Naples’s legend has considered Gaiola a “cursed island”, which with its beauty hides a “restless fate,” the “Gaiola Malediction.”
The reputation developed from the frequent misfortunes and premature deaths in the families of its 20th century owners.
Locals won’t go anywhere near Isola Gaiola. It’s cursed, they say. With a history of disappearances, drownings, murder, and suicide for those who have lived there, you can probably understand why the locals believe the legend.
Abandoned with only a crumbling villa and occasional silent narrow streets, this eerie place strangely draws you in.
Perhaps it’s the emerald waters that lap its rocky shores, or the opportunity to glimpse submerged ancient ruins that attracts brave visitors.
