After an 18-month hiatus, the luxurious Venice Simplon-Oriental-Express is back on the rails, with new routes to Amsterdam, Brussels, Geneva, Rome and Florence.
Before the dawn of private jets and business class flights, royalty and high society members traveled through Europe onboard luxury trains.That's the starting rate to go from Florence to Paris aboard the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, a historic luxury train operated by theThe prices, however, don't seem to deter rail enthusiasts. Many journeys sell every seat.
But it's not just an ordinary train. Each of the 17 carriages was once part of Europe's iconic Orient Express, a train service that connected Paris to Istanbul beginning in 1883. The service later expanded to cities across Europe, reaching its "heyday" between World War I and World War II, said Franklin.Jet travel sidelined the famous rail line. Eventually the carriages fell into disrepair, and services ceased.dilapidated carriages at an auction.
The new Amsterdam route is particularly popular, said Franklin, adding that schedules to the city are close to selling out for 2022.
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