"Carte in Dimora" Casa Lajolo

Visitors will be able to relive the customs and traditions of the nineteenth century, as if on a narrative ‘Grand Tour’ through the habits, comforts, difficulties and risks of travel, following in the footsteps of Ferdinando Lajolo – heir to the Chialamberto dynasty – and his reflections on life and travel.

From 1848 onwards, in a sparse, terse and precise style, he recorded in a diary of over 600 pages moments from his life, the customs of the time, his relationships with family members and his passion for poetry.

All this is accompanied by details of the means of transport used, the stops along the way, the costs, the hotels where he stayed, the must-see sights, the churches, the gardens and the curiosities of mid-19th-century Europe.

From Moscow to London, from Lisbon to Tangier, his journeys take shape as if in a modern travel guide.