By travelling during the day on scenic routes, travellers can soak up spectacular landscapes before taking in Turin’s cultural heritageIs there a better sensation for a traveller than when a train speeds out of a tunnel? The sudden flood of light, that howling rush of air. Clearly, it’s not just me who thinks trains are the new (old) planes, with 2025 having seen a 7% rise in UK train travel, and more Europeans than ever looking to hit the rails.It’s late December, and I’m heading out on a slow-train journey across the historic railways of the Swiss Alps and the Italian lakes. It’s a trip of roughly 1,800 miles (2,900km), crossing five countries, almost entirely by scenic daytime trains. Continue reading…

Sursă: https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2026/feb/03/slow-train-turin-winter-journey-swiss-alps-italy