Tag: Plague Islands
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The Plague Stone of Poveglia
The island of Poveglia in the Venetian lagoon is one of the most haunted in the world. This has been well-known since the early 2000s.
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Lazzaretto Vecchio – six centuries
On October 10th, 1423, exactly six hundred years ago, the Venetian state decided to create the first lazaret in the world.