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The grande dame of the Pyrenees

Bart Giepmans

Stations

Canfranc station in the Spanish Pyrenees was built as a 241‑metre palace for international trains between France and Spain – a “grande dame” of the mountains in a village of barely 600 people. During the…

Along chalk white cliffs – on foot along the Hochuferweg on Rügen

Bart Giepmans

Rail & Hike

There are those hiking trails where time seems to stand still for a moment. The Hochuferweg along the steep north coast of the island of Rügen is one of those. A day trip full of…

Interrail: over 50 years of unlimited European rail travel

How To

From Amsterdam to Istanbul or from Berlin to Lisbon? With Interrail you can train through 33 European countries for as long and as unlimited as you like… and that with just one train ticket on…

Scenic central Europe

Journeys

Let yourself be enchanted by thick forests and winding valleys, mountaintop castles and riverbank vineyards on this adventurous rail journey across central Europe. See some spectacular scenery pass you by and hop off and explore…

Amsterdam Central Station – Best sustainable places in and around

Stations

Built between 1881 and 1889, Amsterdam Central Station – known locally as Amsterdam Centraal – is the second busiest railway station in the Netherlands behind Utrecht. As a result, arriving here can be a little…

Trip of a lifetime on the Bernina Express

Journeys

Many believe the Bernina line to be one of the finest stretches of railway in all of Europe and even the world. Winding its way slowly through the Swiss Alps, the route dazzles passengers with…

From cows and castles to craters in the Alps

Journeys, Rail & Hike

If you take the train from Spiez in Switzerland into the Simmental, you are not just travelling through a valley, but through a small chapter of Swiss railway history. First, the line takes you through…

Soviet War Memorial Treptower Park, Berlin

Battle of Berlin: 15 silent witnesses

Destinations

Despite the devastation, several landmarks and battle scars still survive today scattered across Berlin, serving as an important reminder to the last major offensive of the Second World War in Europe.

Entrance gate to Herrenhausen Palace, Hannover

Hannover – 5 reasons to hop off the train and explore

Destinations

Hannover is a major city and cultural hub in northern Germany located on the route between Amsterdam and Berlin or Munich and Hamburg. Famous for its trade fairs and its royal house, Hannover is often…

10 places around Berlin Hauptbahnhof

Stations

Berlin Hauptbahnhof lies at the heart of Europe with trains departing for Amsterdam and Prague, Moscow and Zurich, Vienna and Warsaw. The station is a monument to modernity, a palace of glass – but there’s…

Bierproeverij, Hausbrauerei Altstadthof, Neurenberg

Bars, breweries and beer baths

Journeys

From Europe’s longest bar, via life-saving beer tunnels to a wholesome beer spa. We travelled with an Interrail Pass from Rotterdam to Pilsen, via Europe’s best breweries, bars, beer gardens and cellars.