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Programme

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1809, 2024

THE TRAVELS OF MARCO POLO, FROM VENICE TO THE END OF THE WORLD – Claudia Daniotti

The year 2024 marks the 700th anniversary of the death of Marco Polo (1254-1324), the merchant and adventurer who left his native Venice when he was only seventeen and reached the legendary Cathay, present-day China, that the Middle Age placed at the very end of the world. Working as an [...]

Further dates for 2024:

  • 18th September – Claudia Daniotti
  • 16th October – An evening of Italian board games
  • 20th November – Gosia Edwards