Oct 24, 2013 · With his 1913 railway guide, Michael Portillo returns to his native Spain to learn what tourists of the Belle Époque experienced on their travels through the fading Spanish Empire.

Oct 27, 2013 · Michael Portillo travels to Spain, the country his father fled during the bloody civil war. He starts in the centrally located capital Madrid, Europe's highest and until a century ago uneasily accessed, focusing on the monument for a Spanish king's tragically bombed wedding to an English princess.

2/6 Michael Portillo takes the train from Turin to Casanova's capital of romance, Venice. 1/6 Armed with his 1913 railway guide, Michael Portillo returns to his native Spain.

Michael Portillo travels on the great train routes of Europe, as he retraces the journeys featured in George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Railway Guide.

Great Continental Railway Journeys is a British television documentary series presented by Michael Portillo. [1] In the early series, Portillo explores the railway networks of continental Europe, but in later series he also ventured further afield.

3 days ago · Michael Portillo says: “I am proud of having made new series of Great Continental Railway Journeys and Great British Railway Journeys. As ever, my adventures are brought alive by the wonderful ...

Granada to Salamanca: Directed by Jonathan Stedall. With Michael Portillo. Michael Portillo reflects on his family history while traveling through Spain from Granada to Salamanca.

A journey through Bohemia and Bavaria, which sees Michael Portillo start his journey in the Czech Republic's beautiful capital, Prague. He then travels to the spa waters of Marianske Lazne, test drives a train in Pilsen and continues via Furth-im-Wald to the Bavarian capital of Munich.

Great British Railways star Michael Portillo is 68 today. To celebrate his birthday, we discover 6 things you probably didn’t know about him. Many of his clothes are made by a tailor in London

Michael Portillo retraces the journeys from George Bradshaw's 1913 Continental Guide.