The Most Cursed Island on the Planet: Poveglia

The island of death…

Bryan Dijkhuizen
5 min readJun 22, 2024

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The Most Cursed Island On The Planet: Poveglia.

You might have heard of the plague and how many deaths it caused during the dark ages. If you do, you also might have heard of this spooky haunted island called Poveglia, where people who had the plague were put to death.

At first glance, Poveglia looks like a private island owned by a wealthy businessman. Nothing is less…

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Bryan Dijkhuizen

Dutch Writer with Natural Urge to Travel — Editor for Mind Cafe & Featured in Start it Up, Better Marketing & Better Humans — https://bryandijkh.substack.com/