Discovering Italian railway tracks on March 8th

Discovering Italian railway tracks on March 8th Getting to know Italy through the history of its most hidden places which connected people and things for decades is possible on March 8th during the "Giornata delle ferrovie dimenticate", now in its eighth edition. During journey in Europe on independent european vacation tour packages created by Europe trip planner's we recommend participate discovering Italian railway tracks on european escorted tours to Italy. Forgotten railways are those railway tracks where service was suspended for various reasons. Kilometres and kilometres scattered over almost all the Italian regions which can be covered on foot, by bicycle, on horseback or on trains running for the occasion; an opportunity to discover landscapes and difficult-to-access locations in Piedmont, Lombardy, Abruzzo, Latium, Molise, Apulia and so forth, throughout the peninsula, including Sicily and Sardinia. Historical tracks that preserve traces of an industrial or agricultural past, which have a particular architectural or urban planning character, and which will open for visitors and tourists who will therefore be able to explore depots, tunnels and railway museums, or attend topical lectures and screenings. Amongst the many "forgotten railways" on March 8th you will be able to discover the Sulmona-Carpinone and Avezzano-Roccasecca lines in Abruzzo, cross the Alto Monferrato, following the former railway that connected Asti to Chivasso in Piedmont, or stroll along where the Trammino was: on foot along the tracks from Tirrenia to Marina di Pisa, in Tuscany. Those who are in Sardinia shouldn’t miss the guided tour along the tracks of the first Sardinian railway which opened on May 2nd, 1865, to allow the transport of minerals from the mine of San Leone (City of Assemini) to the coast of Capoterra, which will lead to the discovery of many unexpected historical and natural treasures.