If you were longing to indulge in elegant rail trips, but thought that the days of rich cars and live music are over, you are lucky. The new trains as well as new routes, amenities and special events are circulating, enticing travelers to sit back, champagne in their hand and slip through some of the most beautiful landscapes in the world. Whether it is the Lake area in England or the Kyushu Mountain Island in Japan, these trips offer suites competing for rooms in high-end hotels and chefs whose restaurants have won Michelin stars. Here’s where to climb the ship.
Paris to Tuscany and Paris in Porton
Starting May, this rich train, with the 1920s and 1930s restored trolleys, will offer a new three -night trip called Paris to Tuscany by a legend of rails. Go out to the bar 3674 To enjoy live piano music before you retire to your jewelry room. The options include a “historic cabin” with seats that are converted into bunk beds (shared toilets are at the end of each bed transfer). A suite with its own marble bathroom and a double or double bed that turns into a seating area. Or a large suite with a marble bathroom, double bed, dining room and a 24 -hour butler service.
During your trips, you will visit Siena, Italy, where you will browse the Gothic style historic center. You will stop from a 13th century palace at Piazza del Campo, where you can enjoy an aperitif while taking panoramic views of the city and spend two nights between vineyards and olive groves at Castello Di Casole, a Belmond hotel, Tuscany. While there, walk in the premises, take part in a Stargazing meeting in the Outdoor Amphitheater and relax with live music in the courtyard. Prices (including wine meals) are from 9,350 pounds, or about $ 12,100 per person, based on two visitors sharing a historic cabin and two nights in a lower suite in Castello Di Casole.
In June, Venice Simplon-Orient-Express will start traveling to Portofino from Paris again (last year it was his open trip), this time with an additional transfer: The L’Obsertoire Sleeper Tarriage, designed by the French artist, Jr. The larger accommodation of the train will have its own library with more than 1,000 books, a tearoom with a fireplace, and even a skylight, so you can watch the clouds as the train moves. The journey ends at SPLENDIDO, a Belmond hotel, which, Starting in June, it will present renovations and updates in public areas, including a breakfast area, the cocktail bar and the Dior Spa. Prices (including meals and wine) for Paris in Portofino are from £ 10,400 per person, based on two visitors sharing a historic cabin and two nights in a premium room in Splendido.
Italy
Administration of Italy’s charm in the 1960s and 1970s, this elegant train will begin to offer eight return routes in April, each departure from Rome, where you will find the new La Dolce Vita Orient Express Lounge at the Roma Ostiense Railway Station. From there, depending on your route, you will travel to places like Tuscany and Piedmont. Some itineraries can attract buffs, such as Rome’s trip to Sicily during which you will see the train and be loaded on a ship to cross the Messina Strait and then reassemble on the other side. Leave the meals supervised by chef Heinz Beck, perhaps the best known for La Pergola, the three Michelin restaurants with a star in Rome. At night you will sleep in one of the 12 luxurious cabins with mirrors (one sofa unfolds in a double bed and the Ottomans can be used as coffee tables) or one of the 18 suites with beds, sofas, tables and armchairs. An additional suite, intended to be the largest on the train, is in the works. Prices for one night routes from 3,500 euros, or about $ 3,800, a person in a Deluxe cabin.
If you would like to complete your train with a stay in Rome or Venice, the first hotels from Orient Express also open this year, including the Orient Express La Minerva, a former 17th -century palace in Rome, And the Orient Express Palazzo Donà Giovannelli in Venice.
The charge itself as the first luxury train to tour England and Wales, this new train is scheduled to take the rails in July. Departing from London, he will offer three night trips with three different routes through Wales, Cornwall and the lake area.
Inside you will find bright cars and 18 playful, soft cabins, including 15 suite and three “large suites” inspired by graphic views beyond windows and have double beds, private bathrooms and butler service. British chef Simon Rogan, whose restaurants have gathered the Michelin stars, will offer seasonal dishes inspired by various parts of Britain. Let go of a massage and face in the wellness suite, push a cocktail at the bar, And participate in activities outside training, including swimming in the lake area, visit Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens in Cornwall, and browse Hauser & Wirth Somerset Gallery and the Center for Arts along with dinner at the site restaurant, Da Costa. Prices from £ 11,000 (for double cabin), including a three -night trip, excursions, flavors and alcoholic beverages on the boat.
Kyushu, Japan
Plan ahead for a trip to the luxurious seven stars in Kyushu, the island in southern Japan, known for its hot springs, mountains and kitchen. A glittering train with just 10 rooms, seven stars includes eight suites and two luxurious suites, one at the end of the last car with The stunning view through a wall from wall to wall. Enjoy a cup of tea in Tearoom, enjoy piano music at the blue moon bar, or try the new Kaz Bar, a private bar in a cabin available for use only. The itineraries, some of which include remaining in a Ryokan, vary according to the season. Everyone is moving away and returning to Hakata Station in Fukuoka. To book, apply online (the next application period will be spring for travel for autumn 2025 to winter 2026) or reservation via travel agent (some tickets selling as part of a package). March to June 2025 Prices for a two -day trip are from 680,000 yen a person or about $ 4,575 and from $ 1,300,000 for a four -day trip. Prices include meals and drinks (excluding vintage wine and champagne), as well as excursions. The kaz bar is not included in the price.
For the margins of the day at Kyushu, the new train Kanpachi Ichiroku gives you the opportunity to look in the countryside while enjoying the Bento Box meals that look (almost) very well for food. Offering a soothing, minimalist atmosphere, the train has two routes. Kanpachi departs from Hakata-Ku, Fukuoka, then travels to Oita Prefecture. The stops include Tanushimaru Station, where part of the building has a head-and-beak design that is intended to look like a cape, a plasma of Japanese folklore and the ERA station, where sellers sell local specialties. The Ichiroku service starts at Beppu and ends at Hakata, with stops at Amagase Station, where you can buy property tickets that reveal their message when they are impregnated in the bathrooms and baths at the Ukiha station and station, where you can try to produce this area. Choose from sofa seats, hot box seats and private tatami rooms that can accommodate up to six mats, seats, tables and large windows from which they will watch the landscape. Prices; They are sold only as one -way trips, include a Bento box: from 18,000 yen, adults and 15,000 yen for children 6 to 12.
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