In February 1888, it took Vincent van Gogh 18 hours to reach Arles from Paris by train. Once there, he found a room at the Hotel Carrel just inside the city’s medieval walls and began to paint.

Dutch-Belgian company, European Sleeper, is a somewhat newcomer in the train world with its most ... meaning you can fall asleep with Van Gogh and wake up in Gaudi. Currently, travel between ...