Amazing Railway Adventures with Nick Knowles

Name: Amazing Railway Adventures with Nick Knowles
Released: 2022-12-16T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Nick Knowles

TV Show · Travel · Documentary

Nick Knowles sets off on a series of globe-trotting trips by train through incredible landscapes. In Italy he hops from volcano to volcano on an epic train (complete with charging points for your electric bike!) from Naples to Sicily.

2022 · 43m

Starring Nick Knowles

Director Ben Southwell

EPISODE 1

Prague to Budapest

Nick explores Prague in the Czech Republic, Bratislava in Slovakia and Budapest in Hungary. Along the way, he talks to an expert on Dvorák, climbs an observation tower, and discovers Swabian culture.
EPISODE 2

Italy

Nick travels from Mount Vesuvius to Mount Etna on a journey from Naples to Sicily. He passes Pompeii and hears how the nearby town of Herculaneum was also buried in ash. His attempt to get close to Mount Etna in a tiny gyrocopter proves a bad choice.
EPISODE 3

Romania

Nick is in Romania, undertaking a journey he's dubbed The Transylvania Express. He begins at a surprising salt mine, stops off at a brown bear sanctuary and visits Bran Castle, the inspiration behind Bram Stoker's Dracula.
EPISODE 4

Morocco

In Morocco, Nick Knowles explores the old medina in the capital Rabat and joins a group of gnawa musicians. He also heads to Rabat's twin city, Salé, where he finds out about its piratical past and takes a tranquil dawn balloon flight.
EPISODE 5

Slovenia and Croatia

TV presenter and writer Nick Knowles adventures from the Alps to the Adriatic as he journeys by train through the breathtaking scenery of Slovenia and Croatia.