ESPRESSO ITALY SUMMER (FCO-BLQ) 2025 5 NIGHTS 6 DAYS | ROME (2) & FLORENCE (2) & VENICE (1)

1. DAY ISTANBUL – ROME We meet at the Pegasus Airlines counter at Sabiha Gökçen Airport International Departure Terminal. After baggage and ticket procedures, we fly with Pegasus Airlines' scheduled flight. Following our arrival, we will take a panoramic city tour of Rome with our private bus waiting at the airport. During our city tour, we will visit the Castel Sant’Angelo where Cem Sultan was imprisoned, the Venice Square where Mussolini addressed the public, the II. Vittorio Emanuele monument, the Colosseum that hosted gladiatorial battles, the Trevi Fountain famous from the Sweet Life movie, the Spanish Steps made up of 135 steps, and the Spanish Steps which also features the Sunken Ship Fountain. After the tour, we will transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel. 2. DAY ROME After breakfast at the hotel, we have free time. Guests who wish can join the **extra** tour organized by our guide, **Outlet & Lakes Region & Vatican Tour** (70€ per person). After visiting the beautiful region where the popes lived during the summer and the village of Nemi famous for its wild strawberries, we will have free time for shopping at Italy's famous Castel Romano Outlet. Then we will head to St. Peter's Square, considered the center of Christianity. After our arrival, we will have free time to visit the Basilica and the Square. Guests who wish can join the **extra** tour organized by our guide, **Rome by Night Tour** (30€ per person). Overnight at our hotel. 3. DAY ROME – FLORENCE After breakfast at the hotel, we head to Florence. Guests who wish can join the **extra** tour organized by our guide on the way, **Orvieto Tour** (30€ per person). After seeing the historic town center and Orvieto Cathedral in Orvieto, which holds an important place in Italy's art and history, we will proceed to Florence. Upon arrival, we will have 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 which houses the Hercules and David sculptures, and the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral with Italy's 3rd highest dome along with its famous Baptistry. After the tour, we will transfer to our hotel in Montecatini. Overnight at our hotel. 4. DAY FLORENCE After breakfast at the hotel, we have free time. Guests who wish can join the **extra** tour organized by our guide, **Pisa & Portofino Tour** (100€ per person). Our tour will include the Leaning Tower of Pisa and the Miracoli Square, after which we will take a boat to the world-famous Portofino village, which is the subject of many songs. You will not get enough of this small town located within the national park. After the tour, we will transfer back to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel. 5. DAY FLORENCE – VENICE After breakfast at the hotel, we head to Venice. Guests who wish can join the **extra** tour organized by our guide on the way, **Bologna Tour** (30€ per person). Our tour will include Piazza Maggiore, the central square of Bologna, the Fountain of Neptune located right behind the square, the Old Stock Exchange Building, Europe's first university building, Quadrilatero (the old market), and the Garisenda and Asinelli towers that have become symbols of Bologna. After the tour, we will move on to the city of Venice. Upon arrival, we will have a **panoramic city tour of Venice**. After arriving at Tronchetto Square, we take a short ferry ride to St. Mark's Square. During the city tour, we will visit the famous St. Mark's Square and Basilica, the Bridge of Sighs where prisoners looked back at Venice one last time before entering jail, the Grand Canal and the Rialto Bridge over it, the Doge's Palace, the Bell Tower, and the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore. After the tour, we have free time. Guests who wish can join the optional **Gondola Tour** (30€ per person) organized by our guide. After free time, we will transfer to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel. 6. DAY VENICE – BOLOGNA – ISTANBUL After breakfast at the hotel, we will transfer to Bologna Airport depending on our flight time. After completing baggage and check-in procedures, we fly to Istanbul with Pegasus Airlines' scheduled flight. This concludes our tour and services.