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Italy's $12.7B bridge plan could reshape the map

Italy is preparing to spend roughly $12.7 billion on a bridge that would finally stitch Sicily to the mainland, a project ...
Ever wondered what your hometown looked like centuries ago? Thanks to a hidden feature in Google Earth, you can now step back ...
From 400-year-old globes to cosmic funeral shrouds, how the Osher Map Library in Maine shows people that maps aren't just for ...
Sicily isn’t known for its golf courses, but the island that is synonymous with “The Godfather” does house a few hidden golfing treasures.
A backwards 1525 Bible map helped shape modern borders, influencing how we imagine territory, nations, and political space ...
Italy’s Court of Auditors on Wednesday rejected the government’s plan to build a long-debated bridge from mainland Italy to Sicily, dealing a body blow to one of Rome’s most ambitious infrastructure ...
For decades, even centuries, Sicily was known as a source of rustic, inexpensive red wines, typically sold in bulk for bottling as simple table wine. But beginning in the late 1980s and early 1990s, ...
Italy's plan for a €13.5 billion bridge linking Sicily to the mainland is facing scrutiny from the European Union, with regulators pressing the government for more information on the project's ...
Mafia: The Old Country dramatically de-emphasizes the open world Sicily that you’ll traverse to reach each story mission — unlike Mafia 3 there are no enemy camps and random activities to complete all ...
For most travelers, vacationing in Sicily brings to mind photogenic Taormina or Instagram-famous beach towns like San Vito Lo Capo, but the Sicilian capital is a must-visit with centuries of varied ...
The government says the road and rail link will create jobs and lift the region’s economy, but critics are concerned about the environmental and social impact. By Elisabetta Povoledo Reporting from ...
Zeuhlke, Mark, Operation Husky: The Canadian Invasion of Sicily, July 10 - August 7 1943, Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 2009, Ebook. Music: Armchair Historian Theme by Zach Heyde To All the Glory by ...