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Italy’s Most Haunted Island: Poveglia Island of Horror

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Poveglia Island is a small island in the Venetian Lagoon, Italy. It has a long and dark history, and is said to be one of the most haunted places in the world. The island was first inhabited in the 4th century AD, and was originally used as a quarantine station for ships arriving in Venice. In the 14th century, it became a dumping ground for victims of the Black Death, and is estimated that over 160,000 people died on the island during this time. In the 18th century, Poveglia was used as a mental asylum. The conditions on the island were said to be horrific, and many patients died there. There are also rumors that a doctor who worked at the asylum performed lobotomies on patients without anesthesia, and that he eventually went mad and threw himself from the bell tower. The island was abandoned in 1975, and is now off-limits to the public. However, it is still said to be haunted by the ghosts of the people who died there. Visitors to the island have reported seeing apparitions, he