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    Richard Lassels was a 17th century Roman Catholic priest and travel writer best known for documenting his travels in Italy. The Grand Tour was a period of foreign travel undertaken by wealthy young gentlemen from the mid-17th to 18th century to finish their education by absorbing culture, improving language skills, and visiting royal families in France, Italy, and other parts of Europe such as Germany, Spain, and Portugal. The Grand Tour was expected to last around three and a half years with six months of travel between destinations.

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    Richard Lassels was a 17th century Roman Catholic priest and travel writer best known for documenting his travels in Italy. The Grand Tour was a period of foreign travel undertaken by wealthy young gentlemen from the mid-17th to 18th century to finish their education by absorbing culture, improving language skills, and visiting royal families in France, Italy, and other parts of Europe such as Germany, Spain, and Portugal. The Grand Tour was expected to last around three and a half years with six months of travel between destinations.

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    The Grand Tour 1

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    Richard Lassels was a 17th century Roman Catholic priest and travel writer best known for documenting his travels in Italy. The Grand Tour was a period of foreign travel undertaken by wealthy young gentlemen from the mid-17th to 18th century to finish their education by absorbing culture, improving language skills, and visiting royal families in France, Italy, and other parts of Europe such as Germany, Spain, and Portugal. The Grand Tour was expected to last around three and a half years with six months of travel between destinations.

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    THE GRAND TOUR

    RICHARD LASSELS

    • Roman Catholic
    • Priest
    • Travel Writer
    • Best known for his work – The
    Voyage of Italy 1670
    THE GRAND TOUR

    • A period of foreign travel


    • Undertaken by gentlemen to finish their
    education
    • Popular from the mid-17th to 18th
    century
    • Exclusive and only undertaken by
    wealthy
    ABOUT GRAND TOUR:

    • The Grand Tour expected to last about three and half years
    • Six months of travelling and three years of living abroad
    • Absorb culture they were visiting
    • Improve their language skills
    • Those on the Grand Tour commonly visited the French and Italian royal families and
    the British envoys
    • Aesthetic Education
    • Interest in French and Italian Art
    Paris, France

    Venice, Italy

    Rome
    The Tour includes; Eastern Europe

    Germany

    Spain

    Portugal

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