Let’s not beat about the bush. The main rail route linking Cologne with Berlin will hardly inspire you with fine scenery. A sleek ICE train leaves Cologne Hauptbahnhof (Hbf) hourly for the German ...

Over successive editions of Europe by Rail, we have always been aware that our French routes are very Paris-centric, mirroring the reality of life in a country where economic, social and cultural ...

Beurs metro station in the busy heart of Rotterdam is the improbable starting point for this journey which takes in four countries and ends in south-west Ireland on the edge of the country’s first ...

This route takes in some of the finest townscapes and countryside in Normandy. It is one of the shorter adventures in this book. The entire journey as described in the book can be completed using just ...

This route takes in some of the finest townscapes and countryside in Normandy. It is one of the shorter adventures in this book. The entire journey as described in the book can be completed using just ...

This route takes in several glorious north Italian cities from Genoa in the west to Venice in the east – a veritable feast of art and architecture, along the way swapping the Mediterranean for the ...

Route 17 is for those less inclined to hurry. It is a leisurely amble through some of Atlantic Europe’s most striking cultural landscapes: the Loire Valley, Aquitaine and the Basque region. The ...

Let’s not beat about the bush. The main rail route linking Cologne with Berlin will hardly inspire you with fine scenery. A sleek ICE train leaves Cologne Hauptbahnhof (Hbf) hourly for the German ...