Poveglia Island

Poveglia is an 18 acre island in the Venice, Italy lagoon that has seen its fair share of tragedy. First appearing in historical record in 421, the original inhabitants were forced off to make the island a fort during war in 1379. After sitting abandoned for over 200 years, the next 100 years the island was a plague colony that saw thousands of deaths then a state mental hospital in the 1920s until 1960s run by an insane doctor that killed himself after performing unspeakable acts on patients. The abandoned island now lays rotting away while haunted by the spirits of the damned. 'Salem's Secret' by Peter Gundry Merchandise:https://dfwtopodcast.creator-spring.com/ Sponsored by Betterhelp: Visit betterhelp.com/dfwto to get 10% off when you sign up for your first month.