Genoa

Genoa was located near Venice. (PROSE: Marco Polo)

History
In the 1190s, (PROSE: Doctor Who and the Crusaders) Ben Daheer mistakenly suggested that the First Doctor came from Genoa. Luigi Ferrigo was a Genoese merchant during the Crusades. (TV: The Crusade)

Some time after 1289, Marco Polo was captured by the Genoese while trying to reach Venice. (PROSE: Marco Polo)

In 1587, Ian saw Sir Francis Drake's navy sink a Genoese Merchantman in Cadiz harbour. (AUDIO: The Flames of Cadiz)

In November 1872, the Mary Celeste left New York for Genoa but never arrived, having been abandoned before being discovered a month later. (PROSE: A History of Humankind)