# 281: Poveglia Island

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Podcast: [Middle Aged And Creeped Out podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/middle-aged-and-creeped-out-podcast-2099321)
Published: 2026-08-19T23:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://audioboom.com/posts/8936643
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## Resource

Poveglia Island is widely considered one of the most haunted places in the world, due to its dark history as a quarantine station for plague victims and a psychiatric hospital. The island's reputation stems from the estimated 160,000 deaths that occurred there…with victims buried in mass graves or burned…leading to legends that the soil is composed of 50% human ash!!! https://www.walksofitaly.com/blog/art-culture/poveglia-island https://backpackertravel.org/destinations/one-scary-night-poveglia-island/ https://venturetheplanet.com/exploring-the-haunted-poveglia-island-final-resting-place-for-thousands-of-plague-victims-and-location-of-an-abandoned-mental-asylum/ https://search.brave.com/search?q=povelia+island+haunted&summary=1&conversation=0965fc3f249fd10a6b536d64929e819dca49 https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/poveglia-island/ https://m.youtube.com/shorts/UzyET7wttPk?ra=m

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