5 Things Marco Polo Discovered on His Travels
Find out the many strange experiences and encounters legendary adventurer Marco Polo uncovered during his Eurasian travels. Marco Polo (1254-1324) was a Venetian merchant, most well-known for his book The Travels, penned while he was a prisoner, after almost a quarter of a century of travelling through Asia in the late thirteenth and early fourteenth […]
An exhibition in Venice Celebrates Marco Polo on the 700th Anniversary of His Death
“Venice dedicates an exhibition to Marco Polo on the 700th anniversary of his death: a tribute in the halls of the Doge’s Palace, April 6 to September 29, 2024.” Marco Polo (1254-1324) is certainly the most illustrious medieval traveler, and not only. Venice is dedicating an exhibition to him scheduled from April 6 to September […]
Marco Polo Beat Columbus
A trunk-load of maps and letters reveals Marco Polo’s greatest secrets. He served as a “field agent” for the Polo Brothers’ Spy Team. Sent to observe and infiltrate the government of Kublai Khan, Marco participated in Chinese explorations in the Canadian Arctic and along America’s West Coast during the 13th century. Examination of the documents […]
Marco Polo, The First Western Traveler Recorded Ancient China?
By Cédric Rischitelli “I have not told half of what I saw and did,” were Marco Polo’s final words on his deathbed, according to the Dominican monk, Jacopo d’Acqui. In human history, few travellers are as renowned and venerated as the Venetian merchant, Marco Polo. Born in 1254, he reputedly spent a great part of […]