Travelers wishing to reach the island of Sicily from mainland Italy have only one option: to cross the Strait of Messina by boat. Today, the shortest route—a ferry ride from Villa San Giovanni to ...
Activists from the No Ponte ("No Bridge") movement protest on the ferry crossing the Strait of Messina in Villa San Giovanni, Calabria, May 18, 2024. ALESSANDRA BENEDETTI/CORBIS VIA GETTY IMAGES From ...
Italy's sleeper from Milan to Sicily ends with a rare rail-ferry crossing that's threatened by a new mega bridge. Our ferry cuts through the roiling waters of the Strait of Messina under clouds that ...