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The palace located almost at the end of the Grand Canal, richly decorated with medallions of polychrome marble and Istrian stone. It was built by the secretary of the Senate of the Republic of Venice Giovanni Dario, who commissioned the work from architect Pietro Lombardo in 1479. Its elegance and majesty, however, is contrasted by its reputation as a cursed palace. Since its construction all those who bought the house have been brutally murdered, committed suicide, or died of strange accidental causes. Between 1764 and 1993, at least 9 owners of the Darius Palace died in strange circumstances or suicides! Various hypotheses have been put forward about this cursed house. Some claim that the palace was built on a Templar cemetery. Others think that Ca' Dario is negatively influenced by the talisman that wards off negativity placed on the water gate of the palace next door. It is also said that Ca' Dario is still inhabited by the spirits of the previous owners. Venetians believe this, and how! Many keep away from the palace. Regardless of all these theories, those who have been there tell of feeling a strange sense of disquiet upon entering it or even looking at it from outside. The anagram of the auspicious inscription in the palace "genio urbis joannes darius" into " sub ruina insidiosa genero" perhaps confirms the thesis of evil?
