EP 56 - Poveglia: The Island of Ghosts | Venice, Italy

Hometown Ghost Stories

Places & Travel, True Crime, Society & Culture

4.6 • 658 Ratings

🗓️ 16 November 2022

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Venice is a city in Italy known for being a tourist destination and is widely regarded as one of the most romantic places on earth. But a city as old as Venice is bound to have a few darker tales. From mass graves, to cursed buildings and one island that has earned the nickname: "the island of ghosts"... Poveglia. Join us as we dive into the haunted history of Venice, Italy. Become a supporter on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/hometownghoststories Sources: https://rossiwrites.com/italy/venice/... https://www.icysedgwick.com/ghosts-in... https://traveler.marriott.com/culture... https://allthatsinteresting.com/poveg... https://www.sapiens.org/archaeology/v... Haunted Hometowns Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hometown Ghost Stories contains serious and often distressing events and is not intended for all audiences.
0:07.0	Listener discretion is advised.
0:10.0	This week on Hometown Ghost Stories.
0:13.0	Venice is a city in Italy known for being a tourist destination and is widely regarded as one of the most romantic places on earth.
0:21.9	But a city as old as Venice is bound to have a few darker tales, from mass graves to
0:27.8	cursed buildings and one island that has earned the nickname the island of ghosts.
0:33.8	Pavilion.
0:35.0	Join us as we dive into the haunted history of Venice, Italy.
0:39.4	This is episode number 56 of hometown ghost stories.
0:42.5	So,
0:43.4	The Thank you. I'm I'm
0:55.0	I'm
0:57.0	I'm 1904, Venice.
1:22.9	A thick fog rolled into the canal.
1:26.5	It was a cool November night,
1:28.3	and a Vaporetto captain set off a Burano to escort workers' home for the evening.
1:33.5	Two gondolas, full of passengers, set off from the Marano jetty around the same time.
1:38.8	But they saw the captain and gave him about a ten-minute head start.
1:43.7	The fog thickened, making it impossible to navigate the waters.
1:48.9	Nervously, the Vaporetto captain decided to turn back.
1:53.5	Little did he know, two gondolas were right behind him, and he didn't see them in time.
1:59.7	His small boat crashed into the side of one of the
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