Poveglia (Venice)

Italy / Veneto / Venice

island, place with historical importance, abandoned / shut down

Poveglia is a small island located between Venice and Lido in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy. A small canal divides the island into two parts. It is off-limits to visitors.

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poveglia

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Coordinates: 45°22'54"N 12°19'51"E

Comments

danielk (guest)

I just watched an episode of Scariest Places hosted by Linda Blair last night and just the looks of the place in the daylight was scary enough. Nighttime would be an absolute living nightmare.

16 years ago | reply | hide comment
Erin (guest)

I heard that centuries-old corpses are washed up on the shore every once in a while. How delightful.

15 years ago | reply | hide comment

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Lido di Venezia 6.2 km
Le Vignole 8.2 km
Murano 9 km
Sant'Erasmo 11 km
Ca' Roman Island 16 km
Krk island 165 km
Sv. Marko 175 km
Herreninsel 277 km
Island 427 km

Zona Artisanale Terre Perse 0.9 km
port 1 km
Piazzale Malamocco 1.2 km
port 1.3 km
. 1.3 km
rio 2.5 km
Fortress near Venecie 4.3 km
Venezia Circolo Golf 4.3 km
Venetian Lagoon 4.6 km
Gulf of Venice 49 km

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