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A radical monastery, a political prison, and a secret Nazi base have been located on this abandoned island off the Venetian coast.
From its origins as a Benedictine monastery in 1000 CE, humans have left their mark upon the tiny, confined shores of San Giorgio in Alga - or ‘Saint George in the Seaweed’. Home to a number of monastic reforms throughout history, most notably allowing followers of the order to sleep in private rooms, it was briefly used as a base for Nazi frogmen before becoming abandoned and dotted by crumbling buildings. By the early 13th century, the island had become almost deserted until an 18th century blaze swept away what was left of the clerical order and with it their radical reforms.
