Strait of Messina 2014
Connecting the Tyrrhenian Sea in the west with the Ionian Sea in the east.Another one of those places I had heard of but never thought I would see.We were on the cruise ship Serenade of the Seas.Really enjoyed taking this famous short cut on our Mediterranean cruise.
The Pylons of Messina are two free-standing steel towers, the Sicilian one in Torre Faro and the mainland one in Villa San Giovanni. They were used from 1955 to 1994 to carry a power line across the Strait of Messina.
It is renowned for its many navigational hazards, whirlpools and the odd sea monster or two.
A ferry service connects Messina on Sicily with the mainland at Villa San Giovanni
Bubbling effect in the water is known locally as Bastardi’s