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The top class on the high-speed trains, the great hotel trains of Europe, and the chauffeurs who meet you at the platform.

The Venice Simplon-Orient-ExpressPhotograph: Pixabay

Trains

The lists

Every list is checked by hand and dated.

Luxury Train JourneysThe great hotel trains, from the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express to La Dolce Vita Orient Express across Italy.Open the listFirst-Class RailThe top class on the scheduled high-speed trains, country by country, from the AVE and TGV to the Frecciarossa.Open the list

Trains

First-class travel, country by country

The country pages with first-class rail, chauffeurs and car hire at our standard.

PortugalLuxury Portugal Holidays: Lisbon & AlgarveTravel in PortugalSpainLuxury Spain Holidays: Mallorca & IbizaTravel in SpainFranceLuxury French Riviera Holidays & HotelsTravel in FranceMonacoLuxury Monaco Holidays: Monte-Carlo Hotels & the Grand PrixTravel in MonacoItalyLuxury Italy Holidays: Amalfi Coast & CapriTravel in ItalyTürkiyeLuxury Türkiye Holidays: Istanbul & BodrumTravel in TürkiyeCyprusCyprus Luxury Travel: Limassol & PaphosTravel in CyprusIsraelIsrael Travel Guide: Tel Aviv & JerusalemTravel in IsraelMoroccoLuxury Morocco Holidays: Marrakech & TangierTravel in Morocco

The Mediterranean Season Letter

Where to be, every season

Four letters a year, one for each season: the Mediterranean from spring to autumn, and Beyond the Mediterranean, into the Alps, in winter. The one best hotel to book, and the events worth crossing a sea for.