ESPRESSO ITALY 2025 PC (VCE-FCO) VENICE (1) & FLORENCE (2) & ROME (2)

1. DAY ISTANBUL – VENICE We meet at the Pegasus Airlines counter in the International Departures Terminal of Sabiha Gökçen Airport. After baggage and ticket procedures, we fly on a scheduled flight of Pegasus Airlines. Following our arrival, we depart to Venice by our private bus waiting for us at the airport. Upon arrival, a panoramic city tour of Venice. After reaching Tronchetto Square, we take a short boat ride to St. Mark's Square. During our city tour, we will see famous places such as St. Mark's Square and Basilica, the Bridge of Sighs where prisoners took their last look at Venice before imprisonment, the Grand Canal and the Rialto Bridge on it, the Doge's Palace, the Bell and Clock Tower, and the Church of Giorgio Maggiore. After the tour, there will be free time. Guests wishing to do so can join the optional activity of a Gondola Tour (30€ per person) organized by our guide. After free time, transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at our hotel. 2. DAY VENICE – FLORENCE After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Florence. Guests who wish can join the optional Bologna Tour (30€ per person) organized by our guide en route. In our tour, we will see Piazza Maggiore (Great Square), the Neptune Fountain right behind the Square, the Old Stock Exchange Building, the first university building in Europe, Quadrilatero (the old market), and the Garisenda and Asinelli Towers, which have become symbols of Bologna. After the tour, we head to Florence. Upon arrival, a panoramic city tour of Florence. Our tour will include the Arno River, which divides Florence, the Ponte Vecchio bridge famous for its jewelers, Palazzo Vecchio where the Medici Family ruled Florence, Piazza Della Signoria hosting the famous statues of Hercules and David from the Renaissance, and the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral with the highest dome in Italy and its famous Baptistery. After the tour, transfer to our hotel in Montecatini. Accommodation at our hotel. 3. DAY FLORENCE After breakfast at the hotel, there will be free time. Guests wishing to do so can join the optional Tuscany Tour (100€) organized by our guide. The first stop of our tour is Pisa, where we will see the famous Leaning Tower of Pisa and the nearby Miracoli Square before heading to San Gimignano. In San Gimignano, which will make you feel like you are in the Middle Ages, we will see the 13 towers built by rival noble families in the 12th and 13th centuries and the Cisterno Square. After the tour, we proceed to Siena. In Siena, where neighborhood culture is predominant, there are a total of 17 neighborhoods. The Campo Square, where the Palio horse races, held with the participation of neighborhoods, take place, the unfinished Siena Cathedral, and the narrow streets of the city will be seen during our Siena city tour. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel. 4. DAY FLORENCE – ROME After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Rome. Guests wishing to do so can join the optional Orvieto Tour (30€ per person) organized by our guide en route. In Orvieto, which holds an important place in the art and general history of Italy and is famous for its extraordinary natural beauty, we will see the ancient city center and the Orvieto Cathedral before heading to Rome. After our arrival, a panoramic city tour of Rome. During our tour, we will see Castel Sant’Angelo, where Cem Sultan was imprisoned, the Venice Square, where Mussolini addressed the public, the II. Vittorio Emanuele monument, the Colosseum, where gladiator battles were held, the Fountain of Trevi famous from the Sweet Life movie, the Spanish Steps with 135 steps, and the Spanish Steps featuring the shipwreck fountain. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. Accommodation at our hotel. 5. DAY ROME After breakfast at the hotel, there will be free time. Guests wishing to do so can join the optional Outlet & Lakes Region & Vatican Tour (70€ per person) organized by our guide. After visiting the area of natural beauty where the popes lived during the summer and the village of Nemi, famous for its wild strawberries, we will have free time for shopping in the Castel Romano Outlet area, the most famous shopping area in Italy. We then head to St. Peter's Square, which is considered the center of Christianity. Upon arrival, there will be free time for the visit to the Basilica and Square. Guests wishing to do so can join the optional Rome by Night Tour (30€) organized by our guide. Accommodation at our hotel. 6. DAY ROME – ISTANBUL After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to the Rome Airport based on your flight time. After completing baggage and check-in procedures, we depart for Istanbul on a scheduled flight of Pegasus Airlines. Upon arrival, the tour and our services conclude.