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Myths, legends, and stories define the landscape of the Strait of Messina. The most literary stretch of sea, celebrated by poets and writers, perpetuates the ritual of traditional fishing in the Strait, recently included in the Slow Food Presidia. Here, where the Ionian and Tyrrhenian seas meet, Calabria and Sicily attempt to embrace, watched over...

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Sicilians have been waiting for a bridge between the island and the Italian mainland for years, sick of using ferries to cross the Strait. But, now, one man has found a novel new way of making the crossing: on foot. Yes, really. Estonian slackline athlete Jaan Roose made history on Wednesday (10 July) as the first person to walk across Italy’s Stra...

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In the marvelous setting of Sicily, particularly in the historic and enchanting city of Messina, which boasts an extraordinary cultural and gastronomic heritage, you can find a bakery laboratory unlike any other, offering much more than simple baked goods. Panyllo is a place where tradition meets innovation, where recipes handed down for generation...

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An important archaeological discovery in Sicily, where in Tripi (Messina), a village of just over 700 inhabitants nestled between the Nebrodi and Peloritani mountains: in fact, theagora of ancient Abakainon, an ancient city mentioned by Diodorus Siculus that was located in the area where Trippi now stands, has been found. These are remains of an im...

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I have an admitted bias towards my hometown of Messina, and though I have since left it, I still feel like its champion out in the world. Often overlooked for other, grander Sicilian cities like Palermo or Syracusa, Messina barely registers on travelers’ radars. Any friend who has been to Messina in the past typically tells me that they were only p...

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Italian contractor WeBuild has argued in the Italian Parliament that a bridge across the Strait of Messina is a strategic project that is ready to be built, will be an economic boost and can overcome the considerable seismic risks of the area. The road and rail bridge connecting the island of Sicily with mainland Italy at Calabria would be 3.6km...

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Messina has the smarmy air of the city by the sea historically open to hospitality and a romantic and melancholic Belle Èpoque air bequeathed by the post-seismic reconstruction (the devastating earthquake of 1908 razed millennia of history to the ground).  While tourists usually aspire to other, more storied Sicilian destinations, it's indeed a pri...

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The idea of having a bridge connecting Sicily to mainland Italy has been around for a while. And we really do mean a while. Apparently the Romans were the first to pitch the idea thousands of years ago, suggesting that a bridge of boats and barrels could be a way of linking Italy’s ‘foot’ to its ‘ball’.  Over the next several thousand years, a brid...

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The wine list of Tenuta Capofaro, one of the five Estates of the Tasca d’Almerita family is the most innovative “Wine List of the World” 2022 according to the magazine “The World of Fine Wine”, which awards the map with an unusual selection of wines or a particular personality that shapes them, after a rigorous selection made by an international ju...

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Twenty-five thousand dollars to save 118 Ukrainians, including many children. This is the gesture of two Italian-American entrepreneurs, Tony Di Piazza and Joe Ficalora, who donated this amount to the Orthodox Community of Messina of Father Giovanni Amante to go to the border and help these children. To coordinate everything the community of Father...

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