Editing Tourism in Italy (section)

===Grand Tour===
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Real "tourism" only affected Italy in the second half of the 17th century, with the beginning of the [[Grand Tour]]. This was a period in which European aristocrats, many of whom were British, visited parts of Europe, with Italy as a key destination.<ref name="grand-tour"/> For Italy, this was in order to study ancient architecture, local culture and to admire the natural beauties.<ref name="getty">{{cite web|url=http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/grand_tour/what.html|title=Italy on the Grand Tour (Getty Exhibitions)|access-date=9 June 2015}}</ref> The Grand Tour was in essence triggered by the book ''Voyage to Italy'', by Roman Catholic priest Richard Lassels, and published in 1670.<ref name="vasi.uoregon.edu">{{cite web|url=http://vasi.uoregon.edu/grandtour.html|title=18th Century Rome and the Grand Tour|access-date=9 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://geography.about.com/od/historyofgeography/a/grandtour.htm|title=The History of the Grand Tour of Europe|author=Matt Rosenberg|work=About.com Education|access-date=9 June 2015|archive-date=5 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205235817/http://geography.about.com/od/historyofgeography/a/grandtour.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Due to the Grand Tour, tourism became even more prevalent  – making Italy one of the most desired destinations for millions of people.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Changing Mobilities|last=Hom|first=Stephanie|publisher=London:Routledge|year=2016|isbn=9781138778146}}</ref> Once inside what would be modern-day Italy, these tourists would begin by visiting Turin for a short while. On the way there, Milan was also a popular stop, yet a trip to the city was not considered essential, and several passed by or simply stayed for a short period of time. If a person came via boat, then they would remain for a few days in Genoa. Yet, the main destination in Northern Italy was Venice, which was considered a vital stop,<ref name="vasi.uoregon.edu" /> as well as cities around it such as Verona, Vicenza and Padua.

As the Tour went on, Tuscan cities were also very important itinerary stops. Florence was a major attraction, and other Tuscan towns, such as Siena, Pisa, Lucca and San Gimignano, were also considered important destinations. The most prominent stop in Central Italy, however, was Rome, a major centre for the arts and culture, as well as an essential city for a Grand Tourist.<ref name="vasi.uoregon.edu" /> Later, they would go down to the Bay of [[Naples]],<ref name="vasi.uoregon.edu" /> and after their discovery in 1710, [[Pompeii]] and [[Herculaneum]] were popular too. Sicily was considered a significant part of the trail, and several, such as [[Johann Wolfgang von Goethe|Goethe]], visited the island.