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Italy: in Tuscany, a nostalgic journey aboard a steam train
Friday, November 24, the 13 Heures Découverte takes you aboard a magnificent 1930 steam train for a unique crossing of Tuscany, in Italy. – (France 2)
Friday, November 24, the 13 Heures Découverte takes you aboard a magnificent 1930 steam train for a unique crossing of Tuscany, in Italy.
When it enters Siena station (Italy) in the early morning, the locomotive offers a leap into the past. There old steam engine from the 1920s, restored, fascinates passengers from the first minutes of its arrival. Little by little, the 450 travelers take their places in THE wagons from another time. Comfort is rudimentary, the climb difficult, and there is no heating. Let’s go for two hours of time travel.
Stagehands and musicians
The locomotive crosses the Val d’Orcia, one of the most beautiful valleys in Tuscany with its fields and hills as far as the eye can see. To complete this journey to the last century, the train provides entertainment and brings musicians on board to sing classic Italian songs. Dashing retirees who all have a relationship with THE train of yesteryear. After an hour, he stops in the countryside in front of an abandoned station to fill up with water, essential for a steam locomotive. Three machinists are working on the coal bunker. Their gestures make travelers who come to see dream there beautiful spinning machine.
At the end of the journey, passengers get off at the village of San Giovanni d’Asso, where they can taste cold meats, cheese and white truffles. The day ends with music, in the heart of eternal Tuscany.
