Italy Icons Tour with Pegasus Airlines, 4 nights, morning Bergamo departure – evening Rome return || 16382||20935

İSTANBUL – BERGAMO – MILAN – (Verona Tour) – VENICE
After completing baggage drop-off, ticket, and passport control procedures, which you will finish 3 hours before the flight at Sabiha Gökçen Airport International Terminal, we fly to Bergamo at 08:50 with Pegasus Airlines’ scheduled flight PC1211. With our arrival at Bergamo Airport at 10:40 local time, we head to Milan city center with our private bus waiting for us at the airport to carry out our city tour. Upon 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 Last Supper fresco 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 dining. 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 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 Cultural Heritage List, is also home to Italy’s second-largest amphitheater after the Colosseum, and the city where Juliet’s House is located, where the famous British writer Shakespeare wrote his famous work Romeo & Juliet, telling the greatest love story known in the world today. 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 allocation and free time to rest.
VENICE – (Venice Masterpieces & Hidden Venice Walking Tour) – PISA – FLORENCE
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart for Pisa. 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 iconic structures such as San Marco Square, San Marco Basilica, the Doge’s Palace, designed and used as a symbol of magnificence and power, the Clock Tower, the Bridge of Sighs, and the historic Campanile Bell Tower; then 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 Pisa. In our tour upon arrival in Pisa, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the cathedral, the baptistery, and Miracoli Square are among the places to visit. After a short free time to see and photograph the world-famous Leaning Tower of Pisa, transfer to our hotel in the Florence region. Room allocation and free time to rest.
FLORENCE – (San Gimignano & Siena Tour) – ROME
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart to arrange our panoramic city tour of Florence. In Florence, the capital of the Renaissance and the hometown of Pinocchio, we will first see the Cathedral of Santa Maria Del Fiore from the outside, with its orange dome that immediately attracts attention 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,” on which scenes representing the stories of the prophets, some of whom are mentioned in the Holy Quran, are depicted. Later, 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 Statue of David 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 head to Rome. On the way, 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 is on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List because it has preserved its medieval architecture and appearance to the present day, and it is also known as the “Town of Beautiful Towers” thanks to its 14 architectural marvel towers that managed to survive out of 76 towers as a result of wars and natural disasters. After our sightseeing tour in San Gimignano, with its narrow streets where time seems to have stopped and which give visitors the feeling of taking a time journey back to the Middle Ages, and its squares where we can see the 14 magnificent towers panoramically, we arrive at Siena, the next stop of our tour. 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 tour in Siena’s 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 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 the annual strawberry festival. After our sightseeing tour in Nemi, where its narrow streets opening onto squares and the enchanting lake and valley view blend with the scent of strawberries in the air, we take you on a historical journey through Rome and its icons, known as Urbs aput mundi, meaning “the city at the center of the world,” offering art, history, music, shopping, sunshine, and cuisine, with buildings in different styles ranging 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 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 bears witness to 23 centuries of history, the ancient theater Colosseum, which 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 in imperial times, the Fountain of Love, where legend says those who throw a coin in will return to Rome, the Spanish Steps famous for street artists, Piazza Pietra, and Piazza Popolo will be among the places seen panoramically. At the end of the tour, we offer free time in Rome city center at Pantheon. Within this free time, guests who wish may join our extra Vatican and Rome Local Neighborhoods Tour program (65 Euro). Starting with views of Castel Sant’Angelo – the Castle of Angels – and Piazza Navona, we visit Vatican / San Pietro, the center of the Catholic denomination of Christianity and the smallest country in the world by area. We offer free time at San Pietro Square (St. Peter’s Square), where thousands of Catholics come every year to worship and gather, and where the Pope greets the public by stepping outside from his office on special occasions, and where the world’s largest cathedral, San Pietro Cathedral, with 140 saint statues, is located. Guests who wish may visit the cathedral section “free of charge” depending on availability. After the free time, we begin our Rome Local Neighborhoods tour. In this tour where we mingle with the people of Rome and feel like true residents of the city, Trastevere, Piazza Trilussa, Ponte Sisto, and the Ghetto districts, along with the Ancient Tiber Island connected to the city by 2 bridges, will be among the places to see, where besides its naturalness and simplicity, we will experience the real Italian atmosphere with its cafes, small family restaurants, boutiques, greengrocers, butchers, and many other small and charming shops. After a walking tour through its back narrow streets resembling a labyrinth, 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 check-out from the hotel, we depart for Rome Fiumicino Airport for our return flight to Istanbul. On the way, guests who wish may join our extra Outlet Tour program (25 Euro). After the pleasant free time we will offer in the outlet center, which hosts shops of Italy’s most prestigious brands that shape the world and fashion trends, as well as cafes, 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 17:15 with Pegasus Airlines flight PC1224. Arrival at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 20:55 local time and end of our tour.