The great Italian traveller Marco Polo, a native of Venice, set out from the city on his travels to the east. His book, The Travels of Marco Polo, introduced China to Europe and was very influential.

• 伟大的意大利旅行家马可波罗是威尼斯人，从本城出发前往东方旅行，所著《马可·波罗游记》将中国介绍与欧洲，很有影响力。