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

Italy has cleared the way to build the world’s largest suspension bridge linking the Italian mainland with Sicily.

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

The Italian government has given final approval for the construction of what would be the world’s longest single-span bridge, ...

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

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

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

The bridge, expected to cost more than $15 billion, would stretch more than two miles across the Messina Strait ...

Sicily is an island found off the coast of southern Italy in the Mediterranean Sea. Connected to the “boot” of Italy by a bridge, the island is accessible by car, train, boat, or plane.

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?

As Roberta would explain many times, the island of Sicily, with its strategic position and abundant landscape, was occupied by 13 nations before becoming part of Italy.