Description: (Italian Traveller Known for Being One of the First Non-Muslim Europeans to Enter Mecca as a Pilgrim)
Italian traveler Lodovico de Varthema was one of the first non-Islamic Europeans to travel to Mecca for a pilgrimage, by either converting to Islam or pretending to. He also set foot in India and visited places such as Goa, Calicut, and Vijayanagar. He was eventually knighted for his achievements.