Great People - Marco Polo

Marco Polo, the World Traveller, was one of the first Europeans to visit the grand courts of China, India and other eastern lands. His wondrous journey inspired explorers for hundreds of years after. Using his records, people were able to follow his trail to a whole new continent that no one had heard of before. His Books of the Marvels of the World is one of the world s most famous travel diaries ever written and Marco Polo will remain one of the greatest travellers of all time.