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 ...
CNN

‘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 ...
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

Just beyond the busy canals of Venice lies one of the most terrifying islands on Earth, with a dark history that has left the small landmass completely abandoned. Poveglia is comprised of three ...
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'Most haunted' island where thousands died before it became an asylum

Just a stone's throw from Venice's famous waterways lies what many consider one of the world's most unsettling islands, whose dark past has transformed it into an abandoned wasteland. Poveglia ...