MediaFaro Magazine<p>I took a 7-day trip from Paris to Istanbul on Europe’s newest transcontinental train.</p><p>A champagne reception at Gare de Lyon set the inaugural journey off on a footing of opulence and pleasure. While Paris slipped away, we first travellers were treated to a boozy on-board lunch that portended the extravagance of our voyage to the Bosphorus.</p><p>This luxurious slow train might just be the best new way to see Europe.</p><p><a href="https://mediafaro.org/article/20250608-i-took-a-7-day-trip-from-paris-to-istanbul-on-europes-newest-transcontinental-train?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mediafaro.org/article/20250608</span><span class="invisible">-i-took-a-7-day-trip-from-paris-to-istanbul-on-europes-newest-transcontinental-train?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Paris" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Paris</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Istanbul" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Istanbul</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Rail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rail</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Travel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Travel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/Tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tourism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.mediafaro.org/tags/OrientExpress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OrientExpress</span></a></p>