See the best of switzerland by first-class rail

TWO FLIGHT-FREE OPTIONS Enjoy the beauty of the ...

Switzerland is rich, especially in clichés. Many are largely true. There are some I’m not so interested in – banking, precision watches, nuclear shelters and referendums. But others, I certainly am –

Board Eurostar for a relaxing holiday on the shores of Lake Orta with excursions to the region’s most famous lakes and fashionable Milan

Andy Wasley needed a dose of adventure to lift a lagging spirit. He found it in Merano, an Italian resort where mountains, castles and cuisine compete for attention on an Inghams walking holiday

TRAVEL IN A SMALL GROUP

Catherine Fairweather finds a dream-like world of old-school glamour aboard the new Orient Express journey from Rome to Venice, where ancient ruins melt into rolling Italian landscapes steeped in Renaissance romance