The Venice Simplon - Orient Express, a Belmond Train, Europe will be heading for Portofino in June.
The journey ends at the Splendido in Portofino
For the first time in its history the Orient Express train will link Paris and Portofino on the Ligurian Riviera. With this new journey, the train will pass first through the French countryside and then along the Mediterranean Riviera, ending its itinerary at the Splendido, a Belmond Hotel, Portofino, where guests will stay for two nights.
Three different types of suite
The Venice Simplon-Orient Express will depart from Paris on Thursday 20 June, welcoming guests to its Art Deco-style decor. Eight new suites were recently added, and the train now offers three different categories of cabin. Guests can choose between the historic suites, where the living area is transformed into a sleeping area with upper and lower berths, the new suites with twin or double beds and private marble bathrooms, and the six Grand Suites that evoke the golden age of travel in the 1920s.
Summer menus in three restaurant cars
As the train whizzes through the cities of Dijon, Lyon and Avignon, Michelin-starred chef Jean Imbert will serve his new summer menu in the Côte d'Azur, L'Oriental and Étoile du Nord restaurant carriages.
