Who was Marco Polo?

Marco Polo's journey from Venice to Beijing and back covered 15000 km. At the time, as we know, there were no roads as we understand them today and resources were few. Despite this, travelers crossed the Middle East and the Himalayas and reached China, covering wide territories. This extraordinary man was thus the first to describe the history, customs and traditions of the populations he met during his journey along the so-called Silk Road.