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The Orient Express La Dolce Vita - La Transiberiana Italiana - Rome - Matera - Palena - Rome - by rail
7 daysfrom $8,674
Tailor Made Rail · Tailor-made independent rail holiday
Lake Maggiore by Rail
Take the train to the popular Italian resort of Lake Maggiore, spending 4 nights in Stresa, with stops in Dijon & Strasbourg included.
Day by day
- Day 1railovernight: Oceania le Jura Hotel (or similar), Dijon
London to Dijon
Catch a train to Paris and connect onto a TGV service speeding through eastern France to Dijon, capital of Burgundy.
- Day 2overnight: Hotel La Palma (or similar), Stresa
Dijon to Lake Maggiore
Travel across the Swiss border to Lausanne and through the Simplon Tunnel into Italy, arriving into the lakeside resort of Stresa on Lake Maggiore.
- Day 3overnight: Hotel La Palma (or similar), Stresa
Lake Maggiore
Explore Italy's second largest lake by ferry, or ride the Mottarone cable car for views over the Borromean Islands of Bella, Madre and dei Pescatori.
- Day 4overnight: Hotel La Palma (or similar), Stresa
Lake Maggiore
Further day at leisure exploring the resorts, villas and gardens around Lake Maggiore.
- Day 5overnight: Hotel La Palma (or similar), Stresa
Lake Maggiore
Final full day exploring Lake Maggiore.
- Day 6railovernight: Hotel Hannong (or similar), Strasbourg
Stresa to Strasbourg
Take a train to Basel on the Swiss-French border, then an easy connection to Strasbourg, exploring the Petite France district in the evening.
- Day 7
Strasbourg to London
Leisurely start before making the return journey to London via Lille or Paris.
Included
- All rail journeys, in standard class
- Seat reservations where required
- 6 nights' handpicked hotel accommodation with breakfast
- Easy-to-follow travel documentation
- Despatch of tickets by email
- Proactive rerouting in case of strikes or disruptions
