- Today, Poveglia maintains a frightening reputation, and locals believe this “island of ghosts” is riddled with unhealthy spirits due to its dark history.
- After a few vain attempts at recovery, Poveglia was exploited for its proximity to the port of Malamocco , and became a boathouse and warehouse for equipment.
- Isolated in the Venetian Lagoon, Poveglia Island is a place that has long been shrouded in mystery. Geographically, it’s just a few miles from Venice, Italy.
- The Poveglia Asylum In the late 1800s, the area's mentally ill resided in an asylum in Poveglia. ... MORE: Ghost Adventures Investigates Poveglia Island.
- Did you know that one of the most haunted spots in Italy is located in Venice? Poveglia Island, consisting of three small islands, is exactly that.
- Poveglia has along and sad history. ... The canal that pass next to Poveglia is called “L’Orfanello” (the orphan) for this reason.
- Known as one of the most illegal places one could (but really shouldn't) visit, Poveglia Island sits just off the coast of northern Italy near Venice.
- Venice's Poveglia Island was a quarantine center and mass grave for victims of bubonic plague, earning it the nickname the "Island of Ghosts."
- At the same time, the Black Death raged through Europe, and Poveglia gained a dark new purpose – it became a quarantine site for the diseased and the dead.
- The location was discovered, and many small battles took place as the island claimed even more lives. In 1922, a mental hospital was opened on Poveglia.