This journey links two places which were both premier-league city-states. There were times when Venice and Athens wielded great influence through maritime power. For this completely new route for ...

Be warned! One can overdose on culture. It’s not compulsory to see every painting in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence, nor is it necessary to explore every back alley in Siena. A little goes a long way ...

This route, first introduced into Europe by Rail in 2022, links the two great cities of Habsburg power: Budapest and Vienna. In the final phase of the Habsburg Empire, these two cities were the twin ...

This route takes in several glorious north Italian cities from Genoa in the west to Venice in the east – a veritable feast of art and architecture, along the way swapping the Mediterranean for the ...

This is a journey which ventures past the point where most rail travellers visiting Italy turn round and head back home. It gives a taste of the fiery harsh lands of Basilicata and it takes in a great ...

This journey for Europe by Rail retraces a pilgrimage of yesteryear – but one which remains enduringly popular with residents of Budapest today. It is a mark of Hungarians’ continuing affection for ...

The very mention of the word Arlberg evokes memories of a belle époque of continental rail travel. The Arlberg is the rugged mountain region which separates Austria’s westernmost province, Vorarlberg, ...

Dresden has always been a place for comings and goings. In Europe today, the principal flow of refugees is from south to north. In the last century, different patterns prevailed. In this journey we ...

Route 34 in Europe by Rail starts with an overnight journey through Hungary into Romania. There we’ll make time for three ...

This route takes in some of the finest townscapes and countryside in Normandy. It is one of the shorter adventures in this book. The entire journey as described in the book can be completed using just ...

This long route from Copenhagen to Bergen via Oslo is a journey of extremely varied character. It starts with a tame prelude but develops into a great symphony of lakes, snowfields and mountains.