I’ve been visiting the island of Poveglia for years, and have lots of photos from there.
Here’s a gallery of some of the photographs.
You can read more about the fascinating history of the island in a previous blog post: Poveglia – more than ghost stories.
![](https://historywalksvenice.com/upload/2020/02/The-abandoned-hospital-on-Poveglia-2019-08-14-1724-v0-1536x1022.jpg)
![The only way to get to Poveglia is having a boat](https://historywalksvenice.com/upload/2020/02/Poveglia-seen-from-the-boat-2016-03-26-1310-v0-1536x1024.jpg)
![The vandalised central kitchen of the abandoned hospital on Poveglia](https://historywalksvenice.com/upload/2020/02/The-abandoned-hospital-on-Poveglia-2016-03-26-1258-v0-1536x1024.jpg)
![Poveglia - a view of the laundry from the heating central](https://historywalksvenice.com/upload/2020/02/Poveglia-laundry-and-heating-2014-10-19-1239-v0-1536x1024.jpg)
![The remains of the laundry of the abandoned hospital on Poveglia](https://historywalksvenice.com/upload/2020/02/The-abandoned-hospital-on-Poveglia-2016-03-26-1237-v0-1536x1024.jpg)
![Details of furniture and a collapsed ceiling in the abandoned hospital on Poveglia](https://historywalksvenice.com/upload/2020/02/The-abandoned-hospital-on-Poveglia-2020-02-11-1534-v0-1536x1022.jpg)
![Details of window shutters in the abandoned hospital on Poveglia](https://historywalksvenice.com/upload/2020/02/The-abandoned-hospital-on-Poveglia-2016-03-26-1245-v0-1536x1024.jpg)
![Magic light in the abandoned hospital on Poveglia](https://historywalksvenice.com/upload/2020/02/2020-02-11-Poveglia-Poveglia-rays-of-light-in-a-dark-room-1536x1022.avif)
![Poveglia - the upper floors of the main building after fifty years decay and vandalism](https://historywalksvenice.com/upload/2020/01/Poveglia-the-upper-floors-19-1536x1024.jpg)
![The collapsing upper floor of the central building](https://historywalksvenice.com/upload/2020/02/The-abandoned-hospital-on-Poveglia-2016-03-26-1250-v1-1536x1024.jpg)
![Poveglia - the remains on the main entrance hall](https://historywalksvenice.com/upload/2020/01/Poveglia-entrance-2019-08-14-Poveglia-1536x1023.jpg)
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