{"id":16805,"date":"2025-03-20T09:25:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T09:25:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/strettodimessina.it\/web\/?page_id=16805"},"modified":"2026-05-19T15:08:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T13:08:37","slug":"road-and-rail-links","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/strettodimessina.it\/web\/en\/road-and-rail-links\/","title":{"rendered":"ROAD AND RAIL LINKS"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"16805\" class=\"elementor elementor-16805\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-468a9f1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"468a9f1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-405bb7a\" data-id=\"405bb7a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc8e2b7 elementor-heading__align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc8e2b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ROAD AND RAIL LINKS<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b763fa0 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b763fa0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d540870\" data-id=\"d540870\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5139be elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f5139be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/strettodimessina.it\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/collegamenti-sicilia-calabria_new_EN.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Strait of Messina Bridge\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTY4MzUsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zdHJldHRvZGltZXNzaW5hLml0XC93ZWJcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzAzXC9jb2xsZWdhbWVudGktc2ljaWxpYS1jYWxhYnJpYV9uZXdfRU4uanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1334\" src=\"https:\/\/strettodimessina.it\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/collegamenti-sicilia-calabria_new_EN.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-16835\" alt=\"\" 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https:\/\/strettodimessina.it\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/collegamenti-sicilia-calabria_new_EN-934x649.jpg 934w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbcb2dc\" data-id=\"dbcb2dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e18c2f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e18c2f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon_before opal-icon-decor\"><\/i><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LAND-BASED ROAD AND RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-375b018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"375b018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The road and rail infrastructure linking the Bridge to the surrounding areas include 40 km of road and rail links (approximately 80% of which running through tunnels) connecting, on the Calabrian side, with the Autostrada del Mediterraneo and Villa San Giovanni train station and, on the Sicilian side, with the Messina-Catania and Messina-Palermo motorways and the new Messina train station.<\/p><ul><li><strong>20.3 km of road links<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>20.2 km of rail links\u00a0<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-62c5fed elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62c5fed\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38d64a9\" data-id=\"38d64a9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33623b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33623b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon_before opal-icon-decor\"><\/i><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LINKS   <br><strong>CALABRIAN SIDE<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-242339f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"242339f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>13 KM OF ROAD AND RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE<\/h3><ul><li>Link to the new route of the Autostrada del Mediterraneo<\/li><li>Link to the planned Naples-Reggio Calabria railway line<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f2bf4b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f2bf4b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-20\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-20\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Roads<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Rail<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Total length: 9.9 km<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Total length: 2.7 km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">In tunnel: 41%<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">In tunnel: 84%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Above ground: 53%<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Above ground: 14%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Over viaduct: 6%<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Over viaduct: 2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-20 from cache --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da48e36\" data-id=\"da48e36\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4043323 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4043323\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/strettodimessina.it\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/versanti-550x500_new_EN.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"LINKS CALABRIAN SIDE\" 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data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b4560c8\" data-id=\"b4560c8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-185fcc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"185fcc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/strettodimessina.it\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/versanti-sicilia-legenda_en.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"LINKS SICILIAN SIDE\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTY4NDYsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC9zdHJldHRvZGltZXNzaW5hLml0XC93ZWJcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjVcLzAzXC92ZXJzYW50aS1zaWNpbGlhLWxlZ2VuZGFfZW4uanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1164\" src=\"https:\/\/strettodimessina.it\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/versanti-sicilia-legenda_en.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-16846\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/strettodimessina.it\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/versanti-sicilia-legenda_en.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/strettodimessina.it\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/versanti-sicilia-legenda_en-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/strettodimessina.it\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/versanti-sicilia-legenda_en-1024x931.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/strettodimessina.it\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/versanti-sicilia-legenda_en-768x698.jpg 768w, https:\/\/strettodimessina.it\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/versanti-sicilia-legenda_en-13x12.jpg 13w, https:\/\/strettodimessina.it\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/versanti-sicilia-legenda_en-400x364.jpg 400w, https:\/\/strettodimessina.it\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/versanti-sicilia-legenda_en-600x546.jpg 600w, https:\/\/strettodimessina.it\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/versanti-sicilia-legenda_en-714x649.jpg 714w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-06b8038\" data-id=\"06b8038\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-509c7c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"509c7c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon_before opal-icon-decor\"><\/i><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">LINKS  <br><strong>SICILIAN SIDE<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c7ba58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c7ba58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>28 KM OF ROAD AND RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE<\/h3><ul><li>Link to the Messina-Catania and Messina-Palermo motorways<\/li><li>Link to the new Messina train station<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0fb081d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0fb081d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\n<table id=\"tablepress-21\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-21\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Roads<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Rail<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Total length: 10.4 km<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Total length: 17.5 km<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">In tunnel: 71%<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">In tunnel 93%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Above ground: 23%<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Above ground: 5%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Over viaduct: 6%<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Over viaduct: 2%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-21 from cache --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a3aae89 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a3aae89\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdefa75\" data-id=\"cdefa75\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2f153e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e2f153e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>A LOCAL PROJECT FOR THE LOCAL AREA:  <\/strong>A METRO TRANSPORT SYSTEM SERVING THE AREA AROUND THE STRAIT <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0aaf584 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0aaf584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Bridge and its links will serve the local area and its people. Three underground railroad stops are to be built on the Sicilian side (Papardo, Annunziata, Europa). These, together with the stations at Villa San Giovanni, Reggio Calabria and Messina, will form an inter-regional metro system serving the over 400,000 inhabitants who live in the area around the Strait.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bda9f8a\" data-id=\"bda9f8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cebab50 elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"cebab50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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src=\"https:\/\/strettodimessina.it\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/anteprima-collegamenti-big.jpg\" alt=\"Sistema metropolitano per la zona attorno allo Stretto\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Metro system for the area around the Strait<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 di 5\" data-no-translation-aria-label=\"\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/strettodimessina.it\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stazioni-nuove-anterpima-b1.jpg\" alt=\"Nuova Stazione\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">New stations<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 di 5\" data-no-translation-aria-label=\"\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/strettodimessina.it\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stazione-papardo-big-newb.jpg\" alt=\"Fotomontaggio raffigurante la stazione Papardo\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Photomontage showing the Papardo station<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"4 di 5\" data-no-translation-aria-label=\"\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/strettodimessina.it\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/stazione-annunziata-big.jpg\" alt=\"Fotomontaggio raffigurante la stazione Annunziata\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Photomontage showing the Annunziata station<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 di 5\" data-no-translation-aria-label=\"\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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