Island Of Poveglia, Venice, Lido, Venetian Lagoon, Italy

Poveglia island was used by Napoleon Bonaparte much to store weapons during the Napoleonic Wars. He used this location for the reason that it was small and insignificant to the Austrian Empire. Contrary to his belief, there were many small battles on this island as somehow the information of his weapons being there leaked to Austria.
Folklore
In recent times, some legends have arisen about the island. According to legend, during Roman times it was used to isolate thousands of plague victims, and during the three occasions when the Black Death spread through Europe, the island was effectively used as a lazaretto and plague pit – it was considered an efficient way of keeping the infected people separated from the healthy. According to this version, over 160,000 people died on the island throughout its history. The island used in 1576 to accommodate those hit by the plague was not Poveglia, but Lazzaretto Nuovo.