You think Venice is all romance, canals and big sticks on boats? Then you’ve clearly never been to POVEGLIA ISLAND.

Interesting fact:

Welcome to Italy’s most haunted island! This patch of isolated land has seen a whole host of hideous events take place. To list just a few: Plague sufferers were sent here to die, a mental asylum was built here and the inmates were heavily experimented upon and even the very earth here has rotted thanks to years of mistreatments by winemakers. Reports of the paranormal include screams from the abandoned asylum, a sinister presence instructing visitors to leave and even a spirit who tries to rip faces apart! It's also one of the most illegal places in the world to visit. Tempted to go along? We double dare you.