Classic Italy Express with Ajet: 4 nights, morning Bergamo departure – afternoon Rome return

ISTANBUL – MILAN – (Como Tour)
After completing baggage drop-off, ticket, and passport control procedures at Sabiha Gökçen Airport International Terminal 3 hours before the flight, we fly to Bergamo at 09:50 with AJET Airlines’ scheduled flight VF61. Upon our arrival at Bergamo Airport at 11:45 local time, we head to the city center of Milan to carry out our city tour with our private bus waiting for us at the airport. Along the way, guests who wish may join the optional Como Tour (50 Euro). On this tour, we will visit Lake Como, famous for its luxurious lifestyle and natural beauty, which hosts the summer homes of Hollywood celebrities, Europe’s wealthy, and the world jet set, and we will have a photo break accompanied by the lake’s unique view. After the free time to be offered in Como, we continue our journey to Milan city center. 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 experiences. During our city tour in Milan, 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 see. After the city tour, transfer to our hotel in the Milan region. Check-in and free time to rest.
MILAN – (Verona Tour) – VENICE – (Venice Masterpieces & Hidden Venice Walking Tour) – (Venice Colorful Islands & Gondola Tour)
After breakfast and check-out, we depart for our hotel in the Venice region. Along the way, guests who wish may join the optional Verona Tour (50 Euro). Verona, included in the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List, is also home to Italy’s second largest amphitheater after the Colosseum, as well as the home of the famous work Romeo and Juliet by the renowned English writer Shakespeare, which tells the greatest love story known in the world today. After our panoramic tour on foot through Via Mazzini (main square) and Erbe Square, surrounded by many shops, cafes, and stores, where we will also see Verona Cathedral, we complete our tour and continue our journey to our hotel in the Venice region. Along the way, guests who wish may join the optional Venice Masterpieces and Hidden Venice Walking Tour (80 Euro – “including Vaporetto transportation fees”). 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 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. In the free time to be offered at the end of the tour, guests who wish may join the optional Venice Colorful Islands and Gondola Tour (75 Euro) (can be organized for guests who purchased the Venice Masterpieces and Hidden Venice Walking Tour). In this tour, where we will have the chance to observe the Venice island from different angles by passing through the lagoons, we will see the islands of Lido and Murano 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 free time for sightseeing and shopping, we return to Venice and complete our tour with a gondola ride, which has become the symbol of the city. After our Venice Colorful Islands and Gondola Tour program, we arrive at our hotel in the Venice region. Upon arrival at the hotel, check-in and free time to rest.
VENICE – (Outlet Tour) – FLORENCE – (Siena Tour) – ROME
After breakfast and check-out, we set off for Florence. Along the way, guests who wish may join the optional Outlet Tour (40 Euro). After pleasant 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, restaurants, and personal activity areas, we continue our journey to Florence. Upon arrival in Florence, we conduct our 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 its bronze door, called the “Gate of Paradise,” where the stories of prophets mentioned in the Quran are represented allegorically. Later, Giotto’s Bell Tower, once used to summon the people to parliament, Signoria Square, the political and social center of Florence for centuries and home to Michelangelo’s famous David sculpture, 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 depart for Rome. Along the way, guests who wish may join the optional Siena Tour (50 Euro). 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, where we will walk 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, 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 the optional Rome Icons & Nemi Strawberry Village Tour (85 Euro). Our first stop on this 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 narrow streets opening onto squares, a fascinating 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, described as Urbs aput mundi, meaning “the city at the center of the world,” presenting you with art, history, music, shopping, sun, and cuisine, and buildings in different styles extending 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 carries even these crowds without overwhelming the visitor, with all its beauty and elegance. In our tour, in the imperial city of Rome, which shaped European civilization and has witnessed 23 centuries of history, we will first see the Colosseum, the symbol of the city and an ancient theater that 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, those who throw in a coin will return to Rome, the Spanish Steps famous for street artists, and Piazza Pietra and Piazza Popolo as panoramic sights. At the end of the tour, we offer free time in Rome city center, Pantheon. During this free time, guests who wish may join the optional Vatican and Rome Local Neighborhoods Tour (65 Euro). Starting with a view of Castel Sant’Angelo – the Castle of Angels and Navona Square, 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 in San Pietro Square (St. Peter’s Square), 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, 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” 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 as if we are one of the city’s residents, we will experience the true Italian atmosphere with its naturalness and simplicity, as well as its cafes, small family restaurants, boutiques, greengrocers, butchers, and many more small and charming shops in Trastevere, Piazza Trilussa, Ponte Sisto, and the Ghetto districts, as well as the Ancient Tiber Island, connected to the city by 2 bridges. After the walking tour through the back narrow streets 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 head to 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 11:55 with AJET Airlines’ flight number VF74. Arrival at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 15:35 local time and end of our tour.