Richard Lassels

c. 1603–1668 · English Roman Catholic priest, travelling tutor & travel writer

Richard Lassels was an English Roman Catholic priest and travel writer. He guided young English nobles through Italy as a tutor and died in Montpellier in 1668. His guide The Voyage of Italy was edited by his fellow priest Simon Wilson and published after his death, in Paris and London in 1670. Wikipedia credits him with coining the term Grand Tour.

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“The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page”

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