This contribution traces the history of exile of Aurelio Saffi, which includes the crossing of multiple borders: those internal to Italy in the first half of the nineteenth century; the Alpine one of Switzerland; that of the English Channel up to England. This trip is mostly intimate and relational, thanks to the type of sources used: the letters from Saffi's correspondence exchanged with his mother, Maria Saffi Romagnoli, and his future wife, Giorgina Craufurd. Through these communication channels, and through the autobiographical chronicle of the Ricordi, it’s possible to accurately reconstruct the moods, the routine and the relationship landscape of the years spent by Saffi outside Italy.
