Season - Episode
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Season 1 Jul 08, 2008
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1 - 1Arrivederci Venezia Jul 08, 2008 -
1 - 2Istria and Split Jul 09, 2008
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1 - 3Bosnia and Dubrovnik Jul 15, 2008
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1 - 4Montenegro and Albania Jul 16, 2008
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1 - 5Corfu and Greece Jul 22, 2008
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1 - 6The Gulf of Corinth Jul 23, 2008
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1 - 7The Peloponnese Jul 30, 2008
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1 - 8The Cyclades Jul 30, 2008
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1 - 9Crete Aug 06, 2008
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1 - 10The Dodecanese Aug 06, 2008
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1 - 11The Dardanelles Aug 13, 2008
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1 - 12Istanbul Aug 13, 2008
Overview
Venetian architect and historian Francesco da Mosto sets out from Venice to cross the Mediterranean - following in the wake of his ancestor, the explorer Alvise da Mosto - to discover the cities and islands where Western civilization was born. Sailing in a late nineteenth-century yawl, his journey starts in Venice and finishes in Istanbul. Along the way he takes in spectacular ruins, like the Acropolis in Athens and the Lycian Tombs in Turkey; sacred sites like the monasteries of Mount Athos and the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul; and beautiful Dubrovnik (destroyed and rebuilt in the last decade). Ancient history and bygone legends intertwine as Francesco visits these wonderful ancient sites, bringing the past vividly to life, and taking viewers on a thrilling cultural odyssey.
Year 2008
Studio BBC Two
Director
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Popularity 0.8336
Language English
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