Talks of building a bridge across the Strait of Messina date back to Roman times. Yet, the bridge over the Strait has never gone beyond the planning stage. Too expensive or technically too complex, it ...

The olive tree is one of the most iconic symbols of the Mediterranean basin, deeply intertwined with the region's history, ...

Centered in the Messina Strait, which separates Sicily from Calabria, the quake's magnitude equaled a 7.5 by today's Richter scale. Moments after the quake's first jolt, a devastating tsunami ...

It’s the largest city in Sicily, after Palermo and Catan. And is located at the eastern end of the Strait of Messina, which separates Sicily from the Italian mainland. Messina has a long and ...

In the Strait of Messina, between Italy and the island of Sicily these prehistoric animals have been witnessed rising to just 40 metres depth. The reason for these sharks reaching such shallow ...

The country is looking to change that, though, by building a bridge across the Strait of Messina, which separates Sicily from the Italian Peninsula. The idea for the bridge is not new, dating all ...

In the Strait of Messina, between Italy and the island of Sicily these prehistoric animals have been witnessed rising to just 40 metres depth. The reason for these sharks reaching such shallow ...

Talks of building a bridge across the Strait of Messina date back to Roman times. Yet, the bridge over the Strait has never gone beyond the planning stage. Too expensive or technically too complex ...