Venetian architect and historian Francesco da Mosto sets out from Venice in this 12 part series , to cross the Mediterranean sea following in the wake of his ancestor, the explorer Alvise da Mosto to discover the cities and islands where Western civilization was born. In a thrilling cultural odyssey Francesco visits such sites as the Acropolis in Athens, the Roman city of Ephesus in Turkey, Mount Athos and beautiful Dubrovnik.