diff --git a/ocitysmap/i18n.py b/ocitysmap/i18n.py
index c60df22..563b69f 100644
--- a/ocitysmap/i18n.py
+++ b/ocitysmap/i18n.py
@@ -118,6 +118,48 @@ class i18n_fr_generic(i18n):
     def first_letter_equal(self, a, b):
         return self._upper_unaccent_string(a) == self._upper_unaccent_string(b)
 
+class i18n_it_generic(i18n):
+    APPELLATIONS = [ u"Via", u"Piazza", u"Scali", u"Strada", u"Largo",
+                     u"Corso", u"Viale",  ]
+    DETERMINANTS = [ u" delle", u" dell'", u" dei", u" degli",
+                          u" della", u" di", u"" ]
+
+    SPACE_REDUCE = re.compile(r"\s+")
+    PREFIX_REGEXP = re.compile(r"^(?P<prefix>(%s)(%s)?)\s?\b(?P<name>.+)" %
+                                    ("|".join(APPELLATIONS),
+                                     "|".join(DETERMINANTS)), re.IGNORECASE
+                                                                 | re.UNICODE)
+
+    # for IndexPageGenerator._upper_unaccent_string
+    E_ACCENT = re.compile(ur"[éèêëẽ]", re.IGNORECASE | re.UNICODE)
+    I_ACCENT = re.compile(ur"[íìîïĩ]", re.IGNORECASE | re.UNICODE)
+    A_ACCENT = re.compile(ur"[áàâäã]", re.IGNORECASE | re.UNICODE)
+    O_ACCENT = re.compile(ur"[óòôöõ]", re.IGNORECASE | re.UNICODE)
+    U_ACCENT = re.compile(ur"[úùûüũ]", re.IGNORECASE | re.UNICODE)
+
+    def __init__(self, language, locale_path):
+        self.language = str(language)
+        _install_language(language, locale_path)
+
+    def _upper_unaccent_string(self, s):
+        s = self.E_ACCENT.sub("e", s)
+        s = self.I_ACCENT.sub("i", s)
+        s = self.A_ACCENT.sub("a", s)
+        s = self.O_ACCENT.sub("o", s)
+        s = self.U_ACCENT.sub("u", s)
+        return s.upper()
+
+    def language_code(self):
+        return self.language
+
+    def user_readable_street(self, name):
+        name = name.strip()
+        name = self.SPACE_REDUCE.sub(" ", name)
+        name = self.PREFIX_REGEXP.sub(r"\g<name> (\g<prefix>)", name)
+        return name
+
+    def first_letter_equal(self, a, b):
+        return self._upper_unaccent_string(a) == self._upper_unaccent_string(b)
 
 class i18n_generic(i18n):
     def __init__(self, language, locale_path):
@@ -133,8 +175,8 @@ class i18n_generic(i18n):
     def first_letter_equal(self, a, b):
         return a == b
 
-language_class_map = { # 'code_CODE.UTF-8': i18n_template_code_CODE(), # example for
-                                                             # new language
+language_class_map = {
+    # 'code_CODE.UTF-8': 'i18n_class', # example for new language
     'C': 'i18n_generic',
     'fr_BE.UTF-8': 'i18n_fr_generic',
     'fr_FR.UTF-8': 'i18n_fr_generic',
@@ -158,7 +200,10 @@ language_class_map = { # 'code_CODE.UTF-8': i18n_template_code_CODE(), # example
     'en_ZA.UTF-8': 'i18n_generic',
     'en_ZW.UTF-8': 'i18n_generic',
     'de_BE.UTF-8': 'i18n_generic',
-    'nl_BE.UTF-8': 'i18n_generic'}
+    'nl_BE.UTF-8': 'i18n_generic',
+    'it_IT.UTF-8': 'i18n_it_generic',
+    'it_CH.UTF-8': 'i18n_it_generic',
+}
 
 def install_translation(language, locale_path):
     def _construct_by_name(cname,*p,**k):