Where was the first seaside resort established?

peasypod

The first British one was Scarborough 1730. http://www.historytoday.com/dt_main_allatonce.asp?gid=13751&g13751=x&g9162=x&g30026=x&g20991=x&g21010=x&g19965=x&g19963=x&amid=13751 But, maybe you mean globally? As, Ostia in Italy can be considered a seaside resort since the Roman Republic..... Aug 09 04, 4:01 AM

gmackematix

I think I can safely argue that Ostia was established as a port serving Rome, not as a place where tourists regularly travel for the sole purpose of enjoying the beach and sea front. I had read that the first was Weymouth, after George III started a fashion for sea-bathing there. However, this did not happen until 1789 so, if the Scarborough claim is true, you may be right. I guess Weymouth will have to make do with being famous as the entry point for Black Death in 1348 instead. Aug 09 04, 5:56 PM

peasypod

Ok gmack, point taken about Ostia but what about Herculaneum? http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/archimedes/manuscripts.html and http://volcano.und.nodak.edu/vwdocs/volc_images/img_vesuvius.html Aug 09 04, 6:26 PM

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