Venice is marking the 700th anniversary of the death of Marco Polo with a year of commemorations, starting with the opening of carnival season honouring one of the lagoon city’s most illustrious ...

Venice is commemorating its most famous citizen Marco Polo with a major exhibition to mark the 700th anniversary of his death. The show, which opened in early April, features excavated finds, maps and ...

Venice is commemorating its most famous son, Marco Polo, with a major exhibition to mark the 700th anniversary of his death. The show, which opened in early April, features excavated finds, maps and ...

Marco Polo was the most celebrated European to explore Asia and the earliest bridge between East and West. Larry talks with Laurence Bergreen about his new biography, "Marco Polo: From Venice to ...

The Travels of Marco Polo was a bestseller a century-and-a-half before printing presses changed Western civilisation forever. The book comes down to us through seven centuries, several titles, a ...