MILAN — Fall asleep in Paris and wake up on Italy’s azure coast. The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, a Belmond Train, Europe, will connect the French capital with Italy’s Amalfi Coast for the first ...

On October 4, 1883 the Orient Express Train set its wheels in motion and left Paris, bound for Constantinople for the very first time. Dubbed a ‘rolling palace’, it demanded global attention, even ...

Get ready to see the Italian Riviera like never before. The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, a Belmond Train, unveiled a Paris to Portofino itinerary this week that will whisk you along the Ligurian ...

Between 1889 and 1977, the Orient Express swept Europe’s elite from Paris to Istanbul. The inaugural passengers dined on duck à l’orange and wild game in aspic. Today, luxury operator Belmond ...

A luxury sleeper train is launching a new route from Paris to the Amalfi Coast next May. The Belmond-operated Venice Simplon-Orient-Express will wind along both the French and Italian Rivieras on its ...

A former coal train in Northern Spain has been transformed into a luxury travel experience, allowing passengers to explore ...

The most magical way to arrive in the canal city of Venice is surely by night train. You speed through the Alps as the sun rises and by dinner time you are crossing the mesmerising Venetian lagoon. If ...

While this vintage coal train has humble roots, it's been beautifully restored to create a unique way to explore the north of ...

One of the world's most opulent sleeper trains has announced a new route across Europe - but tickets for the notoriously extravagant journey don't come cheap. The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express will ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Last Saturday, late afternoon, somewhere between Siena and Buonconvento. Beyond the windows, densely wooded ...