ITALY ICONS TOUR WITH PEGASUS AIRLINES 4 NIGHTS Afternoon Bergamo Departure – Afternoon Rome Return

ISTANBUL – BERGAMO – MILAN – VENICE
After completing baggage drop-off, ticketing, and passport control procedures, which you will carry out 3 hours before the flight at Sabiha Gökçen Airport International Terminal, we fly to Bergamo at 14:20 with Pegasus Airlines scheduled flight PC1213. Upon arrival at Bergamo Airport at 16:10 local time, we head to Milan city center with our private bus waiting for us at the airport to carry out our city tour. Following our arrival in Milan, city tour. Milan, one of Europe’s fashion capitals, also stands out with its cuisine, opera, churches, and priceless works of art such as the fresco of Leonardo Da Vinci’s Last Supper. 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 Galleria, where many famous brands are located and where you can enjoy shopping, and Porta Romano are among the places to be seen. After the Milan city tour, we head towards Venice. Upon arrival at our hotel in the Venice region, room assignment and free time to rest.
VENICE – (Verona Tour) – (Venice Masterpieces & Hidden Venice Walking Tour) – FLORENCE
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, within the free time to be offered, our guests who wish may join our extra Verona Tour program (50 Euro). Verona, which is on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List, is also home to Italy’s second-largest amphitheater after the Colosseum and is the city where Juliet’s house, the setting of Shakespeare’s famous work Romeo & Juliet, the greatest love story known in the world today, is located. We complete our tour in Verona with a visit to Erbe Square and then set off for Florence. On the way, our guests who wish may join our extra Venice Masterpieces and Hidden Venice Walking Tour program (80 Euro – “including Vaporetto and city entrance fees”). During our tour in Venice, we will see major iconic works such as St. Mark’s Square, built of stone and marble and with columns brought from Istanbul; St. Mark’s 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. Afterward, we will enjoy a pleasant 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 Florence. Upon arrival at our hotel in Florence, room assignment and free time to rest.
FLORENCE – PISA – (Siena Tour) – ROME
After breakfast and hotel check-out, we depart for Pisa. Upon arrival in Pisa, our tour will include the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the cathedral, the baptistery, and Miracle Square among the places to be seen. After a short free time to see and photograph the world-famous Leaning Tower of Pisa, we head out to conduct our panoramic Florence city tour. In Florence, the capital of the Renaissance and the hometown of Pinocchio, we will first see from the outside the Cathedral of Santa Maria Del Fiore, which immediately attracts attention with its orange dome and is the 4th largest church in Europe. One of the most striking features of the cathedral is the bronze door known as the “Gate of Paradise,” on which the stories of the prophets, some of which are also mentioned in the Holy Qur’an, are represented. Then Giotto’s Bell Tower, once used to call the people to parliament; Signoria Square, the political and social center of Florence for centuries and home to Michelangelo’s famous David statue; and the Old Bridge (Ponte Vecchio), famous for its antique and jeweler shops, are among the places to be seen. After the Florence city tour, we depart for Rome. On the way, our guests who wish may join our extra Siena Tour program (50 Euro). Siena is famous for its narrow streets from the Middle Ages, small avenues, and Campo Square, considered the largest square in Europe. After a pleasant visit in Siena, where we will explore 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 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. 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 therefore called the “Strawberry Village,” Nemi hosts an annual strawberry festival. After our sightseeing tour in Nemi, where the narrow streets opening onto squares, the enchanting lake and valley view blend with the smell 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 art, history, music, shopping, sun, and cuisine await you, with buildings in different styles 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, with all its beauty and aesthetics, can carry even these crowds without suffocating people. On our tour, in the imperial city of Rome, which has shaped European civilization and witnessed 23 centuries of history, we will first see the Colosseum, the ancient theater that has become the symbol of the city and hosted gladiator fights throughout the Roman Empire, the Roman Forum, the ceremonial center of the city during imperial times, the Fountain of Love, where, according to legend, anyone who throws a coin into it will return to Rome, the Spanish Steps famous for street artists, and Piazza Pietra and Piazza Popolo panoramically. At the end of the tour, we offer free time in Rome city center Pantheon. Within this free time, our guests who wish may join our extra Vatican and Rome Local Neighborhoods Tour program (65 Euro). Starting with a view of Castel San’t Angelo – Castle of the Angels and Navona Square, we visit the Vatican / San Pietro, which is 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, on special occasions, the Pope steps out from his office to greet the public, and where the San Pietro Cathedral, the world’s largest cathedral with 140 saints’ statues, is located. Our guests who wish may visit the cathedral section “free of charge” subject to availability. After the free time provided, we start our Rome Local Neighborhoods tour. In this tour where we 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 as well as its naturalness and simplicity; Piazza Trilussa; Ponte Sisto; and the Ghetto areas, along with the Ancient Tiber Island connected to the city by 2 bridges, are among the places to be seen. After the walking tour through the maze-like narrow back streets with small tables set out, we complete our tour and return to our hotel in the Rome region.
ROME – (Outlet Tour) – ISTANBUL
After breakfast and hotel check-out, we head to Rome Fiumicino Airport for our return flight to Istanbul. On the way, our guests who wish may join our extra Outlet Tour program (25 Euro). After the pleasant free time we will offer at the outlet center, which hosts stores of Italy’s most prestigious brands that shape the world and fashion trends, as well as cafes and restaurants and personal activity areas, we continue our journey to the airport. After completing baggage drop-off, check-in, and passport control procedures upon arrival at the airport, we fly to Istanbul at 14:50 with Pegasus Airlines flight PC1224. Arrival at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 18:20 local time and the end of our tour.