Buying a Venetian island might sound like a dream investment. This particular one on the auction block has a nightmarish history.
The island of Poveglia, purportedly the most haunted place in the world, is among several properties that Italy is selling at auction to cut its public debt. The cash-strapped country already cut through red tape to ensure buyers can quickly get the permits they need to refurbish the historical holdings.
With Poveglia, just off the western shore of the Lido island, it really is a case of caveat emptor, or buyer beware.
Reports abound of ghosts and evil spirits.
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