Italy Icons Tour with Pegasus Airlines, 4 Nights, Morning Bergamo Departure – Morning Rome Return

İSTANBUL – BERGAMO – MILAN – (Verona Tour) – VENICE
After completing baggage drop-off, ticketing, and passport control procedures at Sabiha Gökçen Airport International Terminal 3 hours before the flight, we fly to Bergamo at 09:30 with Pegasus Airlines scheduled flight PC1211. Upon our arrival at Bergamo Airport at 10:20 local time, we depart for Milan city center with our private bus waiting for us at the airport to carry out our city tour. City tour upon arrival in Milan. 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 financial capital, Milan is also the right address for shopping, nightlife, and dining experiences. During our city tour in Milan, places to be seen include 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. After the Milan city tour, we head towards Venice. On the way, 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 world-famous love story Romeo & Juliet, written by the famous English writer Shakespeare, takes place. We will 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. Check-in and free time to rest.
VENICE – (Venice Masterpieces & Hidden Venice Walking Tour) – (Outlet Tour) – FLORENCE
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart for Florence. On the way, 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 structures such as St. Mark’s Square, 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, built of stone and marble with its columns brought from Istanbul; afterward, we will enjoy a pleasant walk through the streets of Venice, connected by bridges and stretching along narrow canals. After free time at the end of the tour, we continue our journey to Florence. On the way, guests who wish may join our extra Outlet Tour program (25 Euro). After the pleasant free time we will provide for quality and affordable shopping at the outlet center, which hosts stores of Italy’s most prestigious brands shaping the world and fashion trends, as well as cafes, restaurants, and personal activity areas, we transfer to our hotel in the Florence region. Check-in and free time to rest.
FLORENCE – PISA – (Siena Tour) – ROME
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart for Pisa. Upon arrival in Pisa, our tour will include the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the cathedral, the baptistery, and Miracle Square. After a short free time to see and photograph the world-famous Leaning Tower of Pisa, we move on to 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 Santa Maria Del Fiore Cathedral, the 4th largest church in Europe, which immediately draws attention with its orange dome. One of the most striking features of the cathedral is the bronze door called the “Gate of Paradise,” where scenes of prophets’ stories, some of which are also mentioned in the Holy Quran, are represented. Then Giotto’s Bell Tower, once used to summon 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 jeweler shops, are among the places to be seen. After the Florence city tour, we depart for Rome. On the way, 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, which is considered the largest square in Europe. After an enjoyable walk in Siena through 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, check-in 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. 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 an annual strawberry festival. After our sightseeing tour in Nemi, where narrow streets opening onto squares and a fascinating 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, which is called Urbs aput mundi, meaning “the city at the center of the world,” and which welcomes you with art, history, music, shopping, sunshine, and cuisine, and with its 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 the visitor. In our tour, in the imperial city of Rome, which has shaped European civilization and witnessed a 23-century 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, whoever throws a coin into it will return to Rome; 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, guests who wish may join our extra Vatican and Rome Local Neighborhoods Tour program (65 Euro). Starting by seeing Castel Sant’Angelo – the Castle of the Holy Angel and Navona Square, we visit Vatican / San Pietro, the center of the Catholic sect of Christianity and the world’s smallest country by area. We offer free time in St. Peter’s Square, where thousands of Catholics come and gather every year for worship, and on special days the Pope comes out from his office to greet the public, and where St. Peter’s Basilica, the world’s largest cathedral with 140 saints’ statues, is located. Guests who wish may visit the cathedral section free of charge, subject to availability. After the free time offered, we begin our Rome Local Neighborhoods tour. In this tour, where we mingle with the people of Rome and feel like residents of the city ourselves, we will experience the real Italian atmosphere with its cafes, small family restaurants, boutiques, greengrocers, butchers, and many other small and charming shops, as well as Trastevere, Piazza Trilussa, Ponte Sisto, the Ghetto district, and the Ancient Tiber Island, which is connected to the city by 2 bridges. After our walking tour through the back narrow streets that resemble a labyrinth with small tables set out, we complete the tour and return to our hotel in the Rome region.
ROME – ISTANBUL
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart for Rome Fiumicino Airport for our return flight to Istanbul. Upon arrival at the airport, after completing baggage drop-off, check-in, and passport control procedures, we fly to Istanbul at 11:35 with Pegasus Airlines flight PC1224. Arrival at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 16:05 Turkish time and end of our tour.