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Italy sells Povella island in the Venetian lagoon

Italy put up for sale one of the islands located in the Venetian lagoon in order to pay off state tenders. In addition to a small piece of land, the country is also preparing to sell the old fortress and monastery.

Small Poveglia islet considered one of the tidbits for investors from around the world. It is he who will be put up for sale during the next month. Poveleha is a small, uninhabited patch of land that is located near the Venetian St. Mark's Square.

These 17 acres of land more than once became a stumbling block between the inhabitants of the city on the water and the population of Genova, who could not divide the island in the 14th century. Only in the 18th century Povelia served as a quarantine port for ships arriving in Venice. After a plague was discovered on one of the ships, access to the island was closed, which aroused various suspicions among the townspeople.

So, there was a legend that Povela was inhabited by the ghosts of people who died from a dangerous disease, who carefully guard their home.

Only in 1922 a hospice for the elderly was opened here, operating until 1968. Some historians claim that they set up cruel experiments on the sick. Such a terrible idea occurred to the director of the institution. However, he soon threw himself from the tower of the building, allegedly losing his mind from otherworldly guests chasing him. Today, the island is closed to visitors, however, one American reporter who managed to get into this territory and even visit the abandoned hospice building claimed that he really felt the presence of ghosts there.

Italian authorities plan that new investors will be able to radically transform the abandoned island and establish infrastructure there. So, in the contract of sale there will be a clause that obliges the owners to change this property for the better within 99 years.

“Investors can build anything here,” confirms Stefano Scalera, a realtor with Demanio.

The Italian government put up for auction this island in order to somehow pay off public debts, in which the country got stuck a few years ago.

It is worth noting that in addition to the picturesque Povelia, other properties are also for sale, such as the barracks in Trieste and the old monastery in Loreto (Loreto), located on the border with Slovenia.

Now the Italian state owns about half a million properties, but previously the authorities have repeatedly faced difficulties in selling them. As Skalera explains, the process of transferring property rights takes a lot of time, which significantly repels potential investors. However, as the realtor claims, this time all the formalities have already been settled. Moreover, all the necessary documents and contracts have already been drawn up and translated into English, so now they can be downloaded from the Internet for review. All properties will be put up for virtual auction, which will last until May 6. Online auction address: venditaimmobili.agenziademanio.it/AsteDemanio_FE/

Watch the video: Poveglia, Venice: the world's most haunted place (November 2024).

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