Podcast Episode

281: Poveglia Island

Middle Aged And Creeped Out podcast··21 August 2026·1h 10m

About this episode

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-islandhttps://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=0965fc3f249fd10a6b536d64929e819dca49https://thelittlehouseofhorrors.com/poveglia-island/https://m.youtube.com/shorts/UzyET7wttPk?ra=m