From today’s issue of Travel + Leisure Magazine, found here:

“This Italian Train Route Connects 8 UNESCO World Heritage Sites—and Stops in Milan, Verona, and Venice

The Frecciarossa 9759 connects Turin and Trieste, making it easy to build a multi-day rail trip around historic cities, Renaissance masterpieces, and centuries-old landmarks. By Evie Carrick. Published on September 28, 2026

Travelers looking to build a culture-packed rail trip through northern Italy have an intriguing route to consider: the Frecciarossa 9759, an evening train that stops near eight UNESCO World Heritage sites.

The Frecciarossa 9759 leaves Torino Porta Nuova station in Turin and makes its way east, skirting the base of the Dolomites before reaching the historic port city of Trieste near the border with Slovenia. Along the way, it stops in 12 of Northern Italy’s most significant cultural cities, including Milan, Verona, and Padua.

Before the journey begins, Turin is home to a UNESCO site that’s less than a mile from the station: The Residences of the Royal House of Savoy comprises 22 palaces and villas that showcase the power of the Savoy dynasty, which was established in the 11th century and later ruled as the royal family of unified Italy until 1946. A few stops away in Milan is Santa Maria delle Grazie, a 15th-century Dominican convent and church that’s home to Leonardo da Vinci’s The Last Supper.

Next, the train stops in Brescia, where you’ll find seven groups of buildings that collectively make up a UNESCO site called The Longobards in Italy, Places of Power. The structures include monasteries and fortresses that showcase the reign of the Lombards, who played a major role in the development of medieval European Christianity. Just one stop later is the City of Verona, another UNESCO site, that was founded in the 1st century B.C. and is an outstanding example of a military stronghold.

Following the stop at Verona Porta Nuova station is the City of Vicenza, which is famous for its classical Roman architecture and the work of Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio. And then, in Padua, you’ll find two more UNESCO World Heritage sites: the city’s 14th-century fresco cycles, which were painted between 1302 and 1397 within the historic walled city, and the world’s first botanical garden, which was planted in 1545.

The Frecciarossa 9759 continues traveling east toward Trieste, making one final stop at Venezia Mestre station in Venice, which is just west of the historic island center. The city and its lagoon were inscribed by UNESCO in 1987, with the organization noting that “even the smallest building contains works by some of the world’s greatest artists such as Giorgione, Titian, Tintoretto, Veronese and others.”

It is worth noting that the Frecciarossa 9759 train leaves Torino Porta Nuova at 6:35 p.m. and arrives at Trieste Centrale at 11:45 p.m. daily, meaning that many of the stops occur at night. The train’s daily evening timetable makes it easy to travel to a city or UNESCO World Heritage site of interest and book a night stay, so you can fully explore before hopping onboard the next day’s Frecciarossa 9759 train to continue the journey.

The Frecciarossa 9759 is an evening train, leaving Torino Porta Nuova at 6:35 p.m. and arriving at Trieste Centrale at 11:45 p.m. daily. That means this isn’t a route where travelers can hop off, tour a UNESCO site for a few hours, and catch another 9759 later that day. To turn the journey into a UNESCO-hopping itinerary, plan to spend the night in each city you want to explore, visit its landmarks the following day, and then continue east aboard the next evening’s train.

It makes for a slower journey than the roughly five-hour end-to-end ride might suggest, but that’s also part of the appeal: rather than simply watching Northern Italy pass by the window, travelers can turn the route into a multi-day trip, spending a full day in destinations like Milan, Verona, Padua, and Venice before moving on after dinner. Those short on time can choose one or two overnight stops, while travelers determined to see all eight UNESCO sites should plan for a significantly longer itinerary.”

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Today is one of those particularly busy days.

In a short while, we’ll be heading to Komatipoort for my appointment and, perhaps even more importantly, a much-needed trip to the big Spar Market. We haven’t done a major shopping trip there in over a month, and we’re definitely running low on some of the items we need. With my upcoming dental work, I also need to pick up several foods and other items to make eating a little easier for me over the next week.

Tomorrow, we both have dental appointments. Tom’s eye surgeon has given him the OK to proceed with the dental work, which was important considering his recent detached retina surgery. This will be the start of what looks like a lengthy period of dental work for both of us over the next month or so.

I’ll have to stick with soft foods for about a week after my appointment, so today’s shopping trip is particularly important. I’ll make sure we have plenty of appropriate foods on hand, so I won’t have to worry about what I can eat while I’m recovering. We’ll share more about all of this soon.

We won’t be posting tomorrow since our appointments are in the morning, and driving to Malalane to Dr. Singh’s office can be unpredictable. The N4 can be stop-and-go when traffic is heavy, especially during this busy school holiday period, so we want to allow plenty of extra time.

We’ll be back with a new post on Thursday. In the meantime, enjoy today’s shared travel article. We hope you find it as interesting as we did!

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