'Most haunted' island where thousands died before it became an asylum

For centuries, Poveglia in the Venice Lagoon in Italy has been the site of fear and horror after it was used as a quarantine facility for those with the plague, and later as a psychiatric hospital.
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Horror plague island where thousands died in quarantine transformed into asylum

Poveglia is an abandoned island off the coast of Venice with a disturbing past as a plague quarantine site and psychiatric hospital - now off-limits to the public ...
Yahoo

‘Haunted’ Venice island to become a locals-only haven where tourists are banned

The abandoned Venetian island of Poveglia — site of a plague pit and former asylum — is about to take on a happier new identity. On August 1, a group of Venetians will take possession of the ...
The New York Times

For Some Venetians, This Overgrown Island Is Paradise

A citizens’ group is now in charge of the island of Poveglia, where they will create a park for anyone who wants to leave Venice’s maddening crowds of tourists behind. Members of the Poveglia for ...
USA Today

Locals save Venice island from private takeover, open it to all

A Venetian group won a bid to oversee part of Poveglia island, preventing private development. The group, Poveglia per tutti, will control the northmost island's green space under a six-year lease.
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Cursed plague island where tens of thousands died then became asylum

Poveglia island in Venice's lagoon was a plague quarantine where tens of thousands died, then became a psychiatric hospital - now it's abandoned and strictly off-limits ...