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Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour

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Rob Rinder and Rylan discover the greatest art treasures of Italy. 

Know your art from your elbow. Rob and Rylan set off on the original package holiday, discovering Italy's greatest art treasures. Will this epic adventure be the restart they need?

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Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour: Series 1 : Florence

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Florence

BBC Two - Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour, Series 1, Florence

In Florence, Rob and Rylan encounter Michelangelo’s David and see a masterpiece restored.

In Florence, Rob and Rylan get up close and personal with Michelangelo’s David, sample the offal food Grand Tourists ate, and discover a pioneering female Renaissance artist.

Rob and Rylan arrive in the majestic Renaissance city of Florence, the city where art changed the world.

The duo set out to discover how Grand Tourists tried to uncover the secrets of the Renaissance, getting up close and personal with Michelangelo’s David, sampling the offal food Grand Tourists ate and discovering a pioneering female Renaissance artist. And Rylan realises he’s closer to a Renaissance man than he thinks.

Rob and Rylan's Grand Tour: Series 1 

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Rob Rinder and Rylan set off on the original package holiday, discovering the greatest art treasures of Italy. Will this epic adventure be the restart they need?

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