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Explore the wonders of the Venetian lagoon and taste the sweetness of an Italian escape. Experience a world of timeless glamour aboard the Venice-Simplon-Orient-Express luxury train. Enjoy overnight journeys aboard our art deco train from Paris to Venice and beyond.
2024 & 2025 Venice Simplon-Orient-Express tickets & journeys. Immerse yourself in the most famous luxury train carriages in the world onboard the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express as you are transported across Europe and back to the Golden Age of Travel.
Orient Express was a syndicated TV series in the early- to mid-1950s. Filmed in Europe, its half-hour dramas featured such stars as Paul Lukas, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Geraldine Brooks and Erich von Stroheim.
Apr 2, 2024 · Orient-Express, luxury train that ran from Paris to Constantinople for more than 80 years (1883–1977). Europe’s first transcontinental express, it initially covered a route of more than 1,700 miles (about 2,740 km) that included brief stopovers in such cities as Munich, Vienna, Budapest, and Bucharest.
1919: the new Simplon-Orient-Express route. Orient-Express unveiled the midnight blue cars of the first Simplon-Orient-Express train. For the first time ever, Paris connected Istanbul via Milan and Venice, and crossed the Simplon tunnel. This technological feat opened a new route through the Alps.
Nov 7, 2017 · The True History of the Orient Express. Spies used it as a secret weapon. A president tumbled from it. Hitler wanted it destroyed. Just what made this train so intriguing?
Jun 12, 2021 · Orient Express: The golden age of the train. A journey aboard the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express is a journey into the past — tinged with glamour, luxury and intrigue. By Pat Riddell.
