The courtyard of the Hospices de Beaune (photo © Milosk50 / dreamstime.com)
The courtyard of the Hospices de Beaune (photo © Milosk50 / dreamstime.com)
Enjoy a sedate ride on the Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée (PLM) route
Having sped from London on Eurostar to Paris, why not then dawdle through France? True, there are plenty of TGVs which speed south from Paris, reaching Marseille in just over three hours, but we often take slower trains instead. The journey we describe in Route 7 is the classic line south from Paris (via Sens and Dijon), which is dubbed the Paris-Lyon-Méditerranée (PLM) route. PLM was the company which introduced to the route such celebrated luxury trains as the Côte d’Azur Rapide and Le Train Bleu.
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Whether you are making a long grand tour or just planning a couple of weekend breaks, Europe by Rail is the perfect guide. The book describes over 50 key routes in detail. Together, they span mainland Europe and – brand new for this 16th edition – now also the British Isles. Find out more about the guidebook below.
