📍 Lake Averno - a volcanic lake in Italy 🇮🇹 located in the crater of an extinct volcano. Its name comes from the Greek Aornos, which means "without birds" - the ancients believed that the toxic fumes killed any living thing.

✍️ Virgil described Averno as the entrance to the underworld of Hades, where Aeneas met the shades of the dead. In ancient times, there was a temple of Apollo and an oracle predicting fate.

Today, Averno is a picturesque spot with vineyards 🍇, but its dark past still captivates the imagination!