Grand Tour
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In early modern Europe, the Grand Tour was an educational journey undertaken by an elite of young men, and in some cases women, who could be sponsored by wealthy parents, or other benefactors.
UnderstandThe Grand Tour became customary among British noblemen in the 17th century, following the end of the Thirty Years War, the English Civil War, and associated wars.
Get aroundThe typical tourists rode a horse cart around Europe. While roads improved during the centuries, travel remained slow, expensive and risky, until the advent of railroads in the 19th century.
Go1181 }} and Oxford have been Britain's dominant universities since the Middle Ages, and the starting point for many British tours, with London as the first major stop.
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