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TGV Est travelogue
On 24 May this year we were lucky to board the SNCF's new jewel, the East European TGV,  before it was officially launched on 10 June. This little 'running in' trip allowed us to discover the new features and specific style of this highly awaited TGV.
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Special feature: TGV Est Européen

The French national railway company’s new flagship, the TGV Est Européen, went into service on 10th June. Stated aim: to carry 12 million passengers per year, thereby bringing 37 million Europeans closer together. An opportunity to discover, or re-discover, some of the main cities served.

 
 
45 mn from Paris
Almost totally destroyed during the First World War, Reims was subsequently to become a privileged bastion of Art Deco. Discover the coronation city of the kings of France in a new light.
 
 
 
1h22 from Paris
The capital of Lorraine will then emerge from anonymity and will prove to be what it is: a splendid city of art and also a town in the full swing of development where the future Centre Pompidou-Metz is to be located.
 
 
 

1h30 from Paris
The former capital of the Dukes of Lorraine, Nancy is an ideal weekend destination. In its various districts you'll discover a rich architectural heritage with a plethora of Art Nouveau style houses, without forgetting the famous  Place Stanislas, a Unesco world heritage site.
 
 
 
2h05 from Paris
For the second time, the city of Luxembourg is European Capital of Culture. This forgotten city in the country, leafy and romantic with its rivers and countless remnants of fortifications, easily merits a weekend.
 
 
 
2h20 from Paris
So make the most of the beauty of the capital of Alsace, its architectural jewels and art de vivre.
 
 
 
 
 Still little known by the general public, this old  humanist and university city crossed by the Rhine is nevertheless Switzerland's cultural capital.
 
 
 
 
Mulhouse remains a little-known city. Its historic pedestrianised centre, numerous gardens and wealthy bourgeois villas, symbolising a prosperous industrial past, are nonetheless worth the trip. However, it's the Cité de l'Automobile that makes Mulhouse an absolute must-see!
 
 
 
 
Switzerland's biggest city is perhaps not as we imagine. Zürich is delightfully trendy and hedonistic, as evidenced by the up-and-coming district, Zürich-West. On foot or better still by bike, visitors can indulge in the fine arts or why not swimming.