Based on an evaluation of extensive primary and secondary sources, ’Gendered Journeys’ interprets, through the lens of gender studies and in relation to the tradition of ’Bildungsreisen’, the impact of Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn’s European travels on their artistic creativity.  Their respective trips to Rome were especially important.  Italy inspired them both to increasing self-reflection, and to further personal and professional development.  Nevertheless, the opportunities and experiences offered to each of them were significantly different, owing to the relatively strict delineation of gender roles during the nineteenth century, but also to their personal choices.