Venice's 'Cursed' Palace Seeks a Buyer, Again

A historic Venetian palace, said to be jinxed by a string of deaths, is back on the market. Palazzo Ca’ Dario sits empty on Venice's Grand Canal. Its prime location and Renaissance beauty have not been enough to sell it. Local legends blame a supposed curse for scaring buyers away. The palace was built in the late 1400s. Its first owner was Giovanni Dario, a diplomat famous for making peace with the Ottoman Empire. Later, it housed nobles, wealthy merchants, and even famous British musicians. Its beauty has inspired great artists. Claude Monet painted it in 1908. Author Henry James also wrote about it. But its history is shadowed by misfortune. Several owners and their relatives have died unexpectedly over the decades. This has fueled stories of a curse. Now, with nine bedrooms and a famed facade, the palace waits for a new owner brave enough to ignore its dark reputation.