vintage trains

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by Alex Sakalis |
Opened in 1864, the Ferrovia Porrettana was the first transapennine railway line in Italy, connecting Emilia-Romagna and Tuscany by train for the first time.…
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by Alex Sakalis |
Exploring Italy by train isn’t a hard sell. But moving away from the main intercity routes can make it even more appealing. Some surprisingly niche routes,…
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by Silvia Donati |
“Dante’s Train,” a rail route tracing the journey of the Supreme Poet from Florence to Ravenna during his exile years, is returning for the summer season.…
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by Silvia Donati |
How about visiting Piedmont on board a small vintage train getting on and off to visit wineries and castles, or catching one from Milan to reach Lake Como and…
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by Silvia Donati |
2021 marks 700 years since Italy’s greatest poet, Dante Alighieri, died. Among the initiatives devoted to celebrating and remembering the author of the Divine…
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by Silvia Donati |
Our usually hurried pace of life doesn’t need to be replicated when we travel – so, rather than cramming an excessive number of  must-see sights and…