Michael Portillo takes the train down the spine of Italy from Rome to Sicily, visiting Naples, the island of Capri and the old hilltop town of Taormina. Show more
Michael Portillo takes the train down the spine of Italy from Rome to Sicily, visiting Naples, the island of Capri and the old hilltop town of Taormina. Show more
Michael Portillo journeys into central Europe to explore a country where east meets west: Poland. His trip takes him to Warsaw, Poznan, Wroclaw and Krakow. Show more
Michael Portillo journeys into central Europe to explore a country where east meets west: Poland. His trip takes him to Warsaw, Poznan, Wroclaw and Krakow. Show more
Michael Portillo retraces journeys in Spain and Portugal from the 1913 guide. He meets pilgrims on the trail to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. Show more
Michael Portillo retraces journeys in Spain and Portugal from the 1913 guide. He explores Lisbon from the Santa Justa lift to the harbour at Belem. Show more
Michael Portillo follows a route recommended in Bradshaw's guide, journeying from the heart of France to the Mediterranean coast. Show more
Michael Portillo journeys from the heart of France to the Mediterranean coast. In Marseilles, he joins a pilot boat leading a supertanker to its berth. Show more
Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide in hand, Michael Portillo visits Italy, where he experiences the nation's need for speed in a Maserati sports car. Show more
Steered by his 1913 Bradshaw's Guide, Michael Portillo returns to Spain to trace the early 20th-century roots of the Spanish Civil War. Show more
Armed with his railway guide, Michael Portillo travels from the Swiss Alps to Lake Geneva. He is caught up in a war zone and rescued from an avalanche by a puppy. Show more
With Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide in hand, Michael Portillo ventures east through Romania. He uncovers an unlikely fan of his Bradshaw's. Show more
Michael Portillo takes in the sights, smells and tastes of north Africa as he travels from the Mediterranean port of Tangier to the Berber city of Marrakech. Show more
Michael Portillo embarks on an action-packed adventure from the Italian Riviera to the Austrian Alps with his Bradshaw's 1913 Guidebook in hand. Show more
Armed with his 1913 Bradshaw's Guide, Michael Portillo ventures to the northernmost reaches of Europe, where he braves the freezing temperatures of the Baltic Sea. Show more
Michael Portillo continues his journey. At La Spezia Michael discovers how Italy's imperial ambitions put her at the forefront of modern aerial warfare. Show more
Michael Portillo visits Kiev, described in his guide as the Jerusalem of Russia. At the St Sophia Cathedral he discovers how Ukraine adopted Orthodox Christianity. Show more
Michael Portillo travels from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea. Michael discovers a surprise 19th-century tea plantation in the West Georgian countryside. Show more
Michael Portillo journeys from the grasslands of the Steppe to the shores of the Black Sea. Michael explores Kiev, described as the 'Jerusalem of Russia'. Show more
Michael Portillo continues his journey through the borderland where Europe meets Asia and fulfils a lifelong ambition to visit the Black Sea port of Odessa. Show more