Title Holidays and high society : the golden age of travel / Lucinda Gosling in association with Mary Evans Picture Library.

Publication Info.	Stroud, Gloucestershire : The History Press, [2019]
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Description	160 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm
Summary	In the 19th century, the phenomenon of "going abroad" was born. Beautiful Mediterranean towns, luxurious spas of Mittel-Europe and the golf courses of France became the playground of the idle wealthy. Until foreign travel became more accessible, the picturesque towns and smart hotels catered to an elite mix of royalty, celebrities and high society. This was where society could relax, mingle, see and be seen--where rules could be bent and broken and routines forgotten. Lucinda Gosling traces the growth of some of Europe's most exclusive and desirable holiday destinations from Monte Carlo to Maidenhead, Biarritz to St. Moritz, and explores the lives of the privileged holidaymakers who traveled there.
Contents	The French Riviera -- Biarritz -- Deauville and the Northern French Coast -- The Venice Lido -- Baden-baden -- Egypt -- St Moritz -- England.
Subject	Seaside resorts -- Europe -- History.
	Tourism -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century.
	Tourism -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century -- Pictorial works.
	Tourism -- Europe -- History -- 19th century.
	Travel posters, British -- 19th century.
	Upper class -- Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
	Seaside resorts. (OCoLC)fst01110416
	Tourism. (OCoLC)fst01153142
	Travel posters, British. (OCoLC)fst01155654
	Upper class -- Social life and customs. (OCoLC)fst01162148
	Europe. (OCoLC)fst01245064
	Great Britain. (OCoLC)fst01204623
Chronological Term	1800-1899
Genre/Form	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
	Pictorial works. (OCoLC)fst01423874
Added Author	Mary Evans Picture Library.
ISBN	0750990082 (paperback)
	9780750990080 (paperback)

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