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

ISTANBUL – BERGAMO – MILAN – (Verona Tour) – VENICE
After completing baggage drop-off, ticketing, and passport control procedures, which you will complete 3 hours before the flight at Sabiha Gökçen Airport International Terminal, we fly to Bergamo at 08:50 with Pegasus Airlines scheduled flight PC1211. Upon arrival at Bergamo Airport at 10:40 local time, we proceed to the city center of Milan with our private bus waiting for us at the airport to carry out our city tour. After our arrival in Milan, city tour. Milan, one of Europe’s fashion capitals, stands out not only for this but also for 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 finance capital, Milan is also the right address for shopping, nightlife, and dining experiences. During our city tour in Milan, 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. On the way, guests who wish may join our extra Verona Tour (50 Euro) program. Verona, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List, is also home to Italy’s second largest amphitheater after the Colosseum and the house of Juliet, where Shakespeare’s famous work Romeo & Juliet, which tells the greatest love story known in the world today, 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) – 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 (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 from stone and marble with its columns brought from Istanbul, 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 extending along narrow canals. After free time at the end of the tour, we continue our journey to Pisa. With our arrival in Pisa, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, cathedral, baptistery, and Miracles Square are among the places to be visited on our tour. After a short free time to see and photograph the world-famous Leaning Tower of Pisa, transfer to our hotel in the Florence region. Check-in and free time to rest.
FLORENCE – (San Gimignano & Siena Tour) – ROME
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart for 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, immediately recognizable by its orange dome and the 4th largest church in Europe. One of the most striking features of the cathedral is its bronze door, called the “Gate of Paradise,” where the stories of the prophets, some of which are also mentioned in the Quran, are represented. 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 also located, and the Old Bridge (Ponte Vecchio), famous for its antique and jewelry shops, are among the places to be seen. After the Florence city tour, we head to Rome. On the way, guests who wish may join our extra San Gimignano & Siena Tour (80 Euro) program. Our first stop on the tour will be San Gimignano. San Gimignano has found its place on the UNESCO World Heritage List because it has preserved its medieval architecture and appearance to this day, and it is also known as the “Town of Beautiful Towers” thanks to 14 architectural marvel towers that have survived from 76 towers as a result of wars and natural disasters. After our sightseeing tour in San Gimignano’s narrow streets, which make one feel as if time has stopped and as if taking visitors on a time travel to the Middle Ages, and in its squares where we can see the 14 magnificent towers panoramically, we arrive at Siena, the next stop on our tour. Siena is famous for its narrow streets dating back to the Middle Ages, small avenues, and Campo Square, considered the largest square in Europe. After an enjoyable tour in Siena, in Campo Square and the narrow and historic streets leading to this square, 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 at leisure. 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” because of this feature, Nemi hosts an annual strawberry festival. After our sightseeing tour in Nemi, where its narrow streets opening onto squares and its 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, sun, and cuisine, with buildings in different styles ranging from antiquity to the Renaissance. While the works created by architects competing with each other attract thousands of tourists to the city every season, Rome manages to carry even these crowds without suffocating people, with all its beauty and aesthetics. On our tour, in the imperial city of Rome, which shaped European civilization and bears witness to 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, anyone who throws a coin into it will return to Rome, the Spanish Steps famous for street artists, and Piazza Pietra and Piazza Popolo among the places to be seen panoramically. At the end of the tour, we offer free time in Pantheon, in Rome city center. During this free time, guests who wish may join our extra Vatican and Rome Local Neighborhoods Tour (65 Euro) program. Starting with a view of Castel Sant’Angelo – Castle of Angels and Navona Square, we visit Vatican / San Pietro, the center of the Catholic branch 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 and gather every year for worship, and where the Pope appears from his office to greet the public on special days, 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, subject to 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 residents of the city, we will experience the authentic Italian atmosphere in Trastevere, Piazza Trilussa, Ponte Sisto and the Ghetto areas, which stand out not only for their naturalness and simplicity but also for their cafes, small family restaurants, boutiques, greengrocers, butchers, and many other small and charming shops, as well as the Ancient Tiber Island, connected to the city by two bridges. After the walking tour through the 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 – 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 11:45 with Pegasus Airlines flight PC1222. Arrival at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 15:25 Turkish time and end of our tour.