Eco holidays in Europe
Best selling flight-free travel itineraries
Slow travel to Sicily
Zürich, Rome, Naples, Reggio Calabria, Catania, Syracuse, Palermo, Messina and Milan
Italy’s ancient cities meet island escapism. Stop off through Italy and travel along the Tyrrhenian coastline, crossing the Strait of Messina to Sicily.
Alpine lakes
Basel, Locarno, Lugano, Lecco and Paris
Lake hopping is the new island hopping. Hop from Lake Maggiore to Lake Lugano to Lake Como, strung together by scenic Swiss railway lines.
West Highland Line Scotland
Fort William and Inverness by sleeper train
All aboard the Caledonian sleeper to Fort William and the Hogwarts Express across the magnificent Glenfinnan viaduct. Cruise Loch Ness and spot dolphins from a low impact boat on the Moray Firth.
Long weekends by rail
Paris weekend break
Paris
Why fly when France’s chic capital can be reached in just two hours from London? Stroll along Canal Saint-Martin, seek out the best boulangeries and take in the skyline at sunset from the Sacré-Cœur Basilica.
City break to Bruges
Bruges
The medieval city of Bruges with its gingerbread houses, narrow cobbled alleys and network of waterways is a delightful slow travel destination: drift along by boat or explore its churches and museums on foot.
The Cornish Riviera
Falmouth
It’s an easy jaunt from London to Cornwall by train. Alight at Falmouth for a couple of days exploring the coast and its picture-postcard villages and a couple of nights staying in a luxury boutique hotel overlooking the harbour.
Sustainable summer holidays
French & Italian Riviera
Cassis, Genoa, Varese Ligure, Santa Margarita Ligure, and more
Take the Marseille to Ventimiglia train that runs along the sensational Côte d’Azur and into Italy’s Liguria, stopping at all the glamorous sun-drenched fishing port-turned resorts.
Sustainable vineyards
Strasbourg, Dijon and Beaune.
Journey via Paris to the wine-producing Burgundy and Alsace regions, stopping for tours and tastings near Beaune and Colmar: a highlight is the pioneering biodynamic Domaine Josmeyer.
Córdoba via Torre del Oro
Paris, Barcelona, Valencia, Córdoba, Madrid and Girona
Based on the Guardian’s “rail route of the month”, this trip takes in the best of Spain’s cities (including Barcelona and Valencia) and the unforgettable journey by rail through the Despeñaperros gorge to Córdoba.
We’ve worked hard to build adventures that don’t rely on flights, and we stand by the principle that travelling through the world is better than flying over it.