Some days we want to have lunch in Rome and dinner in Milan, for that we’re grateful for the three-hour Alta Velocità. But then there are other days we want to slow down, peel our eyes from our screens, and really just enjoy the ride. These three train lines call attention to bygone eras of travel, and they’re more about the journey than the destination–perfect for seeing those bits of Italy you normally wizz right by.

Il treno di Dante: Florence to Ravenna. Dante Alighieri once walked the 136 kilometers from his hometown of Florence to Ravenna. To follow in his footsteps–not literally, don’t worry–you can hop aboard the vintage “One Hundred Doors” train, whose wooden interiors once carried soldiers, doctors, and others during the wars.