Europe’s vast rail network not only gives travellers access to major cities and their headline attractions, but also smaller towns with hyperlocal crafts and traditions to discover.
From clay-sculpting to glasswork, here are the ancient skills you can learn about and how to reach where they are still practised by train, according to booking platform Rail Europe.
Faenza: The Italian city that gave its name to European ceramics
In the heart of Emilia-Romagna, Faenza has been associated with ceramics for centuries. Its name even gave rise to the word “faience”, used internationally to describe a type of glazed earthenware.
Today, the city remains one of Europe’s great ceramic centres, home to the International Museum of Ceramics and a network of workshops, studios and schools where traditional techniques continue to evolve.
