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Was tourism invented with the railways? Pilgrimages were important precursors - but it was romantic ideas about nature, the development of infrastructure, and paid holiday entitlement that eventually created the conditions for mass tourism to emerge.
Is It True That... Tourism Began with the Railways? | ARTE.tv Documentary
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Was tourism invented with the railways? Pilgrimages were important precursors - but it was romantic ideas about nature, the development of infrastructure, and paid holiday entitlement that eventually created the conditions for mass tourism to emerge.
Is It True That... Tourism Began with the Railways? | ARTE.tv Documentary
📆 Available until: 13/05/2027
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