When the frame for the year’s most romantic occasion and the liveliest celebration is the world’s most beautiful historic train, the journey ceases to be mere travel and becomes a true exclusive adventure: you board, leave daily life behind, and enter a suspended time defined by elegance, gastronomic excellence, live music, and landscapes that glide slowly by the window.
In 2026, La Dolce Vita Orient Express turns the Valentine’s weekend and Carnival (which this year fall on the same days) into rail-bound experiences: from Rome to Verona for a Valentine’s Day that smells like eternal love, and from Rome to Venice for a masked Carnival that begins even before arriving in the lagoon.
Valentine’s Day on the World’s Most Beautiful Train: Love Is on the Rails
Want to feel like Romeo and Juliet for a day, or even three? During the most romantic weekend of the year, from February 13 to 15, 2026, you can board La Dolce Vita Orient Express to experience the unique round-trip journey between Rome and Verona, the city of lovers.
Three days and two nights of pure magic aboard the historic carriages of the world’s most beautiful train. Yes, because love is on the rails, especially when traveling on the Dolce Vita Orient Express: you depart on the evening of February 13 from Rome and, as the city’s clamor fades, you indulge in a Michelin-starred dinner featuring the refined dishes of chef Heinz Beck, accompanied by live music.
The following morning, after breakfast, you reach Verona, always elegant, intimate and timeless. Guests can participate in private tours of its historic center, with the famous Juliet’s Balcony and the elegant frescoed palaces nestled among narrow streets and illuminated squares. To make the experience even more moving, there is a private musical moment designed as a contemporary serenade.
In the afternoon, you return to the train that carries you south again, while the stunning landscapes of the boot roll past the window. In the evening, a special Valentine dinner accompanies the return journey to the capital.
Valentine’s Day can be much more than a one-off celebration: it becomes a travel memory etched forever in the heart.
How much does it cost and how to book
The exclusive three-day and two-night trip, round-trip to romantic Verona, costs 7,000 euros per passenger, bookable online directly from the official La Dolce Vita Orient Express website.
Carnival Aboard the Dolce Vita Orient Express
From Rome to Venice, via Siena, in two magical days (February 16 and 17) aboard the most elegant historic train to celebrate Carnival 2026 with style. The memorable journey on the Dolce Vita Orient Express begins in the capital, with a private transfer to the La Dolce Vita Orient Express lounge at Rome Ostiense station. It departs at 11:30 and crosses the Tuscan hills, while on board you savor a Michelin-starred lunch designed by chef Heinz Beck.
The intermediate stop in Siena allows travelers to enjoy the medieval beauty of its historic center, among the winding streets and the iconic Piazza del Campo. Those who wish can take part in a selection of special cultural experiences: from a private visit to the Duomo to exclusive access to historic palaces, to immersion in the traditions of the Contrade and the Palio, or a workshop dedicated to the ancient art of artisanal gilding.
In the evening awaits an exclusive dinner, while at nightfall the train becomes a masked ball for an exclusive Carnival evening. Guests, accompanied by live music, can thus experience the magic of the liveliest festival of the year even before arriving in Venice, with a Carnival-themed game that blends intrigue, playfulness, and tradition.
They arrive the next morning at Venice Santa Lucia station, the gateway to the world’s most beautiful Carnival: here one breathes in the charm of the most sumptuous costumes, the most picturesque masks, and the events that animate the lagoon during the year’s most vibrant period.
How much does it cost and how to book
The exclusive two days and one night journey to the world’s most famous Carnival costs 3,720 euros per passenger, bookable online directly via the official La Dolce Vita Orient Express website.
