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ODE TRAVEL MAGAZINE

2021 introducing Ode Travel Magazine - a creation of Relais Signature World - a luxury travel and lifestyle publication - biannual edition - Embark on a journey. www.OdeTravelMagazine.com

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. Relais Signature World . Ode Travel Magazine . 2 0 2 1 . CHAPTER 1 .

See more of Europe with Belmond

In 1977 Belmond’s founder, James B Sherwood, purchased two

vintage train carriages at a Monte Carlo aucCon.

Recognising a renewed appeCte for sophisCcated travel, he searched

far and wide to unearth stately rail relics in private gardens, museums

and railway sidings. Cars from famous vintage trains, including Le

Train Bleu and the Rome Express, deserved a noble return to service,

but required a specialised level of cramsmanship to be restored.

Luckily a handful of arCsans were found for the task, and they began

the painstaking process of returning the carriages to their former

glory. Following years of careful restoraCon, the iconic midnight-blue

cars finally rolled onto the rails in 1982, ready to escort guests in

peerless luxury on a classic journey between London and Venice

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