vintage trains

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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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by Alex Sakalis | Thu, 08/25/2022 - 03:51
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 | 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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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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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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by Silvia Donati | Tue, 04/21/2015 - 23:00
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 museums in…