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France, Switzerland, and Italy by Rail (Small Group Tours)

Summary:

Make tracks to embark on a 23-day adventure encompassing France, Switzerland and Italy. Using trains as your primary means of moving about, you’ll get started in the City of Lights before moving into Lausanne and Lucerne, with their UNESCO World Heritage-...

Duration
23 Days
Countries
3
Next Departure
26-Aug-2025
Starting at
± EUR 7,838.00
Price per day
± EUR 341.00
Tour Type
Tour Type

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  • Intrepid
 
Operator
Intrepid Travel
Tour
France, Switzerland, and Italy by Rail
Travel Style
Small Group Tours
Group Size
1 - 12
Categories
tour category: Fishingtour category: Boattour category: Bicyclingtour category: Walkingtour category: Cookingtour category: Train

Summary

Make tracks to embark on a 23-day adventure encompassing France, Switzerland and Italy. Using trains as your primary means of moving about, you’ll get started in the City of Lights before moving into Lausanne and Lucerne, with their UNESCO World Heritage-listed vineyard terraces and views of the Alps. Then it’s into Italy, where you’ll have plenty of free time to explore Rome before heading north to the Tuscan countryside, Cinque Terre, the Portofino Peninsula and more. Best of all, you’ll do with the comforts of rail transport and an expert local leader showing you the way.

Map: France, Switzerland, and Italy by Rail (Intrepid)

Short Itinerary / Route

Day 1
Paris
Day 2
Lausanne
Day 3
Lausanne
Day 4
Lucerne
Day 5
Lucerne Mount Pilatus
Day 6
Ticino Region Gotthard Panorama Express
Day 7
Ticino Region
Day 8
Rome
Day 9
Rome
Day 10
Rome
Day 11
Rome / Florence
Day 12
Florence
Day 13
Florence / Lucca
Day 14
Pisa / Lucca
Day 15
La Spezia
Day 16
Cinque Terre / La Spezia
Day 17
Portofino Peninsula / Asti
Day 18
Asti
Day 19
Milan / Lake Como
Day 20
Lake Como
Day 21
Venice
Day 22
Venice
Day 23
Venice

Countries (3): France, Italy, Switzerland

Travel Cities (16): Asti, Cinque Terre, Como, Florence, Geneva, Genoa, La Spezia, Lausanne, Lucca, Lucerne, Milan, Paris, Pisa, Rome, Turin, Venice

Highlights

  • Choose a slower-paced European journey on a comfortable rail-only trip – as well as travelling like the locals on domestic trains, you’ll also hop aboard the Gotthard Panorama Express and take the Mount Pilatus Silver Circle tour (which includes an aerial cableway)!
  • Take a scenic hike in Bellinzona to make the most of the incredible views – surrounded by the Swiss Alps, Bellinzona also features not one, not two, but three medieval castles.
  • Watch a cooking demonstration using fresh, locally harvested produce, then sit down to lunch during a visit to The Intrepid Foundation partner, Cooperativa Coraggio, who work to regenerate 22 hectares of unused public land to create local jobs and produce organic food in Italy.
  • Take to the Tuscan countryside and cycle along the Serchio River in Lucca, working up an appetite for the region’s delicious local food and renowned wines.
  • Head with your local leader to a quaint rural village in the heart of Piedmonte to sample world-class local wines from unique grapes grown only in this region – salute!

Travel Package

 

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Paris

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Venice

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