What Happened On Poveglia Island and Why It Is Off Limits?

Imagine an island nestled between Venice and Lido in the Venetian Lagoon of northern Italy. An island that first appeared in historical records in 421, populated until the 1370s, and then transformed into a quarantine station for the bubonic plague in the 1700s. This island, known as Poveglia Island, later served as a mental hospital. … Continue reading What Happened On Poveglia Island and Why It Is Off Limits?