Italians will be capable of journey between the mainland and Sicily to the south with ease after a brand new rail service has been opened.
The Sicilia Categorical is a brand new one-off service being unveiled to assist Sicilians journey again residence for Christmas.
Sicily’s regional president Renato Schifani mentioned the sleeper prepare will assist “employees or college students…who want to attain their family members to spend the Christmas holidays collectively.”
The prepare will depart from Turin within the north of Italy on December 21, and journey to Sicily, south of Italy in a single day.
Many Sicilians depart the island to hunt higher work alternatives in Italy – and even additional afield.
The Sicilia Categorical web site provides: “The expertise on board the prepare can be enriched by the presence of well-known personalities who will narrate the journey to Sicily.”
The expertise onboard with be luxurious with two eating automobiles serving Sicilian delicacies.
There may also be “masterclasses, creative performances and the participation of influencers and well-known personalities from the Sicilian scene.”
A primary ticket prices €29.90 (£24.83). Folks in these seats can be sat upright.
A sleeper compartment will set vacationers again €129.90 (£107.87).
Tickets for the FS Treni Turistici go on sale on December 3.
The fee represents nice worth when in comparison with inner flight costs.
An Italian newspaper discovered return flights from Bergamo, close to Milan, to Catania in Sicily price €716 (£594).
Earlier this yr, FS Treni Turistici unveiled new vacationer trains on a number of routes.
They take passengers from Rome to Puglia, Milan to the French Riviera, Milan to the coast of Tuscany, and Rome to Assisi and Alba.