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Grand tour

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Noun
  1. 1
    One of the three most prominent cycling races: either the Tour de France, Giro d'Italia and Vuelta a España.
  2. 2
    Alternative letter-case form of Grand Tour. alt-of
  3. 3
    a sightseeing tour of a building or institution wordnet
  4. 4
    A traditional trip around Europe undertaken by mainly upper-class European young men. historical

    "Three hundred years ago, wealthy young Englishmen began taking a post-Oxbridge trek through France and Italy in search of art, culture and the roots of Western civilization. With nearly unlimited funds, aristocratic connections and months (or years) to roam, they commissioned paintings, perfected their language skills and mingled with the upper crust of the Continent. No one knows who came up with it, but their adventures soon had a perfectly appropriate name: the Grand Tour."

  5. 5
    an extended cultural tour of Europe taken by wealthy young Englishmen (especially in the 18th century) as part of their education wordnet

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