Historic Train Journeys & Heritage Sites with Londra Culturale

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Embark on an unforgettable train journey through Berkshire and Wiltshire, counties with a diverse landscape that have delighted and inspired generations of people. The plains are covered with cultivated fields, isolated trees and villages, the valleys are wooded and crossed by rivers.

The city of Bath in South West England was founded in the 1st century AD. by the Romans who used natural hot springs as spas. It became an important center for the wool industry in the Middle Ages and in the 18th century under the reign of George I, II and III it developed into an elegant spa town, famous in literature and painting.

Follow an architectural itinerary that has no equal, the Georgian-style architecture with its typical honey color is those of Jane Austen's stories. Breathtaking places pop up around almost every corner. Photograph the Royal crescent and The Circus which are the most coveted addresses in the city, visit Bath Abbey, admire the magnificent fan vaults, the interior is very bright due to the stained glass windows the church is a jewel of English Gothic . Sali Bridge over Pulteney: Completed in 1774, the Pulteney Bridge brings a touch of Italy to Bath. Inspired by the Ponte Vecchio in Florence and lined with shops on both sides, it is one of only four structures of its type in the world.

Stroll through the Royal Victoria park which, perched on the hill, houses a magnificent botanical garden and offers precious panoramic views.

Discover the collections of paintings in the Victoria's Art Gallery, the portraits of the wealthy people of Bath made by Thomas Gainsborough and Thomas Lawrence are admirable

Sample typical products in the covered market the famous Bath Guildhall Market which is the oldest shopping spot in the city and today a colorful group of twenty or so street vendors trade in this gem of a building in the heart of the city.

Enter the Roman Baths and explore an incredible underground world, the complex is very large and exceptionally well preserved, the hot water pool is admirable in its original splendor. Explore a series of rooms that were used for baths at different temperatures, for massages and spa treatments. Surprise yourself with the latest generation multimedia reconstructions and the wealth of archaeological finds. Let yourself be fascinated by the tales of how the Ancient Romans lived in the city of Aquae Sulis 2000 years ago.

Continue the tour to visit Salisbury, the Cathedral represents a majestic example of English Gothic, be enchanted by the beauty of the stained glass windows. In a church nave you see the oldest still working clock in the world, it was made in 1386!

Discover the three English records of the cathedral: it has the largest cloister and precinct and the highest.

Look closely at the Magna Carta (1215 AD), the foundation of the freedom of the individual against the authority of the despots, the forerunner of the constitutional papers.

Shaping Ken Follet's novel The Pillars of the Earth, the world's bestselling Kingsbridge Cathedral was inspired by Salisbury Cathedral.

The London Salisbury journey usually takes 2 hours by taxi, Salisbury Bath 1 hour, London Bath 2 hours 30 minutes.