- Rail journey
- 12–16 days
- Balanced pace
- Rail journeys
- History & culture
- Food & wine
Italy’s high-speed rail makes a flight-free grand tour easy: fashion in Milan, Renaissance Florence, ancient Rome, and pizza-born Naples, city to city in a couple of hours each.
Why it works
Italy’s high-speed trains make a flight-free grand tour genuinely relaxing: city centre to city centre in a couple of hours, watching the country shift from Alpine north to sun-baked south.
The route
Explore this journey — start at Florence →Your itinerary
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→ Onward Naples → Sorrento
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→ Onward Naples → Amalfi Coast
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→ Onward Naples → Bari
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Make it yours
- End on the Amalfi Coast
- Add a Mediterranean cruise from Civitavecchia
- Start in the Alps for mountains first
Plan each destination
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