Who traveled in medieval times?
Who traveled in medieval times? Supporting and driving this increasingly dense, mobile, connected world was a blizzard of travel: messengers, embassies, pilgrims, merchants, vagabonds, preachers, missionaries, scholars, soldiers, explorers.
When did people start traveling?
History. Travel dates back to antiquity where wealthy Greeks and Romans would travel for leisure to their summer homes and villas in cities such as Pompeii and Baiae.
How far could a medieval person travel in a day?
Overall, I would say that the expected travel distance per day, in summer, in the good parts of England or France or Germany would be: Travel on foot, with luggage: 15 km / 9 miles. (75 km / 46 miles per week) Travel on foot, minimum luggage: 20-22 km / 12.5-14 miles.
How did people travel in the old days?
People travelled by foot only and they carried their goods on animals like horses, donkeys etc. Some travellers also used livestock like horses to travel long distances.