Italy Icons Tour with Turkish Airlines, 5 Nights; Morning Departure to Milan – Evening Return from Rome

ISTANBUL – MILAN – (Verona Tour) – VENICE
After the baggage drop-off, ticketing, and passport control procedures to be completed 3 hours before departure at Istanbul Airport International Terminal, we fly to Milan at 06:55 with Turkish Airlines scheduled flight TK1873. Upon arrival at Milan Malpensa Airport at 08:40 local time, we depart for the city center of Milan 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 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, 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 are among the places to be seen. After the Milan city tour, we head towards Venice. On the way, our guests who wish may join our extra Verona Tour (50 Euro) program. Verona, listed on the UNESCO World Heritage List, is also home to Italy’s second-largest amphitheater after the Colosseum, and also the place where the house of Juliet is located, 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 and Colorful Islands Tour by Boat) – FLORENCE
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we head to Florence. On the way, our guests who wish may join our extra Venice Masterpieces and Colorful Islands Tour by Boat (125 Euro – including Vaporetto transportation fees) program. In the first part of our tour in Venice, we will see iconic landmarks such as St. Mark’s Square, whose columns were brought from Istanbul and which was built of stone and marble, St. Mark’s Basilica, the Doge’s Palace designed and used as a symbol of grandeur and power, the Clock Tower, the Bridge of Sighs, and the historic Campanile Bell Tower. Then we will take a pleasant walk through the streets of Venice, connected by bridges and stretching along narrow canals. In the continuation of our tour, we organize our Colorful Islands program. On this tour, where we will have the chance to observe Venice island from different angles by passing through the lagoons, we will see Lido and Murano islands from the sea and visit Burano Island, the fishing village famous for its lace and known as one of the 10 most colorful places in the world. After our tour, we continue our journey to Florence. Transfer to our hotel in the Florence region. Check-in and free time to rest.
FLORENCE – (Pisa and Cinque Terre Tour by Train)
After breakfast, we offer a full day free time. During this free time, our guests who wish may join our extra Pisa and Cinque Terre Tour by Train and Boat (90 Euro) program. Upon our arrival in Pisa, our tour will include the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Cathedral, the Baptistery, and Miracoli Square. After a short free time for a photo break, we set off to carry out our Cinque Terre tour. Cinque Terre is a region on Italy’s Ligurian coast, known for its colorful houses, terraced slopes stretching parallel to the coast, and seaside towns. With its narrow streets, coastal views, and preserved architecture, it is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The region offers easy transportation between villages through hiking routes and train connections. After completing our tour with a sightseeing visit and tour in one of the 5 villages that gave Cinque Terre its name, we return to our hotel in the Florence region.
FLORENCE – (San Gimignano & Siena Tour) – ROME
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, 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 from the outside the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, which immediately catches the eye 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,” on which the stories of prophets, some of whom are also mentioned in the Quran, are depicted. Later, Giotto’s Bell Tower, once used to summon the people to parliament, Signoria Square, which has been 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 be seen. After the Florence city tour, we head to Rome. On the way, our 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 earned its place on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List because it has preserved its medieval architecture and appearance to the present day. As a result of wars and natural disasters, it is also known as the “Town of Beautiful Towers” thanks to the 14 architectural marvel towers that survived from 76 towers. After our sightseeing tour in the streets of San Gimignano, where time seems to have stopped and visitors feel as if they have taken a journey back to the Middle Ages, and in its squares where we can panoramic view the 14 magnificent towers, each opening onto the town square, we arrive at the next stop of our tour, Siena. Siena is famous for its narrow streets from the Middle Ages, small avenues, and Campo Square, considered the largest square in Europe. After a pleasant 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, check-in and free time to rest.
ROME – (Rome Icons & Vatican & Rome Local Neighborhoods Tour)
After breakfast, we offer a full day free time. Guests who wish may join our extra Rome Icons & Vatican & Rome Local Neighborhoods Tour (125 Euro) program. In our tour, we first take you on a historical journey through Rome and its icons, the city called 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 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 is able to carry even these crowds without overwhelming people, with all its beauty and elegance. 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, which has become the symbol of the city and hosted gladiator fights throughout the Roman Empire, the Roman Forum, the center of ceremonies in the imperial era, the Fountain of Love, where legend says anyone who throws a coin in will return to Rome, the Spanish Steps famous for street artists, and Piazza Pietra and Piazza Popolo among the panoramic places to be seen. At the end of the tour, we offer free time in the Pantheon city center of Rome. After the free time, we visit Vatican / San Pietro, the center of the Catholic denomination of Christianity and the smallest country in the world by area, starting our tour by seeing Castel Sant’Angelo – the Castle of Angels and Piazza Navona. We offer free time in St. Peter’s Square, where the San Pietro Cathedral, the largest cathedral in the world with 140 statues of saints, is located, and where thousands of Catholics come and gather every year for worship, and where, on special days, the Pope comes out from his office to greet the public. Our 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, Piazza Trilussa, Ponte Sisto, and the Ghetto regions, with their naturalness and simplicity as well as cafés, small family restaurants, boutiques, greengrocers, butchers, and many more small and charming shops, and the Ancient Tiber Island connected to the city by 2 bridges, are among the places to be seen. After our 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 – (Nemi Strawberry Village and Outlet Tour) – ISTANBUL
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we head to Rome Fiumicino Airport for our return flight to Istanbul. On the way, our guests who wish may join our extra Nemi Strawberry Village and Outlet Tour (65 Euro) program. Our first stop on the tour will be Nemi. Nemi, known for its wild strawberries and called the “Strawberry Village” for this feature, hosts an annual strawberry festival. After our sightseeing tour in Nemi, where its narrow streets opening onto squares, the enchanting lake and valley views combine with the scent of strawberries in the air, we continue our journey to the outlet center, which hosts stores of the world’s and Italy’s most prestigious brands shaping fashion trends, as well as cafés and restaurants and personal activity areas, where we will offer pleasant free time for quality and affordable shopping. Upon arrival at the airport, after completing baggage drop-off, check-in, and passport control procedures, we fly to Istanbul at 20:00 with Turkish Airlines flight TK1864. Arrival at Istanbul Airport at 23:35 local time and end of our tour.