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Reportage / Rome, Portofino and Venice
Between Rome, Portofino and Venice, the La Dolce Vita Orient Express turns the hours of travel into the point of the journey.
Travel · Rome, Portofino and Venice
The hours spent travelling can become the reason for a journey. A train gives that idea a physical form: a room, a table and a changing view.
Brand specialist Ana Paula Carneiro experienced that change of pace aboard La Dolce Vita Orient Express, travelling between Rome, Portofino and Venice. This feature draws on the account identified in WAYFARER’s Portuguese article; it does not present the journey as a trip made by Gabriel Silveirado.
In Carneiro’s account, the time spent aboard acquires value of its own.
The interiors are by Dimorestudio and enter into dialogue with Carlo Scarpa, Gio Ponti and Ignazio Gardella. On the walls, photographs by Marcello Geppetti evoke the cultural effervescence of 1960s Italy. At the table, chef Heinz Beck. In the evening, live music.
For Carneiro, design, photography, music, food and service belong to the same curatorial idea. The interest lies in how those elements work together over the course of the journey.
The operator lists a boat journey from Santa Margherita Ligure and a guided visit to Portofino among its optional experiences. The precise inclusions depend on the itinerary selected; a private excursion should not be assumed to be included in every fare.
The journey gives the hours between cities a shape of their own. A meal, a conversation and a view can become the substance of the trip, rather than an interval before arrival.
Details
Train: La Dolce Vita Orient Express · Route: Rome, Portofino and Venice · Interiors: Dimorestudio · Chef: Heinz Beck
Photography by Nicolas Brumano.
TEXT: GABRIEL SILVEIRADO, FOR WAYFARER.
Source: Portuguese feature identifying Ana Paula Carneiro’s account, 9 October 2026.
Source: Operator’s itinerary and optional Portofino experience.
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