From the collection
Journeys
Journeys where the route itself is the stay.
Some journeys are made of distances rather than destinations. A train through the Highlands, a route across Lake Titicaca, a crossing of Malaysia: the place changes while you remain.
This selection pairs rail journeys and sea passages with houses that sit well at their beginning or their end.
The addresses
Houses in this collection
San Polo, Venedig
Aman Venice
Twenty-four rooms in a 16th-century palazzo, arrival by water gate, a private garden in the middle of Venice.
- Suits:
- Returning Venice travellers and couples who value privacy over infrastructure
- Suggested length:
- Four nights
- Season:
- November to early December, late September
Torres del Paine, Chile
Explora Patagonia
A house at Salto Chico facing the towers — guided walks rather than scheduled activities.
- Suits:
- Travellers who walk by day and stay in by evening
- Suggested length:
- Five nights
- Season:
- November to March
Portofino, Ligurien
Belmond Splendido
A former monastery above the bay of Portofino, revisited by the same families since the thirties.
- Suits:
- Couples after the quiet side of the Riviera
- Suggested length:
- Four nights
- Season:
- Late May to June, September
Our perspective
Plan a night in both the departure and arrival city. It takes the tension out of the start and the hurry out of the finish.
Cabins on historic trains vary greatly. Booking early matters here more than in almost any other form of travel.
Journeys alongside
Routes that belong here
Venice Simplon-Orient-Express
London, Paris, Venice — at the pace Europe was once travelled.
Royal Scotsman
The Scottish Highlands from a saloon car lit by firelight.
Eastern & Oriental Express
Malaysia in teak and monsoon light, crossed slowly.
Maharajas' Express
Rajasthan as a route: cities, desert and long afternoons.
Andean Explorer
From Cusco across Lake Titicaca — the Andes by rail.
Aman at Sea
The same restraint, without a fixed address.
Pure Voyage Atlas
Where this leads
The Atlas connects what belongs together: the region, the collections, the right season and the houses that sit within the same story.
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