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The Grand Tour
Originally the preserve of aristocratic young men - part scholar's pilgrimage, part rite of
passage - the grand tour is now for anyone with enough time on their hands to travel the
length of the Italian peninsula from north to south (or vice versa).
The itinerary traditionally started in Turin - and, less often, Milan . In Turin you can ex-
plore the Savoy palaces, in particular the Venaria Reale, Italy's mini-Versailles, and in Mil-
an , admire Leonardo da Vinci's TheLast Supper . Short excursions to Lago di Maggiore
or Lago di Como might also be in order to enjoy the landscaped lake gardens of Villa
Taranto and Villa Carlotta respectively. Board the train for Venice , stopping in Verona for
a night or two to catch some opera in the Roman Arena. At least four days are needed to
enjoy the architectural masterpiece that is Venice - the 'locus of decadent Italianate allure'.
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