But for millennia, generations of travelers have required a boat to cross Messina Strait separating Sicily and the mainland.

Thousands of people have marched in Messina, Sicily, to protest a government plan to build a bridge connecting the Italian ...

Residents are opposed to the bridge over its scale, earthquake threats, environmental effect, and mafia interference.

Italy has finally approved a €13.5bn (£12bn) plan to build the world’s longest suspension bridge from the mainland to Sicily ...

A long-delayed and debated span linking the Italian mainland with Sicily cleared a major hurdle Wednesday, allowing work to ...

Italy's long-standing dream to build the world’s longest suspension bridge between the mainland and the island of Sicily has just moved one step closer to becoming reality. On August 6, the Italian ...

The government says the road and rail link will create jobs and lift the region’s economy, but critics are concerned about the environmental and social impact.

Italy's government gave final approval on Wednesday to the construction of what will be the world's longest single-span ...

The Italian government announced Wednesday it has approved the construction of a bridge between its mainland and the island ...

Thousands of people marched in the Sicilian city of Messina on Saturday to protest a government plan to build a bridge that would connect the Italian mainland with Sicily in a massive $15.5 billion ...

Italy has given final approval for the construction of what would be the world's longest single-span bridge, connecting ...

A group photo of readers who traveled to Sicily and Southern Italy with Jess Fleming in the spring of 2023. (Courtesy of Federico Alvarez) Want to travel with Jess?