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he most well-known Europeans to travel the silk road in Medieval times was Marco Polo (1245-1324), a merchant, explorer and writer who recorded his travels in the book “Livres des merveilles du monde”

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published around the year 1300.

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To what places have their brothers have been to:

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To what places have their brothers have been to:

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before Marco was born, the brothers had travelled extensively, setting up trading posts in Constantinople, Sudak, Crimea, and the western part of the Mongolian Empire. They even visited China,Polo brother’s embarked on a new journey, and this time they brought Marco with them.

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How many time would it take for them to come back?

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How many time would it take for them to come back?

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his trip, which would end up taking 24 years since they stayed for very long in China, is the one chronicled by Marco Polo in his book.

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What happened when Marco Polo came back to Venice?

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What happened when Marco Polo came back to Venice?

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Marco particpated in the war and was eventually imprisoned, spending his time in jail dictating travel stories to a cellmate.

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He also married and had three children. He is buried in the San Lorenzo church in Venize.

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Marco Polo was the first European to publish a detailed account of it, and his book went on to become very important for future generations of explorers – including a 15th century navigator named Christopher Columbus

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Marco Polo’s book also influenced European cartographers, including Fra Mauro who created his highly influential circular planisphere map around the year 1450.