It is told that it arrived in Europe thanks to merchants coming from the East.

In Europe, the Church prohibited the tarot for many centuries, and especially in the Middle Age.

Its high popularity throughout the world comes from the North of Italy. The Visconti, a noble family widely-known at the time, used it to play cards.

Nowadays, it has become one of the most popular tools for fortune-telling, as it provides quick and concise answers to specific questions.