The Journal

There is nowhere quite like Italy. Few places in the world are so synonymous with food, art, music, history, politics, football and stunning landscapes and seascapes. In fact, this is further highlighted by just how many forms, expressions, and products Italy has invented over the last three thousand years. Once the dominant force in the western world in its previous incarnation as the Roman Empire, Italy was a force that shook continents, bringing civilisation and innovation to far-flung corners of the world. After the fracture and demise of the Roman Empire, Italy remained a splintered land for nearly 1500 years before eventually reuniting.