THE CASANOVA TOUR
by Pablo Günther

( Contents ) Part XV
POST ROADS  - 14. Königsberg-Dresden - 15. Paris-Madrid - 16. Madrid - Aix-en-Provence -
17. Vienna-Berlin   . (Part XVI: Currencies).
14. KÖNIGSBERG - DRESDEN
Via Warsaw and Breslau.
940 km.
With: WARSAW - LEMBERG - KRYSTINOPOL.
460 km.
In the Presented Coupé from Warsaw.
From Königsberg to Warszawa
340 km Post wagon
P 6510
   KÖNIGSBERG [Prussia]
  N 195 Gvardejskoje / Mülhausen
  " Bagrationowsk / Preußisch Eylau
  N 599 Batoszyce / Bartenstein
  L Sepopol / Schippenbeil
 100 L Ketrzyn / Rastenburg
  L Mragowo / Sensburg
  L Piecki / Peitschendorf
 70 L Szczytno / Ortelsburg
  N 599 Wielbark / Willenberg
  " Chorzele [Kingdom Poland]
  " Przasnysz
 90 " Makow
  L Pultusk
  N 61 Serock
 80 " WARSZAWA / WARSCHAU
From Warszawa to Lemberg and Krystinopol
460 km Hired carriage
L 6603+ Campioni L 6604^+ Campioni (to Pulawy)
   WARSZAWA
  N 731 Konstancin Jezierno
  " Gora Kalwaria
  ? Gruszczyn
  L Ryczywol
  L Kozienice
  ? Granica
 130 L PULAWY
  N 44 Markuszow
  N 17 Lublin
  " Piaski
  " Krasnystaw
 130 " ZAMOSC
  ? ? / Krmitze
  N 17 Czerkasy ? / Laszowka
  " Rava-Russkaja
  ? ? / Sczenercue
  L Ivano-Francovo
 130 N 267 L'VOV / LEMBERG
 70  CERVONOGRAD / KRYSTINOPOL
From Warszawa to Breslau and Dresden
600 km Coupé "Warsaw" (gift of Count Moscynski)
C12 6607+ Campioni (to Wartenberg) + Maton (from Breslau)
   WARSZAWA / WARSCHAU
  N 8 ? / Jank
  &c Nadarzyn
   ? / Bulowka
   Msczzonow
   ? / Chrzonowice
   Rawa
   Lubochnia
   Wolborz
 140  Piotrkow
   Mzurki
  ? ? / Rosniatowitz
  ? ? / Lenki
  L Widawa
  ? ? / Wielkic
  ? ? / Naromicz
 120 N 8 Wieruszow
  ? ? / Ziempen
   SYCOW / WARTENBERG [Prussia]
   N 8 Olesnica / Oelfse
 90  " WROCLAW / BRESLAU
  N 94 Sroda / Neumarkt
  " Legnica / Liegnitz
  L Chojnow / Haimau
  N 4 Boleslawiec / Alt Bunzlau
  " ? (before Jeleniow:) / Waldau [Saxony]
 150 " Görlitz
  ? Rothen Kretschmar
   Bautzen
  N 6 Harte
 100 " DRESDEN
15. PARIS - MADRID
Via Orléans, Bordeaux and Pamplona to Madrid and Toledo.
1,260 km.
Two able Carriers in Spain.
From Paris to St.Jean-de-Luz
755 km Chaise de poste
C13 6711
   PARIS
  N 20 (BOURG-LA-REINE)
  &c Croix de Berny
   Longjumeau
   Linas
   Arpajon
  ? Bonne
  N 20 Etréchy
 50 &c Etampes
   Mondésir
   Monnerville
   Angerville
   Boisseaux la Poste
   Toury
   Chateau Gaillard
   Artenay
   Chevilly
   Cercottes
 65  ORLÉANS
  N 152 Fourneaux
  &c Meung
   Beaugency
   Mer
   Ménars
 55  Blois
   Chouzy
   Veuves
   le Ht.Chantier
 35  AMBOISE
    and (CHANTELOUP) palace of the Duke of Choiseul, in 1767,
General-Intendant of the Post.
   les Bordes
   la Frillière
 25  Tours
  N 10 Montbazon
  &c Sorigny
   Ste.Catherine
   Ste.Maure
  ? Beauvais
  N 10 les Ormes
  &c Ingrandes
   Chatellerault
   les Barres de Naintré
   la Tricherie
   Jaunay-Clan
   Grand-Pont
 100  POITIERS
   Croutelle
   Ruffigny
 20  VIVONNE
   les Minières
   Couhé
   Chaunay
   les Maisons Blanches
   Ruffec
 55  les Nègres
  N 10 Mansle
  &c Tourriers
   Churet
 35  ANGOULEME
   la Couronne
   Roullet
   Pétignac
 35  Barbezieux
   Reignac
   la Grolle
 20  Chevanceaux
   Montlieu
   Chierzac
   Pirrebrune
   Cavignac
   le-Bois-de Lion
   Cubzac-les-Ponts
   Carbon-Blanc
 60  BORDEAUX
   Gradignan
   Bellevue
   le Puch
 30  le Barp
   l'Hospitalet
   Belin
   le Muret
   Liposthey
   Labouheyre
   Cap-de-Pin (?) / Belloc
   Laharie
 80  Lesperon
   Castets
   Magescq
  N 10+L Monts
  N 10 St.Vincent
  ? les Cantons / la Cabanne
  N 10 Ondres
  " Bayonne
  " Bidart
 90 " ST.JEAN-DE-LUZ [ST.JEAN D'ANGELY, Casanova wrote by mistake*]
[* The presumption in the notes to the memoirs that Casanova travelled via St.Jean-Pied-de-Port is improbable: this village is situated 62 kilometres off the post road!]
Casanova took of  two post roads to Madrid the shortest via Pamplona; the other went via Burgos.
From St.Jean-de-Luz to Pamplona
105 km By 3 mules.
M 6711
   ST.JEAN-DE-LUZ
  D 918 (St.Pée)
 25 D 3+4 + D305 Ainhoa
 15 N 121 Maya [kingdom Spain]
 20 N121 + NA254 Berroeta
  N 121 (Puerto de Velate, 847 mh)
 20 N 121 + L Lanz
 10 N 121 Ostiz
 15 " PAMPLONA
From Pamplona to Madrid
400 km With the carrier Andrea Capello, and his six mules drawing the wagon,
continuing along the post road.
V 6712
   PAMPLONA
  ? Otriz
  N 121 Tafalla
  C 115 Marcilla
  NA 660 Valtierra
  N 113 Cintruénigo
 130 " AGREDA
  C 101 stage of Hinojosa (village off the road)
  " stage of Zamajón (village off the road)
 80 " Almazán
  N 111 Adradas
 40 " Lodares
V 6712 P 6809^
   Lodares
  SO 133 Bujarrabal
  N 11 Torremocha
  " Almadrones
  " Gajanejos
  " Torija
 100 " GUADALAJARA
  ? la Venta de Meco
 25 N 11 ALCALA DE HENARES
  " Torrejón de Ardoz
 25 " MADRID
From Madrid to Aranjuez and Toledo
100 km Hired and private carriage
L 6804 L 6805^
   MADRID
  N 401 Getafe
  L+A 4 Valdemoro
 50 A 4 ARANJUEZ
K 6805 K 6805^
   ARANJUEZ
 50  TOLEDO
16. MADRID - AIX-EN-PROVENCE.
Via Zaragoza, Valencia, Barcelona and Montpellier.
1,345 km.
From Madrid to Zaragoza
300 km Post wagon (?)
Madrid - Lodares: see above.
P 6809
   Lodares
  N 11 Arcos de Jalón
  &c Monreal de Ariza
   Cetina
   Bubierca
 75  Calatayud
   El Frasno
   La Almunia
  ? Venta la ramera
  N 11 La Muela
 75 " ZARAGOZA
From Zaragoza to Valencia
325 km Carrier; carriage drawn by mules. Casanova and another passenger.
V 6809
   ZARAGOZA
  N 330 Maria de Huerva
  " Longares
  " Mainar
  N 234 Baguena
 120 &c Caminreal
   Villafranca
   Villarquemado
 60  Teruel
  N 234 La Puebla de Valverde
  &c Sarrión
   Barracas
   Segorbe
 120  SAGUNTO / MURVIEDRO
V 6809 P 6810^
   SAGUNTO
 25 N 340 VALENCIA
From Valencia to Barcelona
360 km Post wagon
V 6809^  P 6810
   VALENCIA
 25 N 340 SAGUNTO
P 6810
   SAGUNTO
  N 340 Castelló de la Plana
  " Torreblanca
  " Vinarós
  N 238 Ulldecona
 160 T 331 Tortosa
  N 340 El Perelló
  ? Colk de Balaguer
  N 340 Cambrils
 90 " TARRAGONA
  " Torredembarra
  " El Vendrell
  " Vilafranca
  OC 243a Sant Sadurni
  C 243b Martorell
  N 11 Sant Feliu
 110 " BARCELONA
Barcelona with the citadel. Map of 1807 (cutting). In the tower (Z; today in that place is a small artificial lake) Casanova was arrested. In the building of the Governor (T; at present a school) he was examined and condemned. U: church. The big building X: former casern, today seat of the parliament of Catalunia. The arrow points out Casanova's hotel. - Archive of the city of Barcelona. Photo: PG.
Presumably the building of Casanova's hotel in Barcelona, the Fonda Santa Maria, near the Seamen's Cathedral of Santa Maria, in the Calle de los Ases. - Photo: PG.
From Barcelona to Montpellier
360 km  With a carrier originating from Piedmont.
Casanova is pursued by three assassins up to the frontier.
V 6901
   BARCELONA
   Montcada
   Granollers / La Rocca
  C 251 Sant Celoni
 60 " Hostalric
  ? Las Mallorquinas
  N 11 Girona
 50 " Bascara
    [Because of the pursuers Casanova departed from the post road:
    Figueres
    La Jonquera
    le Boulou [France] to:]
 90  PERPIGNAN [Kingdom of France]
  N 9 Salses
  &c Fitou, les Cabanes de
   Lapalme, les Cabanes de
   Sigean
 60  NARBONNE
  N 9 Nissan
 25 " BÉZIERS
  N 113 la Begude-de-Jordy
 25 " PÉZENAS
  D 161 Abbaye de Valmagne
  " Mèze // Loupian
  N 113 Gigean
  " Fabregues
 50 " MONTPELLIER
From Montpellier to Aix-en-Provence
150 km Post wagon
P 6902
   MONTPELLIER
  ? Colombières
  N 113 Lunel
  " Uchaud
 50 " NIMES
  D 999 Cureboussot
  ship-bridge over the Rhone
 25 " Tarascon
  D 99 St. Rémy
 30 " Orgon
C5 6009 C8 6305^+ Marcolina P 6902
   Orgon
  N 7 Pont Royal
  " St. Cannat
 45 " AIX-EN-PROVENCE
Excursion: to the Marquis d'Argens's palace.
L 6902 L 6902^ (and more)
   AIX-EN-PROVENCE
 10 D 17 (EGUILLES)
17. VIENNA - BERLIN
Via Stannern / Brünn, Prag, Aussig / Töplitz (with Dux), Dresden and Luckau.
645 km.
With: Berlin - Dresden via Dessau / Wittenberg and Leipzig, Prag - Carlsbad,
and Dresden - Sagan.
Dux - a little town in northern Bohemia,
between two great capitals, Dresden and Prag,
both only one or two days away.
Excursions:
K 5304, K 5304^+ Baron Weiß + 2 ladies
   WIEN
 5  (SCHÖNBRUNN)
K 5304, K 5304^+ Baron Weiß + 2 ladies
   WIEN
  N 9 Fischamend Markt
  " Bad Deutschaltenburg
 60 " BRATISLAVA/PRESBURG
From Wien to Prag
310 km Post wagon; coupé.
Wien - Stannern directly:
150 km
P 5304^ C12 6612^+ Castel-Bajac P 8312  K 9606^  K 9606
   WIEN
  N 3 Langenzersdorf / Enzersdorf
  " Stockerau
  L Mallebern
  " Hollabrunn
 70 N 2 Jetzelsdorf
  N 2 + N 38 Znojmo / Znaim [Bohemia]
  N 38 Vranovska Ves ? / Freynersdorf
 50 " Budejovice / Budwiz

The former post road, and present main road, N 38 from Prag to
Vienna between Zeletava and Budejovice. - Photo: PG.
  " Zeletava / Schelletau
 30 " Stonarov / Stannern

Wien - Stannern via Brünn:
215 km
P 8401/02^  P 8507
   WIEN
  N 7 Wolkersdorf
  &c Gaweinstal / Gaunersdorf ["robbers' village"]
   Poysdorf
 75  Mikulov / Nikolsburg [Bohemia]
  N 52 Pohorelice / Pohrlitz
 55 " BRNO / BRÜNN
  N 23 Rosice / Rossitz
  " Namiest
  " Trebic / Trebitsch
 85 L Stonarov / Stannern

Stannern - Prag:
160 km
P 5304^ C12 6612^+ Castel-Bajac P 8312 P 8401^ P 8507  K 9606^  K 9606
   Stonarov / Stannern
  N 38 Jihlava / Iglau
 40 &c Havlickuv Brod / Deutsch Brod
   Kamen ? / Steinsdorf
   Golcuv / Jenikau
   CASLAV / CZASLAU
 60  Kolin
  N 12 Planany / Planian
  &c Cesky Brod / Böhm Brod
   Bechovice / Biechowitz
 60  PRAHA / PRAG (to Vienna: T&T - stage coach since 1750.)
Excursion: Prag - Carlsbad - Töplitz / Dux:
250 km Hired and own carriages (extra-post roads).
L 8508
   PRAG
  N 6 Jenec / Jentsch
  &c Kammene-Zehrovice / Zichrowitz
   Kolesovice / Kolleschowitz
 90  Libkovice / Liebkowitz
L 8508 L 8509^ C17 8607 C17 8607^
   Libkovice / Liebkowitz
  N 6 Bochov / Buchau
 35 " KARLOVY VARY / CARLSBAD
L 8509 C17 8607^ C17 8607
   Libkovice / Liebkowitz
  L Podborany / Podersam
  L + N 27 Zatec / Saatz
 55 N 27 Most / Brix
  " (Bilin)
 25 " TEPLICE / TÖPLITZ
 10 L (DUCHCOV / DUX)
From Prag to Dresden
140 km (old road) / 175 km (new road). "Landkutscher" (country-carrier);
post wagon; coupé; hired carriage; own carriage.
P 5304^ C12 6612^+ Castel-Bajac P 8312 P 8401^ C17 8610^ C17 8610
C17 8707^ C17 87?? C17 8809^ C17 8809 C17 8901^ C17 8901
C17 9109^ C17 9109  K 9606^  K 9606  K 9703^  K 9704
   PRAHA / PRAG
 15 N 7 Stredokluky / Sterzdokluk
Two post roads from Sterzdokluk to Peterswald:
Old post road (until about 1787):
Sterzdokluk - AUSSIG - Peterswald
85 km
P 5304^ C12 6612^+ Castel-Bajac P 8312 P 8401^ C17 8610^ C17 8610
C17 8707^ C17 87??
   Stredokluky / Sterzdokluk
  L Velvary / Welwarn
  &c Budyne
 50  Lovosice / Lobositz
(Excursion: see below.)
P 5304^ C12 6612^+ Castel-Bajac P 8312 P 8401^
   Lovosice / Lobositz
  N 247 Usti / Aussig
 35 L PETROVICE / PETERSWALD
Excursion: Extra-post-road from Töplitz to Lobositz (direction of Prag) and from Töplitz to Peterswald (direction of Dresden) until about 1787:
C17 8610^ C17 8610 C17 8707^ C17 87??
   Lovosice / Lobositz
 25 N 8 TEPLICE / TÖPLITZ with (DUX) + 10 km
C17 8612 C17 8612^ C17 8809 C17 8810^ C17 9005 C17 9008^
C17 9105 C17 9105^ K 9509, 9512^+ Mélampige II  K 9609 K 9609^
K 9704 K 9704^  (from 1788 onwards, part of the new post road)
   TEPLICE / TÖPLITZ with (DUX) + 10 km
 25 L PETROVICE / PETERSWALD
The stage coach road (double line) between Dresden and Prag ("old post road"), and the "extra-ordinary post" roads (single lines) from Prag to Carlsbad, Saatz and Töplitz. - Post map by Hohmann, Nuremberg 1786. Photo: PG.
New post road (from 1788 onwards):
Sterzdokluk - TÖPLITZ - Peterswald
120 km
C17 8809^ C17 8809 C17 8901^ C17 8901 C17 9109^ C17 9109
K 9606^  K 9606  K 9703^  K 9704
   Stredokluky / Sterzdokluk
 15 N 7 Slany / Schlan
 25 L LOUNY / LAUN
 25 " Most / Brix (or Laun - Bilin directly)
 15 N 27 Bilin
 15 L TEPLICE / TÖPLITZ with (DUX) + 10 km
C17 8612 C17 8612^ C17 8809 C17 8810^ C17 9005 C17 9008^
C17 9105 C17 9105^ K 9509, 9512^+ Mélampige II  K 9609 K 9609^
K 9704 K 9704^  (until about 1787 only extra-post-service)
   TEPLICE / TÖPLITZ with (DUX) + 10 km
 25 L PETROVICE / PETERSWALD
Peterswald - Dresden:
P 5304^ C12 6612^+ Castel-Bajac 8312 8401^ C17 8612 C17 8612^
C17 8809 C17 8810^ C17 9005 C17 9008^  C17 9105 C17 9105^
K 9509, 9512^+ Mélampige II K 9609 K 9609^ K 9704 K 9704^
   PETROVICE / PETERSWALD [frontier to Saxony]
  L Pirna - Zehista Old inn with hotel "Zur Post" (Photo: PG)
 40 L+N 172 DRESDEN
From Dresden to Berlin
195 km  stage coach, carriage of count Waldstein
P 8312 K 9512^+ Mélampige II
   DRESDEN
 35 L Grossenhain
  N 101 Elsterwerda [Prussia]
  L (Hohenleipisch)
  L (Doberlug-Kirchhain)
 50 L Sonnewalde
 20 N 96 Luckau
  " Baruth
  " (Wünsdorf)
  L (Zossen)
 55 N 246 Mittenwalde
 35 L + N 96 BERLIN
From Berlin to Leipzig
160 km  stage coach, carriage of count Waldstein
Berlin - Treuenbrietzen:
65 km
P 8401 K 9510^+ Mélampige II
   BERLIN
  L Teltow
  L Saarmund
 45 L + N 2 Beelitz
 20 N 2 Treuenbrietzen
Treuenbrietzen - Leipzig via Dessau:
115 km
P 8401
   Treuenbrietzen
  N 2 + L Bossdorf / Pastorf
  L Coswig
  N 187 (Rosslau)
 55 N 184 DESSAU
  " Bitterfeld [Saxony]
 60 " LEIPZIG
Treuenbrietzen - Leipzig via Wittenberg:
95 km
K 9510^+ Mélampige II
   Treuenbrietzen
  N 2 Kropstadt
 30 &c Wittenberg
 30  Bad Düben
 35  LEIPZIG
From Leipzig to Dresden
100 km  stage coach, coupé, own carriage (Dux), carriage of count Waldstein
Leipzig - Dresden via Meissen:
100km
P 5211+ Francesco C. C12 6610^ C12 6610  P 8401 C17 8809^ C17 8810
   LEIPZIG
  N 6 Wurzen
  " Calbitz
  " Seerhausen
  " Meissen
 100 " DRESDEN
Dresden - Leipzig via Colditz:
110 km
K 9509+ Mélampige II
   DRESDEN
  N 173 + L Wilsdruff
  L Nossen
 50 L Waldheim
  L + N 176 Colditz
  N 107 Grimma
 60 L LEIPZIG
Excursion: From Dresden to Sagan (meeting the Duke of Courland).
160 km
C17 9006 C17 9006^
   DRESDEN
 25 N 97 Königsbruck
 35 " Hoyerswerda
 20 N 97 + N 156 Spremberg
 25 N 156 (Bad) Muskau
 15 L Triebel
  " Zary / Sorau
 40 " Zagan / Sagan [Casanova wrote the name of the region: LAUSITZ]
Continuation: : Currencies (Part XVI).
Copyright by Pablo Günther, Hergensweiler 2001
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