--- product_id: 1441546 title: "Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu" price: "€ 44.28" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.gr/products/1441546-marco-polo-from-venice-to-xanadu store_origin: GR region: Greece --- # Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu **Price:** € 44.28 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu - **How much does it cost?** € 44.28 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.gr](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/1441546-marco-polo-from-venice-to-xanadu) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description As the first European to travel extensively throughout Asia, Marco Polo was the earliest bridge between East and West. His famous journeys took him across the boundaries of the known world, along the dangerous Silk Road, and into the court of Kublai Kahn, where he won the trust of the most feared and reviled leader of his day. Polo introduced the cultural riches of China to Europe, spawning centuries of Western fascination with Asia. In this lively blend of history, biography, and travelogue, acclaimed author Laurence Bergreen separates myth from history, creating the most authoritative account yet of Polo's remarkable adventures. Exceptionally narrated and written with a discerning eye for detail, Marco Polo is as riveting as the life it describes. Review: Really good value. - If you love history this is a great book. Filled with new information but reads like a good novel. Review: Great book - This is the second book I read from this author, not disappointed. Captures the time period and scenery along with cultures. Great job ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #1,404,706 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #117 in Expeditions & Discoveries World History (Books) #139 in History of Civilization & Culture #293 in Traveler & Explorer Biographies | | Customer Reviews | 4.4 out of 5 stars 751 Reviews | ## Images ![Marco Polo: From Venice to Xanadu - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91k2dG45hjL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Really good value. *by M***D on February 8, 2026* If you love history this is a great book. Filled with new information but reads like a good novel. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book *by V***E on August 20, 2023* This is the second book I read from this author, not disappointed. Captures the time period and scenery along with cultures. Great job ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Best Marco Bio *by J***R on December 2, 2008* Marco Polo is something of a hero of mine. I think of him as an archetype of the "Intrepid Merchant" figure that travels through both real life and literature and still exists today in some of the more dangerous parts of the world. People like Marco brought knowledge and wealth back and forth and could be credited with a great part in the develpment of democracy. In the old "eat your spinach first" tradition I will deal with the faults first. The first is simply presumption. The author makes so many guesses about Marco's personality that one might wonder if he was writing a novel. Moreover much of his guesswork looks suspiciously like wishful thinking. That is pardonable when doing a biography of someone for whom there are so few real records. But the author takes it way to far and occasionally even questions the authenticity of versions of "Travels" because they disaggree with his preconceptions. The second fault is the author's preachiness. The author seems to like to paint a "deliverance from ignorance" morality tale, and tends to be shocked, shocked that medieval people did not in fact think like a twenty-first century academic's version of Political Correctness. This is a fairly conventional fault too and again, any historian should be pardoned a little preachiness-it kind of goes with the vocation. However the author hammers on it enough to take away some of the fun. Both of these faults are in fact conventional to the Marco tale. But the author takes these quite far. So much for flaws. Now to the virtues. These are many and mighty. The book is not just a biography. It is a panorama of the Medieval world. From the ambitious, shrewd, and sometimes ferocious merchant princes of Venice. To the splendours of the Khan's court. To the conquered but ultimatly unconqurable vastness of China. Not to mention the hardships of the trade routes and the romantic cities whose very names give visions of glory. The author has the love for his subject and the epic sensibility that is an asset to a history writter. Nor is detail neglected and there is plenty of detail to go around. A surefire attraction to those like me who have a taste for romance and a love of detail-and appreciate when they are combined. Some may be annoyed by the frequent tendency to drift aside from the plain narrative. To me they are the most interesting part. While I sometimes imagine myself hearing coffeehouse tales from Marco in heaven(of course they have coffeehouses in heaven-who could doubt it!)on Earth there is little to work with besides the simple Idea of his journey. However the side drifts are knowledgeable, and well-researched as well as entertaining. There is more then enough to take delight in. I have a personal story to go with this. One of the reasons I like my Kindle is that it allows me to have a vast diversity of subjects at my grasp. But I felt it somehow incomplete because it did not have anything on the great Silk Road that I was satisfied with. Well now it has and this book is a great addition to my collection. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.gr/products/1441546-marco-polo-from-venice-to-xanadu](https://www.desertcart.gr/products/1441546-marco-polo-from-venice-to-xanadu) --- *Product available on Desertcart Greece* *Store origin: GR* *Last updated: 2026-07-13*