The mere mention of it is enough to transport us to the imagination of great railway journeys. Steam locomotives, high-class service and sleeping cars decorated with precious elements. Although 2023 will mark the 140th anniversary of the Orient-Express, the Accor hotel group, which now owns the Orient-Express brand, announces that the Nostalgie-Istanbul-Orient-Express will return to the track in 2024. Thus perpetuating the myth of the world’s most famous train that connected Paris to the gateways of Asia.
Accor entrusted architect Maxime d’Anjac with the task of reviving the legend of the luxury train by decorating 17 carriages (12 sleeping cars, a restaurant, three saloons and a van) dating from the 1920s and 1930s. Their design, which will be revealed in the last quarter of 2022, will add a modern touch to the original Art Deco style. ” The revival of the train will be entrusted to French craftsmen and French luxury houses. We want to make a…
Source: Le Figaro
