Viajar a España en la primera mitad del siglo XIX: Una aventura lejos de la civilización

Abstract

The change in attitude of the romanticist traveller as compared to that of the Enlightenment period transformed both the experience of travelling in Spain and the image of the country abroad. The slow development of Spain at the time made it possible for travellers to live through experiences that were impossible in their own countries. My analysis provides an insight into the Spanish social context and the experiences of foreign travellers before the establishment of touristic routes in the second half of the 19^th century, when the modernization process in Spain accelerated. I pay close attention to the main aspects involved in this experience of travelling into the past.