We live in an environment in which having the skyrocketing cortisol levels and rushing everywhere is part of the daily routine. For that reason, travel by train It is once again a symbol of distinction. Not by arriving earlier, but by how you get there.
In the midst of the so-called “slow luxury“, where time becomes the true luxury, the La Robla Express emerges as one of the most exclusive railway experiences in Spain. His proposal: recover the pleasure of travel without rushenjoying each section of the journey as if it were part of the destination.
A journey where time stops
He La Robla Express tours the north of the peninsula on two routes: The Robla route and the pilgrim route. The first connects Bilbao and León over three days and two nights, while the second route is circular and reflects the spirit of the Camino de Santiago with its beginning and end in Oviedo, extending its duration to six days and five nights. Both with a format designed for those looking for something more than a simple trip.
Although the trip takes place on board the train, the itinerary is also built around the stops. The days alternate journeys lulled by the gentle rattle of the tracks with guided tours to northern cultural enclaves. From museums and monuments to historic towns, all of them accompanied by a guide and a support coach that transports travelers to visit.
Gastronomy is also an essential part of the trip with lunch and dinner served in the luxurious dining rooms of the train that reminiscent of bygone eras. At night, the train remains parked to guarantee a complete rest, maintaining that calm that defines the experience.
As in the other luxury trains from Renfetraveling on the La Robla Express is not an economical experience. The average price is between 1,300 and 1,700 euros per persona figure that reinforces its status as a premium product within the Spanish tourism offer.
The best thing is to travel like 100 years ago
Restored with care to preserve the spirit of the great classic trainsthe Robla Expreso combines lounge cars with large windows, warm compartments with bunk beds and a private bathroom, and an atmosphere that attempts to replicate the golden age of the railway at the beginning of the 20th century.
This experience adds to the global movement that has returned prominence to the luxury trains that are resurfacing throughout Europe. The rise of “slow luxury“is reflected in the recovery of mythical routes and in the launch of new proposals where slow travel is the central axis.
In recent years we have seen how They returned to the proposed luxury routes such as those of Belmond’s Venice Simplon-Orient-Express, with suites that reach prices similar to those of the most exclusive hotels, are evidence of the extent to which the economic elite has once again looked at the railway as a symbol of lifestyle.
In Spain, Renfe has followed the same path with the renewal of the Al-Andalus trainwhich has reinforced its position as a national alternative to the Orient Express model, offering a different way of getting to know the south of Spain at a calmer pace.
In that context, the La Robla Express It occupies a unique space in which the aesthetics of classic luxury are combined with a more intimate approach and a tour of some of the greenest and most peaceful landscapes in the north of the peninsula.
The new luxury is the experience of traveling slowly, carefully and far from the speed that dominates current transportation. This train represents a way of traveling that turns each kilometer into part of the memory. A luxury that is not measured in speed, but in the ability to enjoy the journey.
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