ISTANBUL – BERGAMO – MILAN – (Verona Tour) – VENICE
After completing your baggage check, ticket, and passport control procedures at Sabiha Gökçen Airport's International Terminal 3 hours before the flight, we will fly to Bergamo with Pegasus Airlines’ scheduled flight PC1213 at 14:20. Upon arriving at Bergamo Airport at 16:10 local time, we will proceed to the city center of Milan with our private bus for a city tour. Following our arrival in Milan, we will embark on a city tour. As one of the fashion capitals of Europe, Milan is also renowned for its cuisine, opera, churches, and invaluable artworks like Leonardo Da Vinci’s The Last Supper fresco. Although it is Italy’s business and financial capital, Milan is also a great destination for shopping, nightlife, and dining experiences. During our city tour, we will visit notable sites such as La Scala opera house, Duomo Square and Cathedral, the Galleria, and Porta Romana. After the city tour of Milan, we will head towards Venice. Upon arrival at our hotel in the Venice area, we will check into our rooms and have free time to rest.
VENICE – (Verona Tour) – (Venice Masterpieces & Hidden Venice Walking Tour) – FLORENCE
After breakfast and checking out from the hotel, we offer free time. Guests who wish can join the optional Verona Tour (50 Euros). Verona, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is home to Italy's second-largest amphitheater after the Colosseum and is the setting for William Shakespeare’s famous love story in his work Romeo & Juliet. Our tour will conclude with a visit to Erbe Square before we head towards Florence. Guests who wish can also join the optional Venice Masterpieces and Hidden Venice Walking Tour (80 Euros – including Vaporetto and city entry fees). During our tour in Venice, we will see key iconic structures such as St. Mark's Square built from stone and marble with columns brought from Istanbul, St. Mark's Basilica, the Doge's Palace designed as a symbol of splendor and power, the Clock Tower, the Bridge of Sighs, and the historic Campanille Bell Tower. We will then take a pleasant walk through the streets of Venice, connected by bridges and stretching along narrow canals. After some free time post-tour, we will continue our journey towards Florence. After arriving at our hotel in Florence, we will check into our rooms and have free time to rest.
FLORENCE – PISA – (Siena Tour) – ROME
After breakfast and checking out from the hotel, we will proceed to Pisa. Upon arriving in Pisa, we will visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the cathedral, the baptistery, and Miracoli Square. After a brief free time for photos of the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa, we will head for a panoramic city tour of Florence. In Florence, the birthplace of the Renaissance and home of Pinocchio, we will first see the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral, notable for its orange dome and being the fourth largest church in Europe. One of the cathedral's most striking features is the bronze doors called the "Gates of Paradise," which depict the stories of the prophets mentioned in the Quran. We will then visit Giotto's Bell Tower, a platform for inviting the public to parliament in the past, the Signoria Square, which has been the political and social center of Florence for centuries and home to Michelangelo’s famous statue of David, and the historic Ponte Vecchio known for its antique and jewelry shops. After the city tour of Florence, we will head towards Rome. Guests who wish can join the optional Siena Tour (50 Euros). Siena, famous for its medieval narrow streets and considered to have Europe’s largest square, Campo Square, will be our next stop. After a pleasant walk through Campo Square and the narrow historic streets leading to it, we will continue our journey towards Rome. Upon arriving at our hotel in Rome, we will check into our rooms and have free time to rest.
ROME – (Rome Icons & Nemi Strawberry Village Tour) – (Vatican and Rome Local Neighborhoods Tour)
After breakfast, we offer a full day of free time. Guests who wish can join the optional Rome Icons & Nemi Strawberry Village Tour (85 Euros). Our first stop will be Nemi, known for its forest strawberries and referred to as the "Strawberry Village," hosting an annual strawberry festival. After a tour in Nemi, where the charming narrow streets open up to squares and the enchanting views of the lake and valley combine with the scent of strawberries, we will head to Rome, dubbed "the center of the world" in Latin, to experience the mix of art, history, music, shopping, sun, and food with its buildings from ancient times to the Renaissance. Our tour will showcase the Colosseum, an ancient theater symbolizing Rome and home to gladiatorial fights, the Roman Forum, the Trevi Fountain where it is believed throwing a coin ensures a return to Rome, and the famous Spanish Steps, with Piazza Pietra and Piazza Popolo viewed panoramically. After this tour, we will have free time in the central area of Rome at the Pantheon. During this free time, guests can choose to join the optional Vatican and Rome Local Neighborhoods Tour (65 Euros). We will start the tour by visiting Castel San’t Angelo (Angel Castle) and Navona Square before visiting the Vatican/San Pietro, the world's smallest country and the center of the Catholic Church. We will have free time in St. Peter’s Square before visiting St. Peter's Cathedral, the world's largest cathedral with 140 statues of saints, where thousands of Catholics gather for worship each year, and on special occasions, the Pope greets the crowd from his balcony. After providing free time, we will begin our neighborhood tour, immersing in the real Italian atmosphere among Rome's locals, featuring charming cafes, family-run restaurants, boutiques, greengrocers, butchers, and many delightful small shops in Trastevere, Piazza Trilussa, Ponte Sisto, and the ancient Tiber Island connected to the city by two bridges. After walking through the labyrinthine narrow streets, we will complete our tour and return to our hotel in the Rome area.
ROME – ISTANBUL
After breakfast and checking out from the hotel, we will head to Fiumicino Airport for our flight back to Istanbul. Upon arrival at the airport, we will complete our baggage check, check-in, and passport control procedures before flying to Istanbul with Pegasus Airlines’ flight PC1222 at 11:45. We will arrive at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 15:25 (TSI), marking the end of our tour.