“In Venice, there are three magical and unseen places: one in the alley of the friends' love, a second at the bridge of wonders, and the third in the alley of the Maranos, near the old Jewish ghetto of San Geremia. When the Venetians feel exhausted by the ever-changing powers, they go to these three magical places and open the doors that lie at the depths of those courtyards. To get lost forever in dreamy places and other beautiful things.

Thus begins The Secret Courtyard of the Mystery of Corto Maltese, the romantic, wandering sailor whose story begins in Venice in the year 1918, when Europe is ready to free itself from the horrors of World War I. Then we are transported to Hong Kong, where Corto Maltese is approached by the secret organization 'Red Lanterns' and is assigned a mission! Thus, he will travel to Manchuria and from there to Siberia, in search of a train full of gold that is located in