4.7 | The Island of Ash: The Abandoned Island of Poveglia

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03/08/24 • 69 min

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Venture with us to the haunting shadows of Poveglia Island, a forsaken sliver of land near Venice, as we uncover a chilling narrative that stretches from its days as a plague quarantine station to its incarnation as a mental asylum. Amid the deserted ruins, the island's eerie silence belies its tormented history, a testament to the dark tales and superstitions that bind it. Journey through the annals of Venice, exploring the grandeur of its medieval rise and the cultural zenith of the Renaissance, when art suffused every corner and power coursed through the Doge's Palace. As gondolas glide over shimmering waters, we acknowledge the city's contemporary struggles against the relentlessness of time and tide, revealing a spirit of resilience that is as much a part of Venice as its storied past.
Prepare to be captivated by the peculiarities of medieval medicine, where the line between science and the supernatural blurred, and plague doctors in bird-like masks roamed the streets. The origins of these sinister figures and the practicality behind their haunting visages come to light. Amid the gloom, the haunting history of Poveglia unfolds, from the desolation of its church and lazarettos to the barbaric practices within its asylum. The island whispers its ghostly legends, where spectral shadows and eerie tales of the bell ringer's fate intertwine with the cruel experiments of a mad doctor, all etching a macabre legacy into the very soil of this place of despair.

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When Walls Can Talk: The Podcast | Where Paranormal Mysteries and Dark History Collide - 4.7 | The Island of Ash: The Abandoned Island of Poveglia

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Speaker 200:00:22.594

Venous ,

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a city so drenched in charm and history that it can afford to keep a few skeletons in its closet , or , as fate would have it , on a little island just a short gondola ride away .

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Let me tell you about Poveglia , a place that could very well make the stoutest of Venetian hearts