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Around the World in 80 Treasures

Around the World in 80 Treasures

Cruickshank takes a five-month world tour visiting his choices of the eighty greatest man-made treasures, including buildings and artifacts. His tour takes him through 34 countries and 6 of the 7 continents. In addition to seeing some of the world's greatest treasures, Cruickshank tries many different kinds of food including testicle, brain, and insects. His means of transportation included airplanes, trains, camel, donkey, foot, bicycle, scooter, hang glider, and boats.

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StatusEnded
Original NameAround the World in 80 Treasures
First Air DateFebruary 21, 2005
Last Air DateApril 25, 2005
Seasons1
Episodes10
Episode Runtime1h 0min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production Countries
Production Companies
NetworksBBC Two
S01E10

Bosnia To France And Home

In this final episode, Dan returns home via Bosnia, where he visit the Ottoman (Turkish empire days) Stari most- bridge in Mostar, then Greece -the Parthenon in Athens-, Italy where he admires the Pantheon in Rome, the Medici chapel in Firenze and the Gran Canale in Venice, followed by Spain -Picasso's Guernica painting in Madrid and the Moorish Alhambra palace in Granada- and lastly France, making an ultimate stop in Chartres for the cathedral before crossing the English channel.

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