Travel To Gran Canaria

History of travelling

I was always curious about the reason people started to travel. Was it for pure leisure? To relax? Or to learn about new cultures?

Most of the time, when thinking about travel in history, people like Marco Polo or Christopher Columbus are coming to mind.

But They were explorers and researchers. So, to really learn about how people started to travel, I wanted to focus on ordinary people. Travellers like you and me.

First people who started to travel for enjoyment were old Romans.Wealthy Romans would often go to their summer villas. And it was purely for leisure.

But people started to wander more during the Middle Ages. And most of those journeys were pilgrimages.

Pilgrims would often travel to another part of the country. The most popular destination for all those pilgrims was Santiago de Compostela, located in northwest Spain. More impoverished people continued to travel for was Santiago de Compostela, located in northwest Spain. More impoverished people continued to travel for religious reasons during the following centuries. A new way of travelling appeared among wealthy people in Europe.

At the beginning of the 17th century, people would go on a long journey to visit famous European cities. Before the railway system was invented, people mostly travelled on foot, however, when in the 1840s, an extensive network of railways was built, people started to travel for fun. Mid-19th century definitely marks a real beginning of modern tourism, it’s the time when the middle class started to grow, and they have found a way to travel easily around Europe. After the Second World War, with the rise of air travel, people started to travel more and more, and with the internet and all the cool apps we have on our smartphones, we can be anywhere in the world in less than two days.

Where do we travel

Travelling is a major part of our lives today, people may travel either for leisure or for business, its always interesting to discover new things and other ways of life, to meet different people, taste different food, examine various architectural styles, or visit museums and picture galleries. But before we start traveling we always ask ourselves, where would we like to travel? If we travel, we would like a good stable climate with sunshine every day, and jump in the pool or dive in the ocean, sunbathe on the beach under the palmtrees, and finish the holiday with a suntan.

Gran Canaria is famous for its absolutely fabulous weather. If you are at all familiar with the island, you will surely know that sunshine and pleasant temperatures are practically guaranteed at any time of the year. Yet, few people, have any idea how exceptional Gran Canaria’s weather and climate actually are.

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