5. Messina Messina is located in the North-East of Sicily, the biggest island of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the third largest city on the island. It has a population of approximately 250,000 inhabitants in the city itself and about 500,000 in the surrounding area. The strait of sea (called the Straits of Messina) divide it from Italian peninsula .
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7. Bridge: an opportunity? Opposition to the bridge In favor of the bridge Maybe in the future a bridge will be built to make the passage from Calabria to Sicily and vice-versa easier.
8. The Straits of Messina The Straits of Messina connect the Tyrrhenian sea with the Ionian sea, separating Calabria from Sicily. It has a length of 32 km, it forms a sort of funnel, with a width of 3Km at the narrowist point in the north and 16 Km at the widest point in the south.
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10. . . . In the background Calabria The Straits of Messina are a naturalistic area
11. The big lake and . . . . . . the small one In this area there are two salt water lakes, called “Ganzirri lakes”
12. 1908: Calabria and Sicily devastated by an earthquake The Straits of Messina are in a high earthquake risk area. These imagines are of 1908 when the city was completely destroyed
13. The port historical view of the port The main economical resource of the city is the port, both commercial and military. Montorsoli’s lighthouse, a military structure
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15. The cathedral and Duomo Square Duomo Square represents a historic part of Messina. It is visited by tourists for the presence of an ancient and astronomic clock. It is the only pedestrianized area in the city.
