Laura Coffey went on a quest to find the real-life islands that inspired the wanderings of Homer’s epic hero, Odysseus ...

Fortunately, for every just-too-popular Amsterdam, Barcelona and Venice there are a hundred other attractive European cities ...

Intersection. Junction. Link. These words aptly describe Sicily’s crossroad role in the Mediterranean Sea. Given Sicily’s location, empires, cultures, and trade routes crisscrossed this strategically ...

The Ministry of the Environment and Energy Safety gave the Official green light to the project of bridge On the ...

At just over two miles, if fully completed, the Strait of Messina Bridge would become the largest suspension bridge in the world, beating out the Canakkale Bridge in Turkey, which is 6,667 feet long.

But the project also has strong support from those who believe a fast rail and road connection as an alternative to the current ferry crossing of the Strait of Messina would boost southern Italy.

The biggest problem for the Strait of Messina Bridge is its location. Sicily and the surrounding region of Italy are prone to seismic activity that could disrupt the construction process and the ...

Night - Cloudy with a 52% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 6 to 7 mph (9.7 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 63 °F (17.2 °C). Sunny with a high of 76 °F (24.4 °C). Winds ...

Italy's Mafia Abandoning Rivalries to Join ... in connection with the construction of the bridge over the Strait (of Messina) will be started," he said. The DIA also highlighted the mafia's ...