Gourmet Escape
A 3 Michelin‑Starred Culinary Journey
Spend the day aboard La Dolce Vita Orient Express, traveling from Rome to Venice. Enjoy a thoughtfully designed lunch by three-Michelin-starred Chef Heinz Beck, with wines chosen to bring out every note. Watch the Italian countryside roll past as you settle into a space that feels both welcoming and full of stories.
Let the journey itself become part of the experience: a moment to relax, taste, and take everything in.
From Rome to Venice
The Gourmet Escape is a rare invitation: to step aboard La Dolce Vita Orient Express for a single, sumptuous day. No luggage required, just one day devoted entirely to taste, time, and the quiet thrill of movement.
Departing from Rome Ostiense Station at 10:30am and arriving in Venice by 7pm for a gastronomic discovery, a traveling restaurant unlike any other.
At the heart of the experience is an exclusive three-Michelin-starred lunch by Chef Heinz Beck, created only for this route. The menu is a finely tuned progression of seasonal dishes, each rooted in Italian culinary tradition and reimagined with Chef Beck’s signature finesse. Wines are selected to mirror the changing regions outside your window, enhancing the dialogue between plate and place.
Continue the day by settling into the elegant and comfortable Bar Car, where cocktails, conversations, table games, and the rhythm of the rails offer their own kind of indulgence: your journey ends in enchanting Venice.
How to get your Gourmet Escape
Prices start at 1,200 euros per person.
To reserve your day trip, please contact our Local Reservation Office.
Email [email protected]
Phone +39 028 1480 333
To reserve your day trip, please contact our Local Reservation Office.
Email [email protected]
Phone +39 028 1480 333
Program of the day
From the first light to the final moment, below is a gentle map of what’s to come.
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Morning
The day begins at La Dolce Vita Lounge, a quiet haven tucked inside Rome’s Ostiense station. Here, guests are welcomed with warmth and grace—a glass in hand, time to settle in, and an atmosphere that already whispers of what’s to come. This is not a hurried departure, but a moment to exhale.
When the time comes to board, the anticipation builds with a welcome Aperitivo. Stepping into the train is like crossing a threshold—from everyday life into a world of beauty in motion. Take your seat in the elegant lounge car as the train eases out of the station. Rome fades into the distance, and with it, the last trace of the ordinary.
Mid day
As the landscapes begin to open, so does the true heart of the experience: a three-Michelin-starred lunch designed exclusively for this route by Chef Heinz Beck.
The menu unfolds like a carefully composed symphony—each dish a harmony of textures, colours, and aromas that pay tribute to Italian tradition while surprising the palate with unexpected details. The courses move from light and bright to rich and refined, with seafood, vegetables, veal, and artisan ingredients brought together in ways that are both elegant and bold.
Each plate is paired with a selection of fine wines, thoughtfully chosen to reflect the changing regions outside your window, creating a dialogue between land, cuisine, and season.
Late Afternoon
With lunch complete, the rhythm of the day softens. Linger in the Bar Car, where the afternoon unfolds at its own pace. Sip a classic cocktail or herbal tea, challenge a fellow traveller to a game of chess or backgammon, or simply enjoy the quiet pleasure of conversation and the passing landscape.
The views from the window shift from rolling countryside to lagoon, and before long, the unmistakable silhouette of Venice begins to appear—a shimmering city rising from the water, golden in the late-day light.
As the train glides into the station, a sense of reverie lingers. The journey ends not with fanfare, but with the quiet feeling of having experienced something rare, a single day, perfectly lived.
Reserve your seat
Please contact our Local Reservation Office for more information about dates and availability.
Email [email protected]
Phone +39 028 1480 333
Email [email protected]
Phone +39 028 1480 333