And that is how Marco Polo, back from 25 years of traveling, began recounting his adventures.
Genoa, 1298. From his Genoa prison, the Venetian explorer remembers his travels: Venice, Acre, Jerusalem, Armenia, the Himalayas, all the way to the palace of great Kublai Khan. As a writer, Rustichello could not remain indifferent to the snippets of fabulous stories told by his new friend. The Travels of Marco Polo Author Rustichello da Pisa shared his cell with a Venetian captain who spoke of a thousand and one fabulous lands.