I haven't visited Italy in more than 50 years, but while I was there I had a ball. I also went to Sicily, and our ship passed through the straits of Messina, traveling beneath a massive cable that stretches from Italy to Sicily. If I recall, that cable was 6-feet or more in diameter and had a walkway across the top of it. It was a high-voltage electric cable that I believe was eventually removed because it was no longer needed. Apparently, back in the late 1950s, when I was there, all of Sicily's electrical power came from Italy. The cities I visited included: Naples, Genoa, Portafino, Rome, and a few others that I can no longer remember the names of.

Cheers,

Gary