Do you know the land where the lemons bloom? In the dark foliage, the golden oranges glow, a gentle breeze blows from the blue sky, the myrtle stands still and high, and the laurel too. Do you know it well? There! There I would like to go with you, oh my beloved. But do not travel in early August, when during the day you are roasted by the sun and at night consumed by fleas. I also advise you, my dear reader, not to travel from Verona to Milan by stagecoach. So far Heinrich Heine and of course Goethe. Italy, always a place of longing for the Germans, remains their most visited holiday destination to this day. In the 18th and 19th centuries, as well as at the beginning of the 20th century, it was perhaps the most important stop on the Grand Tour: After completing their education, people would set off to educate themselves, but not least to let loose and have some fun. An illustrious travel company from the famous.