This is the absorbing true story of Venetian explorer Marco Polo's arduous trek to the East and beyond. The story follows Marco as he is enlisted to accompany a pair of priests to the court of Kublai Khan, Mongol conqueror of the East.

An animated biography of Marco Polo. Shows a life of this Venetian explorer focusing on the highlights of his travels to India, China and other many exotic lands in the thirteenth-century.

Discover the story of Marco Polo, the most famous European to travel to Asia in the 13th century.

His personal journey changed the European understanding of the world forever. This is the absorbing true story of Venetian explorer Marco Polo2s arduous trek to the East, and beyond. Literally, it2s the adventure of a lifetime. Sent on a mission to accompany two priests to china with the goal of converting Kublai Khan and his court to Christianity, Marco Polo finds himself left to carry on alone when the priests turn back.

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