Italy Icons Tour with Pegasus Airlines, 4 nights, Afternoon Bergamo Departure – Evening Rome Return || 16384||20943

ISTANBUL – BERGAMO – MILAN – VENICE
After completing baggage drop, ticket, and passport control procedures at Sabiha Gökçen Airport International Terminal 3 hours before the flight, we fly to Bergamo at 14:20 with Pegasus Airlines scheduled flight PC1213. Upon arrival at Bergamo Airport at 16:10 local time, we proceed to Milan city center with our private bus waiting at the airport to carry out our city tour. City tour after 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 The Last Supper by the great master Leonardo da Vinci. Although it is Italy’s business and financial capital, Milan is also the right address for shopping, nightlife, and food and drink experiences. During our city tour in Milan, where you can enjoy shopping, the famous opera house La Scala, Duomo Square and Cathedral, La Galleria, where many famous brands are located, and Porta Romano are among the sights to see. After the Milan city tour, we depart for Venice. Upon arrival at our hotel in the Venice region, room allocation and free time to rest.
VENICE – (Verona Tour) – (Venice Masterpieces & Hidden Venice Walking Tour) – FLORENCE
After breakfast and hotel check-out, within the free time to be offered, our guests who wish may join our extra Verona Tour (50 Euro) program. Located on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List, Verona also hosts Italy’s second-largest amphitheater after the Colosseum and is also home to Juliet’s house, where the famous English writer Shakespeare’s famous work Romeo & Juliet, which tells the world’s greatest love story known today, takes place. We complete our tour in Verona with a visit to Erbe Square and set off for Florence. Along the way, our guests who wish may join our extra Venice Masterpieces and Hidden Venice Walking Tour (80 Euro – “including Vaporetto and city entrance fees”) program. During our tour in Venice, we will see major iconic structures such as San Marco Square, built of stone and marble with its columns brought from Istanbul, 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 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 allocation and free time to rest.
FLORENCE – PISA – (Siena Tour) – ROME
After breakfast and hotel check-out, we head to Pisa. Upon arrival in Pisa, in our tour, Pisa Tower, the cathedral, baptistery, and Miracoli Square are among the places to visit. After a short free time to see and photograph the world-famous Pisa Tower, we depart to organize our panoramic Florence city tour. 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, 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 called the “Gate of Paradise,” where the stories of the prophets, some of which are also mentioned in the Holy Quran, are represented. Later, 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 Statue of David is located, and the Old Bridge (Ponte Vecchio), famous for its antique and jeweler shops, are among the places to see. After the Florence city tour, we head to Rome. Along the way, our guests who wish may join our extra Siena Tour (50 Euro) program. Siena is famous for its narrow streets and small avenues dating back to the Middle Ages, and Campo Square, considered the largest square in Europe. After a pleasant 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, room allocation 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 at leisure. Our guests who wish may join our extra Rome Icons & Nemi Strawberry Village Tour (85 Euro) program. 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 the local tour in Nemi, where the narrow streets opening onto squares and the enchanting lake and valley view combine 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 encounter art, history, music, shopping, sunshine, and cuisine, with buildings in different styles ranging from antiquity to the Renaissance. While the works produced by architects competing with one another attract thousands of tourists to the city in every season, Rome manages to carry even these crowds without overwhelming people, with all its beauty and aesthetics. 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 in imperial times, the Fountain of Love, where, according to legend, those who throw a coin into it will return to Rome, the Spanish Steps, famous for its 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 Pantheon. Within this free time, our guests who wish may join our extra Vatican and Rome Local Neighborhoods Tour (65 Euro) program. Starting by seeing Castel Sant’ Angelo – the Castle of Angels and Navona Square, we visit Vatican / San Pietro, which is the center of the Catholic branch 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 which contains St. Peter’s Cathedral, the world’s largest cathedral with 140 statues of saints. 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 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 cafés, small family restaurants, boutiques, greengrocers, butchers, and many other small and charming shops in addition to its naturalness and simplicity, Piazza Trilussa, Ponte Sisto, the Ghetto areas, and the Ancient Tiber Island connected to the city by 2 bridges are among the places to see. After the walking tour in the back narrow streets that resemble a labyrinth, 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. Along the way, our guests who wish may join our extra Outlet Tour (25 Euro) program. After the pleasant free time we will offer for quality and affordable shopping at the outlet center, which hosts stores of Italy’s most prestigious brands shaping the world and fashion trend, as well as cafes and restaurants and personal activity areas, we continue our journey to the airport. After completing baggage drop, check-in, and passport control procedures upon arrival at the airport, we fly to Istanbul at 17:15 with Pegasus Airlines flight PC1224. Arrival at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 20:55 local time and end of the tour.