Alpine Express: Italy to Switzerland on the Bernina Express

Day 3: Private Tour of Italy's Most Dynamic City

Bid farewell to Rome as you board your Business Class high-speed train and travel north towards Milan, a city that wears its position at the beating heart of Italy's modern Renaissance with effortless authority. A guided afternoon brings its many layers into focus, through vibrant streets charged with energy, inside the magnificent Duomo Cathedral where Gothic architecture reaches its most breathtaking expression, and onwards to the celebrated exterior of Teatro alla Scala, whose understated grandeur speaks quietly of the extraordinary performances contained within. The tour closes in the most Italian fashion possible, over a cappuccino or hot chocolate, a small and perfect moment that somehow captures the city entirely.

Day 4: All Aboard the Bernina Express

Some journeys are destinations in their own right. Departing Milan by private transfer to Tirano, you board the legendary Bernina Express, one of the world’s great scenic rail journeys, for a First Class passage through a landscape of extraordinary drama. Glaciers, viaducts, alpine meadows and milky blue lakes pass in slow succession as the train climbs towards St. Moritz, each kilometre more breathtaking than the last. By the time you arrive and settle into the legendary Badrutt's Palace, the journey itself will already feel like the day's defining experience. The remainder of the afternoon is yours to savour at leisure.

Day 5: A Morning on the Heights of Muottas Muragl

There are few mornings quite as clarifying as one spent above the Engadin Valley. A short scenic train ride to Punt Muragl is followed by a funicular ascent to the summit of Muottas Muragl, where the full panorama of the Alps opens in every direction, the Engadin lakes shimmering far below, the surrounding peaks standing in quiet, unhurried grandeur. The Panorama Trail leads you along a ridge of sweeping alpine beauty, a leisurely hike accessible to all levels that balances stillness with a gentle sense of adventure. The funicular and train carry you back to St. Moritz in time for the afternoon, the mountain air and the scale of the landscape lingering long after the walk is done.

Day 6: A Scenic Drive to Milan

Your journey draws to a close with a private transfer through the alpine landscape towards either Milan Malpensa, approximately three hours by road, where your return flight awaits. It is a fittingly unhurried conclusion to a journey that has moved, from the very first evening in Trastevere, at exactly the right pace.