1. The Grand Tour: A Journey
Through Europe
BY: KIMBERLY PENNA

2. The Beginning
 Travel for pleasure did not begin until the 16-18th
centuries
 Tourism was developed with the emergence of the
Railroad system
 “Ideal period in the fusion of tourism and social
status (Black, 1)”
 Associated with young, aristocratic, British travelers

3. The Travelers
Young aristocrats,
in their early 20s
would travel after
finishing
University-”social
elite”
Trips usually lasted
2-4 years
Rite of Passage
Usually traveled
with a tutor
William Weddel, Reverend William Palgrave and his servant
Janson, by Nathanial Dance, 1765

4. Italy: The Primary Destination
 “A man who has not been in Italy is always
conscious of an inferiority, from his not having
seen what it is expected a man should see. The
grand object of raveling is to see the Shores of the
Mediterranean.”-Samuel Johnson

5. Traveling Through Italy
 Traveled through cities such as Venice, Tuscany,
Florence, Rome and Naples.
 Rome was highlight of the Grand Tour for most.
 Many were surprised by what they saw in Venice.

6. The Sights: Venice
Feast of Ascension
(Holy Thursday)
The Feast of Sensa in St. Mark's Square.
Francesco Guardi, 1780

7. Venice: “The City of Masks”
PietroLonghi, artist who was able to capture the spirit of
the Carnivale in Venice
Venice Carnivale, 1755
A Masked Party in a Courtyard, 1755

8. The Sights: Naples
Famous sights in Naples include Mount Vesuvius and the Ruins of
Pompeii
Vesuvius from Portici, Joseph Wright, 1785
The Excavations of Pompeii, Jakob
Phillip Hackert,1799

9. The Sights: Rome
View of the Coliseum and the Arch of Constantine, Antonio Joli, 1748

10. Thomas Cook: The Expansion of the Grand Tour
 In 1845, He began to
arrange travel
accommodations and had a
passion for planning
excursions.
 In 1850s, could offer more
affordable tours of
Scotland.
 Tour Expanded to all parts
of the world in 1870
 Opened up Grand Tour to
middle class

11. Mark Twain and the Grand Tour
Mark Twain took his own Grand Tour
in 1867, inspired by Thomas Cook.
Wrote Innocents Abroad about his
travels.
“One must travel, to learn. Every
day, now, old Scriptural phrases
that never possessed any
significance for me before, take
to themselves a meaning.”- Mark
Twain, Innocents Abroad

12.  The Euro Pass was invented in 1954
 Allowed access to all trains in Europe
 Affordable
 Popular Among American College students and
Americanized the Grand Tour
 Ended its popularity among the young aristocrats
of Britain