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Around the World in 80 Treasures

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Dan Cruickshank reveals the most beautiful and precious things in the world

Documentary series presented by Dan Cruickshank revealing the most beautiful and precious things in the world

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Around the World in 80 Treasures: Series 1: Homeward Bound

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Dan Cruickshank's final journey begins with Mostar in Bosnia and its famous bridge.

Documentary series with Dan Cruickshank. Dan's final journey takes him from Bosnia through Greece and Italy before finishing in Spain.

At last, the end is in sight, and Dan's circumnavigation of the globe almost complete. But first there are some of the most brilliant treasures of all to enjoy. Venice, Florence and Rome revive an exhausted but ebullient Dan about to take his 92nd flight of the trip before he sails for home.

His first destination was once the most dangerous place on earth - Mostar and its famous bridge spanning the Christian and Muslim worlds. Destroyed by missiles and now rebuilt. Then on to Athens and the glories of the Parthenon before heading for the ultimate treasure trove of Italy - the beauties of Venice, the splendour of the Pantheon in Rome and the fabulous chapel of the Medici princes in Florence. Then in Spain, Dan is astonished by the unrivalled brilliance of the Alhambra, and echoes of the days when a large part of Europe was under Islamic rule.

At last, it's time for Dan to reflect on the immensity of his journey round the world - how has it changed him and what is he to make of it all? What can we all learn as human beings from the fantastic variety of mankind's creations that Dan has seen? And what single thing more than any other has inspired man to create?

Around the World in 80 Treasures: Series 1

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