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The delights and dangers of the Grand Tour

It’s still possible to enjoy Naples, Pompeii and Florence like a 17th-century aristocrat

21 November 2015

9:00 AM

21 November 2015

9:00 AM

The Grand Tour usually culminated with Naples, ragamuffin capital of the Italian south, where Vesuvius offered a visual education in the grand style. Some Grand Tourists, among them Lord Byron, got as far as Greece; but Italy was coveted as the glittering birthplace of the Renaissance — a haven of art on the Arno.

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