Ponte del diavolo

This guide to the Ponte del Diavolo on Torcello in Venice starts with a detail underfoot: one of only two Venetian bridges left without a railing. It traces the legend behind that omission, an Austrian-occupation romance gone tragic, a grief-stricken widow, and a witch who summoned the devil himself to strike a bargain on this very stone. Along the way it names the seven souls the devil asked for, and the fire that overtook the witch soon after the deal was struck.