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Alcatraz-style island prison in Italy to become tourist attraction and hostel

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Where's your favourite historical site to visit? Tell us in the comments section... It was used during the 1930s and 1940s to house prisoners by the fascist government meaning that some detainees were tortured and others drowned.In the decades after the war the island became a regular prison with a theatre and football field, bakers and even shops.Prisoners were allowed to make use of trades such as bricklaying and cooks and had their own currency to buy things with.It was closed in 1965 and then abandoned.Now, 56-years-later a whopping €70m renovation is going ahead to create a dark tourism hot spot.You can currently take a tour of the island, but it involves a 40 minute hike and is often cancelled when the sea is tumultuous.The.

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