For centuries Poveglia – an archipelago of three tightly-clustered islands in the Venice Lagoon – was hardly a byword for “glorious getaway”.

Once a plague quarantine zone, this place is set to become a quiet refuge for locals away from the crowded streets of Venice.

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To visitors, Venice is a glorious tapestry of historic buildings, waterways, bell towers, red roofs — and a mighty winged ...

Fly over Poveglia, Venice’s infamous “Island of No Return,” with chilling drone footage revealing its abandoned bell tower, crumbling quarantine hospital, and overgrown grounds—echoes of ...

Procida, a colorful island near Naples, offers historic sites, beaches, and authentic Italian charm far from the country’s busiest tourist spots.

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LAMPEDUSA, Italy, Aug 14 (Reuters) - At least 26 people died in a migrant shipwreck on Wednesday off the southern Italian island of Lampedusa and 60 survivors were brought ashore, the coastguard said, ...

Here are some of the most underrated islands in Italy. Favignana Francesco Riccardo Iacomino/Getty Images Favignana Lighthouse at dusk.