Italy's Trans-Siberian Railway: The Train That Crosses the Matese Mountains
From Sulmona to Isernia through snowfields, abandoned villages and vertiginous viaducts: the slowest and most beautiful journey across the central Apennines.
Jul 9, 2026Guide tematiche, itinerari lenti e alternative alle mete da overtourism: come muoversi tra le mete nascoste, regione per regione e stagione per stagione.
From Sulmona to Isernia through snowfields, abandoned villages and vertiginous viaducts: the slowest and most beautiful journey across the central Apennines.
Jul 9, 2026
A 110-kilometre loop around Mount Etna on narrow-gauge rails, through lava flows, centuries-old vineyards and villages that smell of orange blossom.
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On 950 mm rails through the Barbagia and the Campidano: Sardinia's slowest train reveals granite villages and nuraghi hidden in the maquis.
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A vintage train climbs the Val Camonica past rocks engraved by the Camuni and high-altitude vineyards: Lombardy's least-publicised food-and-wine journey.
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From Cosenza to San Giovanni in Fiore on narrow-gauge rails: a forgotten journey across the greenest, most solitary plateau of southern Italy.
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From Myrdal to Flåm in 20 kilometres and 863 metres of descent: the steepest standard-gauge railway in the world, through waterfalls and Viking villages.
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Sweden's inland railway cuts the country from Mora to Gällivare: lakes, moose, endless forests and the midnight sun beyond the Arctic Circle.
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From Porto to Pocinho along the Douro river, past vine terraces, granite quintas and azulejo-clad stations: the most beautiful rail journey on the Iberian Peninsula.
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At the foot of Mont Blanc, this small Aosta Valley village hides historic thermal baths where you can immerse yourself in warm water while snow falls on the peaks: winter at its best.
Jul 9, 2026