Siena Express to run on select weekends this autumn.Italy is launching a new rail service between Rome and Siena this autumn, on board vintage trains, in what is being hailed as a slow-paced journey "into the soul of Tuscany".The Espresso Siena, part of Italy's tourist train initiative, will operate on three weekends, departing from Roma Termini on Saturday mornings at 07.42 on 27 September, 4 October and 1 November, arriving in Siena at 13.20. The return journey departs Siena on Sundays at 15.05 on 28 September, 5 October and 2 November, arriving in Rome at 21.03, with prices starting from €29. The new rail experience is described as "a unique opportunity to slow down, connect deeply with the beauty of the landscape, and savour the most authentic essence of this region". Passengers will travel aboard newly restored 'Gran Confort' carriages which "evoke the elegance of 1970s train travel", according to FS Treni Turistici Italiani, while "the slow pace of the train allows you to calmly admire the landscape passing by the window: vineyards, villages, and hills leading to Siena". The itinerary passes through the Argentario and Val d'Orcia areas, with stops in Tarquinia, Capalbio, Orbetello, Grosseto, Montepescali, Monte Antico, Buonconvento and Monteroni d'Arbia. For more details see FS Treni Turistici Italiani website. Photos Carrozze Gran Confort TEE – © FS Treni Turistici Italiani.

Italy is launching a new rail service between Rome and Siena this autumn, on board vintage trains, in what is being hailed as a slow-paced journey "into the soul of Tuscany". The Espresso Siena, part of Italy's , will operate on three weekends, departing from Roma Termini on Saturday mornings at 07.42 on 27 September, 4 October and 1 November, arriving in Siena at 13.20. The return journey departs Siena on Sundays at 15.05 on 28 September, 5 October and 2 November, arriving in Rome at 21.03, with prices starting from €29. The new rail experience is described as "a unique opportunity to slow down, connect deeply with the beauty of the landscape, and savour the most authentic essence of this region".
Passengers will travel aboard newly restored 'Gran Confort' carriages which "evoke the elegance of 1970s train travel", according to FS Treni Turistici Italiani, while "the slow pace of the train allows you to calmly admire the landscape passing by the window: vineyards, villages, and hills leading to Siena". The itinerary passes through the Argentario and  areas, with stops in Tarquinia, Capalbio, Orbetello, Grosseto, Montepescali, Monte Antico, Buonconvento and Monteroni d'Arbia. For more details see . Photos Carrozze Gran Confort TEE – © FS Treni Turistici Italiani.