Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Poveglia island in the Venetian Lagoon (Getty/iStock) Venetian activists will transform part of an abandoned island into a public ...

VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 27: Beds and furniture remain in one of the dormitories in the psychiatric ward of the abandoned Hospital of Poveglia on August 27, 2011 in Venice, Italy. The island of Poveglia ...

The abandoned Venetian island of Poveglia — site of a plague pit and former asylum — is about to take on a happier new identity. On August 1, a group of Venetians will take possession of the ...

It is so haunted that for years no tourist has been allowed to set foot on it. But now, one of world’s scariest places, the island of Poveglia, in the Venice lagoon, could be yours. The Italian ...

Looking for a new place to get your thrills? Search no further. The Italian government is auctioning off a 99-year lease on a small island called Poveglia located in the Venice lagoon. In the 18th ...

Some cities suffering the consequences of mass tourism have begun concealing and cordoning off small, tucked-away pockets for locals to enjoy without tourists. Amsterdam has its hidden swimming spots ...