''Francesco's Mediterranean Voyage'' is a

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documentary series first aired in 2008. It follows

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architect

Francesco da Mosto Francesco da Mosto (; born 1961) is an Italian architect, author, historian, film maker and television presenter. He presented the three BBC 2 series '' Francesco's Venice'' (2004) and '' Francesco's Italy: Top to Toe'' (2006) where he explored ...

as he follows the historical Venetian trading route from

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through the Adriatic Sea, Corinth Canal, Aegean Sea and Dardanelles to Istanbul. This route was taken by, among others, his ancestor Alvise da Mosto. Travelling as a member of the crew of the Camper and Nicholsons ketch ''Black Swan'', along the way he stops off at the ports that were visited by the earlier traders and were in many cases part of the Venetian Empire. The series was written by Da Mosto.

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broadcasts edited highlights of the episodes as repeats, seriously shortened to fit the same time slot as the BBC but with commercials replacing much of the content. When this happens the original programmes are removed from the

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. The series was broadcast on

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in 2018.

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