Synopsis: The European rail network allows nearly a billion passengers a year to access the most beautiful regions of the continent every year from the most popular to the most secluded locations - come along on the journey.
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Season One Episode Guide
1-01 Eastern Pyrenees Rail Adventures--
In the heart of the Eastern Pyrenees, le Petit Train Juane will wind its way through the Catalan mountainside, crossing, among other things, the Cerdan plateau, the Gisclard bridge, and the incredible network of caves of the Grandes Canalettes.
1-02 A Colorful Portugal By Rail--
In Portugal, in the magnificent Duoro River Valley, a steam locomotive and a small historic train will take you in turn to the water's edge, on the only railroad line in the world that crosses three sites.
1-03 Andalusia's Scenic Railways--
Now crossed by a high-speed line and modernized intercity tracks, Andalusia will reveal itself, along its stations...leading us to wine growers, horse breeders, or flamenco dancers, and see sumptuous landscapes and mythical cities.
1-04 Italy's Culture By Rail--
In Italy, you will embark in the north of the country on one of the most spectacular railroad lines in Europe. Between land and sea, The Cinque Terre Express will run along the Mediterranean coast.
1-05 A Greek Odyssey By Rail--
In Greece, the Intercity Express 53 will take us from Thessalonki to Athens, passing through some of the country's most mythical sites, such as the Meteors, those vertiginous rocky peaks in the Thessaly plain, and the famous ruins of Delphi.
1-06 Corscia's Beauty By Train--
L'ile de Beaute', literally "The Island Of Beauty" as French people call Corsica, has never been better named than when considering its incredible railway network. From the turquoise waters of the Mediterranean to the top of the steepest mountains.
Show Guide: 'Europe's Great Train Journeys'
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- By Rick Ellis