Marco Polo was likely born to a merchant family in Venice. A few years ago, during a visit to the Croatian island of Korcula, I met a local judge named Vladimir de Polo. He and his wife explained ...

Marco Polo revolves around the adventures of the real-life Venetian explorer of the same name. In his youth, the famed historical figure is left behind by his father at the court of Kublai Khan ...

Venetian explorer, merchant, and writer Marco Polo died 700 years ago, in the year 1324. In his travels, which started at the age of 17 and lasted over 20 years, he touched upon numerous cities ...