Easy 21 Day Rail Itinerary For 6 Destinations

With rolling green hills in Tuscany, snow-covered peaks in Lombardy, endless vineyards in Umbria, and pastel painted coastal towns in Liguria, Italy is a country your eyes will beg to behold.

But they can’t feast on the scenery through a teeny tiny aeroplane window at 31,000 feet. Flying may be the most convenient way to get across the US, Canada or Australia, but that’s not the case in Italy.

Sure, road trips are an option. I mean, driving along the Amalfi Coast with the wind in your hair is the kind of stuff movies are made of. Although, the movies don’t show drivers duelling to the death over a parking spot at the Leaning Tower of Pisa, or navigating terrifyingly narrow backstreets in the heart Rome. And I haven’t even mentioned Italian driver etiquette. I just made that phrase up, it doesn’t exist.

Enter train travel. I recently travelled for 3 weeks between Italy’s most beautiful cities while admiring dramatic coastal seascapes, quaint towns, and voluptuous…