the relationship between the Duce and the King, and the bombing of Rome. With the Allies occupying for the first time a portion of...

Italy’s darkest hour, a history of fall and rise – Episode 1: the allies land in Sicily Italy had its most difficult time in history during WWII, Marcello tells the story of the occupation of Italy, until its liberation and the proclamation of...

My private Italy: “La Mille Miglia”, the fastest (and craziest) car race ever run – Part 1 Marcello narrates how the famous car race Mille Miglia was born, its route and the many difficulties pilots had to face The 1000...

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