Grand Tour

Connected Sites: 33

Frequent destinations of the traditional travel around Europe made by upper class young men (17th-19th centuries)

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Connected Sites

Paris, Banks of the Seine
Inscribed: 1991
4.19
956
20
Versailles
Inscribed: 1979
4.00
721
11
Lyon
Lyon
France
Inscribed: 1998
3.23
396
9
Residences of the Royal House of Savoy
Inscribed: 1997
3.03
229
11
Genoa
Genoa
Italy
Inscribed: 2006
2.92
338
7
Florence
Inscribed: 1982
4.46
801
15
Piazza del Duomo (Pisa)
Inscribed: 1987
3.80
666
14
Siena
Siena
Italy
Inscribed: 1995
4.07
505
9
Venice and its Lagoon
Inscribed: 1987
4.51
828
18
Vicenza and the Palladian Villas
Inscribed: 1994
3.26
293
11
Rome
Rome
Holy See, Italy
Inscribed: 1980
4.57
928
13
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)
Vatican City
Inscribed: 1984
4.29
828
9
As Part Of The Trip To Rome
See Www.Metmuseum.Org
Pompei
Pompei
Italy
Inscribed: 1997
4.38
596
8
Cilento and Vallo di Diano
Inscribed: 1998
3.40
191
5
Paestum
Vienna
Vienna
Austria
Inscribed: 2001
4.03
812
20
Schönbrunn
Inscribed: 1996
3.49
660
14
Potsdam
Potsdam
Germany
Inscribed: 1990
3.54
481
10
Santa Maria delle Grazie
Inscribed: 1980
3.41
366
10
Naples
Naples
Italy
Inscribed: 1995
3.47
568
8
Villa Adriana (Tivoli)
Inscribed: 1999
3.39
296
8
Villa d'Este
Inscribed: 2001
3.26
298
9
Royal Palace at Caserta
Inscribed: 1997
3.20
238
4
Verona
Verona
Italy
Inscribed: 2000
3.61
488
12
Val d'Orcia
Inscribed: 2004
3.23
238
11
"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)
Muskauer Park
Muskauer Park
Germany, Poland
Inscribed: 2004
2.62
171
8
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
Lavaux, Vineyard Terraces
Inscribed: 2007
2.88
225
8
Obligatory Stop To Unwind Before Passing The Alps And Going On To Rome (Nomination File)
Pont du Gard
Inscribed: 1985
3.69
393
12
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)
San Marino and Mount Titano
Inscribed: 2008
3.46
371
8
"(...) 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)
Ravenna
Ravenna
Italy
Inscribed: 1996
4.15
345
8
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
Inscribed: 2005
3.53
308
8
Syracuse Was A Destination For Travellers Of The Grand Tour In The 18th Century, And Even More So In The 19th Century. (Wiki)
See It.Wikipedia.Org
Mount Etna
Inscribed: 2013
3.54
327
12
"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)
Isole Eolie
Inscribed: 2000
3.67
151
8
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.
See It.Wikipedia.Org
Via Appia
Inscribed: 2024
3.20
157
4
"It Became A Key Stage Of The Grand Tour." (Ab Ev)