Italy Icons Tour with Turkish Airlines, 4 nights, Morning Milan Departure – Evening Naples Return

ISTANBUL – MILAN – (Verona Tour) – VENICE
After the baggage drop-off, ticketing, and passport control procedures at Istanbul Airport International Terminal, which you will complete 3 hours before the flight, we fly to Milan at 06:50 with Turkish Airlines scheduled flight TK1873. Upon our arrival at Milan Malpensa Airport at 08:45 local time, we head to Milan city center with our private bus waiting for us at the airport to carry out our city tour. After arriving 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 finance capital, Milan is also the right address for shopping, nightlife, and dining experiences. During our city tour in Milan, we will see the famous opera house La Scala, Piazza Duomo and the Cathedral, La Galleria, where many famous brands are located and where you can enjoy shopping, and Porta Romano. After the Milan city tour, we depart for Venice. On the way, guests who wish may join our optional Verona Tour (50 Euro). Located on the UNESCO World Heritage List, Verona is also home to Italy’s second-largest amphitheater after the Colosseum and is where the home of Juliet is located, the setting of Shakespeare’s famous work Romeo & Juliet, which tells the world’s greatest love story known today. We will complete our tour in Verona with a visit to Piazza delle Erbe and continue our journey to our hotel in the Venice region. Transfer to our hotel in Venice. Room assignment and free time to rest.
VENICE – (Venice Masterpieces & Hidden Venice Walking Tour) – PISA – FLORENCE
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we head to Pisa. On the way, guests who wish may join our optional Venice Masterpieces and Hidden Venice Walking Tour (80 Euro – “including vaporetto and city entrance fees”). During our tour in Venice, we will see the main iconic works such as St. Mark’s Square, built of stone and marble with its columns brought from Istanbul, St. Mark’s 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. Afterwards, 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. Upon our arrival in Pisa, our tour will include the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the cathedral, the baptistery, and Piazza dei Miracoli. 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 assignment and free time to rest.
FLORENCE – (San Gimignano & Siena Tour) – ROME
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart to take 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 draws attention with its orange dome and is the 4th largest church in Europe. One of the most striking features of the cathedral is its bronze door, called the “Gate of Paradise,” on which the stories of prophets mentioned in the Quran are also depicted. Later, Giotto’s Bell Tower, once used to summon the public to parliament; Signoria Square, which was the political and social center of Florence for centuries and also contains Michelangelo’s famous statue of David; and the Old Bridge (Ponte Vecchio), famous for its antique and jewelry shops, are among the sights to be seen. After the Florence city tour, we depart for Rome. On the way, guests who wish may join our optional San Gimignano & Siena Tour (80 Euro). The first stop of our tour will be San Gimignano. San Gimignano, which has earned its place on the UNESCO World Heritage List for preserving its medieval architecture and appearance to the present day, is also known as the “Town of Beautiful Towers” thanks to 14 architectural marvel towers that survived out of 76 towers as a result of wars and natural disasters. After our sightseeing tour in San Gimignano, with its narrow streets that make visitors feel as if time has stopped and they have traveled back to the Middle Ages, and its squares from which 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 from the Middle Ages, its small avenues, and Campo Square, regarded as the largest square in Europe. After our 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 our 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 at leisure. Guests who wish may join our optional Rome Icons & Nemi Strawberry Village Tour (85 Euro). The first stop of our 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 its very 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, referred to as Urbs aput mundi, meaning “the city at the center of the world,” offering art, history, music, shopping, sunshine, and cuisine, with its buildings in different styles spanning from ancient times 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 without overwhelming people, with all its beauty and aesthetics. In 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, which became 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 in 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 at the Pantheon. Within this free time, guests who wish may join our optional Vatican and Rome Local Neighborhoods Tour (65 Euro). We begin our tour by seeing Castel Sant’Angelo – the Castle of Angels and Navona Square, and then 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 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 appears outside from his office to greet the public, and where St. Peter’s Basilica, 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 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 experience the true Italian atmosphere in Trastevere, Piazza Trilussa, Ponte Sisto, and the Ghetto areas, which, in addition to their naturalness and simplicity, are full of cafes, small family restaurants, boutiques, greengrocers, butchers, and many more small and charming shops, as well as the Ancient Tiber Island, connected to the city by two bridges. After our walking tour through the small tables set out and the maze-like narrow back streets, we complete our tour and return to our hotel in the Rome region.
ROME – NAPLES – (Outlet Tour) – ISTANBUL
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart for Naples. Upon our arrival in Naples, our panoramic city tour will include Castel Nuovo, Palazzo Reale di Napoli, Galleria Umberto, Teatro di San Carlo, Via Toledo, Piazza del Plebiscito, and Basilica Reale Pontificia San Francesco da Paola. After the city tour and the free time to be given, we head to Naples Airport for our return flight to Istanbul. On the way, guests who wish may join our optional Outlet Tour (25 Euro). After enjoyable free time for quality and affordable shopping 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 complete our tour and continue our journey to Naples Airport. After the baggage drop-off, check-in, and passport control procedures to be completed upon our arrival at the airport, we fly to Istanbul at 20:40 with Turkish Airlines’ direct scheduled flight TK1880. Arrival at Istanbul Airport at 00:05 local time and the end of our tour.