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An Ode to the Porrettana, the Original Transappenine Line in Italy

by Alex Sakalis | Tue, 10/18/2022 - 09:11

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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Unique Rail Journeys in Italy: Dante’s Train Between Florence and Ravenna

by Silvia Donati | Tue, 05/24/2022 - 03:00

“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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Riding the Rails: Six Day Trips from Milan by Train

by james.appleton | Thu, 02/17/2022 - 04:05

Perhaps it’s not fair on the city itself to write this, but one of Milan’s great strengths is how easy it is to get to other places. Lakes, mountains, towns,…

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Milano Centrale Station: What To Do With an Hour to Spare Before Your Train

by james.appleton | Thu, 11/18/2021 - 01:08

Milan’s imposing central station is the second busiest in Italy and among the busiest in Europe, serving an estimated 120 million passengers a year. You’ll…

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Four Great Fall Destinations You Can Reach By Train

by Silvia Donati | Thu, 10/21/2021 - 12:19

We love fall travel, when the temperatures are still pleasant enough but the crowds of summer have usually subsided. It is also that time of the year to enjoy…

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New Vintage Train Routes to be Added to Italy’s Historic Railway Network

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 10/13/2021 - 08:34

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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Bologna Centrale Station: What To Do With an Hour to Spare Before Your Train

by Silvia Donati | Fri, 07/30/2021 - 02:40

Bologna’s train station, known as Bologna Centrale, is one of the busiest in Italy, being a strategic junction of Italy’s railway network; it stands at…

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Main Florence railways station- Firenze Santa Maria Novella

Santa Maria Novella Station Firenze: What to Do with an Hour to Spare Before your Train

by Phoebe Hunt | Sat, 06/26/2021 - 03:14

Santa Maria Novella station—sometimes referred to as Stazione Centrale and abbreviated as Firenze SMN—is Florence’s major national and regional train station,…

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On Board a Vintage Train Between Florence and Ravenna, Following in Dante’s Footsteps

by Silvia Donati | Wed, 06/23/2021 - 01:57

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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