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Venice Simplon Orient-Express to return to Paris from Istanbul

The Venice Simplon Orient-Express arrived in Istanbul on August 31, completing its annual voyage along a mythical route that takes it across Europe from Paris, and is expected to return to Paris in five days.

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Venice Simplon Orient-Express to return to Paris from Istanbul

The Venice Simplon Orient-Express luxury train is planned to return to Paris via Bucharest, Sinai, Budapest, and Vienna five days after departing from Istanbul on September 3.

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Venice Simplon Orient-Express to return to Paris from Istanbul

The train arrived in Istanbul on August 31, completing its annual voyage along a mythical route that takes it across Europe from Paris.

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Venice Simplon Orient-Express to return to Paris from Istanbul

The line has been regarded as highly luxurious as a way of travel, which is popular among the European elite since its first voyage in 1883.

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Venice Simplon Orient-Express to return to Paris from Istanbul

It was also featured in various fictional works, including Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express" and Alfred Hitchcock's "The Lady Vanishes".

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Venice Simplon Orient-Express to return to Paris from Istanbul