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In Essence, The Grand Tour Was Neither A Scholarly Pilgrimage Nor A Religious One, Though A Pleasurable Stay In Venice And A Residence In Rome Were Essential. (Wiki)
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"The Agricultural Landscape, Which Was Inspired By And Influenced Siennese Painters Of The Renaissance, Has Continued To Incite – For Example, Travellers Of The European 'Grand Tour' And Modern-Day Photographers." (Ouv)
Prince Hermann Von P?Ckler-Muskau Was An Avid Traveller Who Went On A Very Extensive Grand Tour, At Which He Was Inspired By New (Exotic) Ideas For His Gardens
Obligatory Stop To Unwind Before Passing The Alps And Going On To Rome (Nomination File)
From The 18th Century Onwards, Particularly After The Construction Of The New Road Bridge, It Became A Famous Staging-Post For Travellers On The Grand Tour (Wiki)
"(...) It Comes As No Surprise That In The 17th Century Some Illustrious Travellers On The "Grand Tour" Left The Well-Beaten Tracks, Those Including The Major Cities Of Art And History, To Wind Their Way Up The Titano In Order To Verify The Situation For Themselves And Touch This Utopia With Their Own Hands." (Nomination File, P. 72)
Mausoleum Of Theodoric: "In The Nineteenth-Century, The Gothic King's Mausoleum Also Became A Favourite Destination For Travellers On The Grand Tour." (Explanatory Text Outside The Mausoleum)
Syracuse Was A Destination For Travellers Of The Grand Tour In The 18th Century, And Even More So In The 19th Century. (Wiki)
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"Etna Was Also The Ideal Destination Of Many Travellers At The End Of The Xviii Century (The So-Called Gran Tour)" (Nomination File, P. 72)
The Places Most Visited By The Intellectuals Of The Grand Tour On Their Trip To Sicily Were Mainly Those Places Famous For Volcanic Phenomena. Standing Out Among All Are Etna, With The Ascent To The Crater, And The Aeolian Islands.
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"It Became A Key Stage Of The Grand Tour." (Ab Ev)