On December 28, 1908, at approximately 5:20am, Europe's most powerful earthquake shook southern Italy. Centered in the Messina Strait, which separates Sicily from Calabria, the quake's magnitude ...

it is one of the most interesting places in Italy to visit. For many people, the port city of Messina will be their first glimpse of Sicily, sailing across the Straits of Messina from Calabria ...