There is a popular saying in Italian – similar to how Anglophones use “when hell freezes over” – that translates as “I’ll do it when the bridge to Messina is finished.” The dream of a bridge ...

The Italian government this week gave the green light for construction to start on what it says would be the world's longest single-span suspension bridge. The Strait of Messina Bridge would connect ...

A bridge to Sicily: Castle in the air or solution to Italy's 'Southern Question'? Once again, an Italian government is examining the possibility of building a humungous bridge across the Strait of ...

A bridge that has been a part of discussions since 1969 has finally received approval after being approved and cancelled several times by the Giorgia Meloni administration. The Strait of Messina ...