So to recap, the Venice Simplon Orient Express takes extraordinary journeys across many different cities and countries. Some of the most popular routes are; London-Prague-Venice; Paris-Krakow-Venice; and Paris to Istanbul with journeys starting and ending at a number of different cities and with both return journeys and one-way options
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