Italy Icons Tour with Ajet, 4 nights Bergamo Departure – Rome Return

İSTANBUL – BERGAMO – MILAN – (Verona Tour) – VENICE
After completing baggage drop-off, ticket, and passport control procedures 3 hours before the flight at Sabiha Gökçen Airport International Terminal, we fly to Bergamo at 11:15 with AJET Airlines scheduled flight VF61. Upon our arrival at Bergamo Airport at 12:15 local time, we proceed to Milan city center with our private bus waiting for us at the airport to begin our city tour. City tour upon arrival in Milan. Milan, one of Europe’s fashion capitals, also stands out for its cuisine, opera, churches, and priceless works of art such as the fresco of The Last Supper by the great master Leonardo Da Vinci. Although it is Italy’s business and finance capital, Milan is also the right address for shopping, nightlife, and dining experiences; during our city tour in Milan, the famous opera house La Scala, Duomo Square and Cathedral, La Galeria, where many famous brands are located and where you can enjoy shopping, and Porta Romano are among the places to see. After the Milan city tour, we move towards Venice. Along the way, our guests who wish may join our extra Verona Tour program (50 Euro). Verona, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List, also hosts Italy’s second-largest amphitheater after the Colosseum and is home to Juliet’s house, where the famous British writer Shakespeare’s work Romeo & Juliet, telling the world’s greatest love story known today, takes place. We complete our tour in Verona with a visit to Erbe Square and continue our journey to our hotel in the Venice region. Transfer to our hotel in the Venice region. Room assignment and free time for rest.
VENICE – (Venice Masterpieces & Hidden Venice Walking Tour) – PISA – FLORENCE
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart for Pisa. Along the way, our guests who wish may join our extra Venice Masterpieces and Hidden Venice Walking Tour program (80 Euro – “Vaporetto and city entry fees included”). During our tour in Venice, we will see the main iconic structures such as San Marco Square, whose columns were brought from Istanbul and which was built from stone and marble; San Marco Basilica; the Doge’s Palace, designed and used as a symbol of splendor and power; the Clock Tower; the Bridge of Sighs; and the historic Campanile Bell Tower, and then we will take an enjoyable walk through the streets of Venice, connected by bridges and stretching along narrow canals. After the free time given at the end of the tour, we continue our journey to Pisa. With our arrival in Pisa, during the tour we will visit the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the cathedral, the baptistery, and Miracoli Square. After a short free time where we will see and photograph the world-famous Leaning Tower of Pisa, transfer to our hotel in the Florence region. Room assignment and free time for rest.
FLORENCE – (San Gimignano & Siena Tour) – ROME
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart to organize our panoramic city tour of Florence. In Florence, the capital of the Renaissance and the hometown of Pinocchio, we will first see the Santa Maria Del Fiore Cathedral from the outside, with its orange dome that immediately catches the eye and which is the 4th largest church in Europe. One of the most striking features of the cathedral is the bronze door called the “Gate of Paradise,” on which the stories of the prophets, some of which are also mentioned in the Qur’an, are represented symbolically. Afterwards, Giotto’s Bell Tower, once used to call the people to parliament, Signoria Square, which was the political and social center of Florence for centuries and where Michelangelo’s famous David Statue is located, and the Old Bridge (Ponte Vecchio), famous for its antique and jewelry shops, are among the places to see. After the Florence city tour, we depart for Rome. Along the way, our guests who wish may join our extra San Gimignano & Siena Tour program (80 Euro). Our first stop on the tour will be San Gimignano. San Gimignano, which has earned a place on the UNESCO World Heritage List because it has preserved its medieval architecture and appearance to the present day, is also known as the “Town of Beautiful Towers” thanks to the 14 architectural marvel towers that survived out of 76 towers as a result of wars and natural disasters. After our sightseeing tour in the narrow streets of San Gimignano, where time seems to have stopped and gives visitors the feeling of a journey back to the Middle Ages, and in its squares from which we can see the 14 magnificent towers panoramically, each opening onto the town square, we arrive at Siena, the next stop on our tour. Siena is famous for its narrow streets, small avenues dating back to the Middle Ages, and Campo Square, considered the largest square in Europe. After an enjoyable visit in Siena on Campo Square and the narrow, historic streets leading to it, we continue our journey to Rome. Upon arrival at our hotel in the Rome region, room assignment and free time for rest.
ROME – (Rome Icons & Nemi Strawberry Village Tour) – (Vatican and Rome Local Neighborhoods Tour)
After breakfast, we offer a full day of free time. Our guests who wish may join our extra Rome Icons & Nemi Strawberry Village Tour program (85 Euro). Our first stop on the tour will be Nemi. Known for its wild strawberries and called the “Strawberry Village” for this reason, Nemi hosts the annual strawberry festival. After our sightseeing tour in Nemi, where narrow streets open onto squares and the enchanting view of the lake and valley blends with the scent of strawberries in the air, we take you on a historical journey through Rome and its icons, called Urbs aput mundi, meaning “the city at the center of the world,” where you will encounter art, history, music, shopping, sun, and cuisine, with buildings in different styles stretching from antiquity to the Renaissance. While the works created by architects competing with one another attract thousands of tourists to the city in every season, Rome can carry even these crowds with all its beauty and aesthetics without overwhelming people. On our tour of the imperial city of Rome, which shaped European civilization and has witnessed 23 centuries of history, first among the places to see will be the Colosseum, the ancient theater that became the symbol of the city and hosted gladiator fights throughout the Roman Empire, the Roman Forum, which was the ceremonial center of the city during the imperial era, the Fountain of Love, where, according to legend, anyone who throws in a coin will return to Rome again, the Spanish Steps, famous for street artists, and Piazza Pietra and Piazza Popolo, which will be seen panoramically. At the end of the tour, we offer free time in Rome city center at the Pantheon. During this free time, our guests who wish may join the extra Vatican and Rome Local Neighborhoods Tour program (65 Euro). In our tour, which will begin with a view of Castel Sant’Angelo – the Castle of Angels – and Navona Square, we visit the Vatican / San Pietro, the center of the Catholic sect of Christianity and the smallest country in the world by area. We offer free time in San Pietro Square (St. Peter’s Square), where thousands of Catholics come and gather every year for worship, and where the Pope greets the public from his office on special occasions, and where San Pietro Cathedral, the largest cathedral in the world with 140 statues of saints, is located. Guests who wish may visit the cathedral section “free of charge” depending on availability. After the free time offered, we begin our Rome Local Neighborhoods tour. In this walk, where we will mingle with the people of Rome and feel like residents of the city, Trastevere, where we will experience the true Italian atmosphere with its cafes, small family restaurants, boutiques, greengrocers, butchers, and many more small and charming shops in addition to its naturalness and simplicity; Piazza Trilussa; Ponte Sisto; the Ghetto area; and the Ancient Tiber Island, connected to the city by 2 bridges, are among the places to see. After our walking tour through the back narrow streets with small tables set out, which resemble a labyrinth, we complete our tour and return to our hotel in the Rome region.
ROME – ISTANBUL
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we head to Rome Fiumicino Airport for our return flight to Istanbul. After completing baggage drop-off, check-in, and passport control procedures upon arrival at the airport, we fly to Istanbul at 13:50 with AJET Airlines scheduled flight VF74. Arrival at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 18:25 local time and the end of our tour.