Life aboard the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express
29/01/2025 · By Ian Holt
Experience the world-famous Venice Simplon-Orient-Express with Great Rail Journeys as we interview General Manager Pascal Deyrolle about life onboard.
Read moreThe French capital and one of Europe's - if not the world's - most instantly recognisable and iconic cities. Its global impact on art, fashion, entertainment, media and education cannot be underestimated; Paris truly offers something for everyone. Its origins date back to 52BC, when the Romans conquered a Gallic fortress called Lutetia Parisiorum. They established a colony which later became the capital of the Frankish Empire - and then emerged in the 10th century as the centre of the new French Kingdom.
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