0800 988 3369Launched in 2025, Italy's new arrival to the world of luxury trains - La Dolce Vita Orient Express - represents a new dawn of high-end rail travel with several fantastic new itineraries.
Begin in Palermo with a pre night stay to explore the city, the following day your 2-night sumptuous cruise-on-the-rails will begin in Palermo, and travel in style through Taormina to Maratea, the “City of 44 churches,” with its azure Mediterranean vistas and idyllic beaches, before continuing to Rome where the journey ends. You then have an overnight stay in the "Eternal City".
All cabins feature ensuite facilities and are generous in size, starting from 7m2, with lower beds converting to a bed at night. Or upgrade to a suite, featuring a lounge area with separate, static bed and at 12m2, very spacious!
NEW FOR 2025 - Italy's Luxury Train: "La Dolce Vita Orient Express"
Palermo - Taormina - Maratea - Rome
Enhance your experience
Upgrade your cabin on La Dolce Vita Orient Express to a Suite (prices on request)
Tailor-make your own holiday to include the train
Add optional off-train excursions
An extraordinary new addition to Europe’s rail portfolio, a luxury train designed to evoke a sense of history, with all the trappings of modern convenience; fully ensuite facilities throughout, all-inclusive dining and refreshments – as well as optional regional excursions and experiences, steward service, and a choice of one- or two-night stays on board. With a current range of eight fantastic itineraries to cruise on the tracks around some of Italy’s most beautiful regions, be one of the first to experience the newly-unveiled La Dolce Vita Orient Express.
Discover Venice, Portofino, Siena, Matera, Palena, Sicily, Montalcino, Maratea - to name a few of the destinations - and uncover regional delicacies, fine wines, sightsee and immerse yourself in “la dolce vita”.

