Description - The Sinner's Grand Tour by Tony Perrottet
Beginning with the premise that "sex and travel have always been intertwined," celebrated travel writer Tony Perrottet retraces the route of the Grand Tour, a tradition long enjoyed by the upper class. But instead of seeking out Europe's cultural treasures, he seeks out "tasteful historical filth"--including the dungeon of the Marquis de Sade in southern France (now owned by fashion icon Pierre Cardin), the legendary "sex chair" of King Edward VII used in the "fantasy brothels" of belle epoque Paris, and a pornography-covered bathroom within the pope's very apartments within the Vatican.
Sex and travel have always been intertwined, and never more so than on the classic Grand Tour of Europe in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Today the Continent is still littered with salacious remnants of that golden age, where secret boudoirs, notorious dungeons, and forbidden artifacts lured travelers all the way from London to Capri.
In The Sinner's Grand Tour, celebrated historian and travel writer Tony Perrottet sets off to discover a string of legendary sites and relics that are still kept far from public view. In southern France, an ancient text leads him inside the ch teau of the Marquis de Sade, now owned by fashion icon Pierre Cardin. In Paris, an 1883 prostitute guide helps him discover the Belle poque fantasy brothel Le Chabanais and the lost "sex chair" of King Edward VII. Renaissance documents in the Vatican Secret Archives point the way to the Pope's very own apartments in Vatican City, wherein lies the fabled Stufetta del Bibbiena, a pornography-covered bathroom painted by Raphael in 1516.
With his unique blend of original research, sharp wit, and hilarious anecdotes, Perrottet brings us a romping travel adventure through the scandalous backrooms of historical Europe.
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