The Venice Simplon-Orient-Express Makes Its First-Ever Journey to the Amalfi Coast

Luxury just slowed down—in the best possible way.

Venice Simplon-Orient-Express

Some journeys already feel like cinema before they even begin. Next year, the legendary Venice Simplon-Orient-Express will journey from Paris to the Amalfi Coast for the first time. Imagine this: two of Europe’s most romantic destinations onto one unforgettable route. It’s not just a new route. It’s the next chapter in the mythology of luxury travel.

Come May 2026, the three-night Belmond Villeggiatura by Train journey celebrates slow travel and anticipation. Guests board midnight-blue carriages with Champagne as Paris drifts into the French countryside. Inside, every detail—from marquetry walls to Lalique glass—whispers history.

Railway Romance, Reinvented

Venice Simplon-Orient-Express

The route glides through the Alps and into Italy, where landscapes grow warmer and more poetic by the hour. Onboard, dinners become theatre: multi-course menus inspired by regional flavors, live piano drifting from Bar Car 3674, cocktails served under soft light and deep velvet.

A Stop in the Past: Pompeii

Midway, the train arrives in Pompeii for an intimate guided tour of the ancient ruins. Grand Suite guests receive rare access to the Casa del Larario Regio V—normally closed to the public. It’s a moment of stillness, history meeting history.

From Rails to Cliffs: The Amalfi Finale

The final leg leads to Ravello, where guests step off the rails and into cliffside heaven at Caruso, A Belmond Hotel, Amalfi Coast. For two nights, the Mediterranean becomes the horizon of every experience: floating in an infinity pool above the sea, private boat trips to Positano, painting classes on sun-washed terraces, and dinners in the sacred Wagner Gardens.

A gala under the stars serves as the culmination—a celebration not of arrival, but of journey.

Luxury at the Speed of Stillness

In a world obsessed with speed, the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express offers something radical: time. Time to feel landscapes change, to savor design, to let romance unfold at 30 miles per hour.

And now, for the first time, that romance ends where the land meets the sea—on the cliffs of the Amalfi Coast.

Source: LA Times. (Images via Belmond.)

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