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Nice to Venice by Train
A rail journey from the heart of the French Riviera to the dreamy canals of Venice is one for travelers content to while away 8-9 hours gliding along the Mediterranean coastline and through northern Italy. Until 2021, you could catch a direct Nice to Venice train. The same journey requires boarding at least three different…
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R.I.P. Overnight Trains From Paris to Rome
Sadly, Italian railway, Thello, no longer offers overnight trains from Paris to Rome, discontinuing the service in 2013. The other overnight train option available was Paris to Venice, then…
The Bernina Express From Paris to Rome
In Europe, slow travel is a luxury. You can, however, pull together a few unforgettable events if you have the time. Riding Switzerland’s Bernina Express when traveling from Paris…
Rome to Venice by Train
Nowhere in Italy is celebrated with as many romantic epithets as Venice. “La Serenissima,” “City of Bridges,” and “Queen of the Adriatic,” to name a few. Yet, no…
Rome to Sicily by Train
Bursting with Mediterranean character, Sicily is a world away from Italy’s big northern cities. Yet, the charismatic island layered with millennia of history is easily reached on direct…
Rome to Pisa by Train
Although Pisa sits at the northern end of Tuscany, the high-speed journey from Rome to Pisa by train takes under 2 ½ hours. It is ideal for day…
Paris to Bayeux & D-Day Beaches by Train
For most Americans, visiting the D-Day landing beaches and memorials to the soldiers who gave their lives in 1944 is a high point of any trip to France.…
Rome to Siena by Train
Traveling from Rome to Tuscany by train encourages explorers to ditch the car and relish a stunning landscape as they’re speedily transported around the seductive region. The journey…
Paris to Dinan & Brest by Train
West of Normandy is another jewel in France’s tourist crown, Brittany. The former Celtic nation has a remarkable history, its own language, and an unquenchable rebellious spirit. Bretagne…
Paris to Marseille by Train
The Mediterranean Sea laps against a hodgepodge of blue, gray, and green buildings. The ancient Roman port city hums with a liveliness that can only be found in…
Rome to Naples (and Pompeii) by Train
Contemporary swagger meets old-world splendor in Naples, a Jekyll and Hyde city that is an absorbing diversion from Rome. Vestiges of Greek and Roman empires rub up against…