Classic Italy Express with Pegasus Airlines, 4 nights, morning departure to Bergamo – evening return from Rome || 16497||21250

ISTANBUL – MILAN – (Como Tour)
After completing baggage drop, ticket, and passport control procedures, which you will finish 3 hours before departure at Sabiha Gökçen Airport International Terminal, we fly to Bergamo at 08:50 on Pegasus Airlines scheduled flight PC1211. Upon our arrival at Bergamo Airport at 10:40 local time, we depart for Milan city center with our private bus waiting for us at the airport to conduct our city tour. Guests who wish may join the extra Como Tour (50 Euro) program on the way. In our tour, we will visit Lake Como, famous for its luxury lifestyle and natural beauty, hosting summer homes of Hollywood celebrities, Europe’s wealthy, and the world jet set, and we will take a photo break accompanied by the lake’s unique scenery. After free time 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 destination for shopping, nightlife, and dining experiences; during our city tour, sights to be seen include 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. 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 from the hotel, we depart for our hotel in the Venice region. Guests who wish may join the extra Verona Tour (50 Euro) program on the way. Verona, listed as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site, is also home to Italy’s second-largest amphitheater after the Colosseum and to the house of Romeo and Juliet, the famous work of English writer Shakespeare, which tells the world’s greatest love story. After our panoramic sightseeing tour, which we will carry out on foot along Via Mazzini (main square) and Erbe Square, surrounded by many shops, cafes, and stores, and where we will also see Verona Cathedral, we complete our tour and continue our journey to our hotel in the Venice region. Guests who wish may join the extra Venice Masterpieces and Hidden Venice Walking Tour (80 Euro – “transportation fees by Vaporetto included”) program on the way. During our tour in Venice, we will see major iconic works such as St. Mark’s Square, whose columns were brought from Istanbul and which was built from stone and marble, St. Mark’s Basilica, the Doge’s Palace designed and used as a symbol of splendor 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, which are connected by bridges and extend along narrow canals. In the free time to be given at the end of the tour, guests who wish may join the extra Venice Colorful Islands and Gondola Tour (75 Euro) program (this can be arranged for guests who have purchased the Venice Masterpieces and Hidden Venice Walking Tour). In 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 the 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 – FLORENCE – (Siena Tour) – ROME
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart for Florence. Upon arrival in Florence, we conduct our city tour. In Florence, the capital of the Renaissance and the hometown of Pinocchio, we first see from the outside the Santa Maria Del Fiore Cathedral, the 4th largest church in Europe, which immediately attracts attention with its orange dome. One of the most striking features of the cathedral is the bronze door called the “Gate of Paradise,” on which some prophet stories also mentioned in the Quran are depicted as representations. Then Giotto’s Bell Tower, which was once used to invite the public to parliament; Signoria Square, which was the political and social center of Florence for centuries and where Michelangelo’s famous David statue is located; 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. Guests who wish may join the extra Siena Tour (50 Euro) program on the way. Siena is famous for its narrow medieval streets, small avenues, and Campo Square, considered 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 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 of free time. Guests who wish may join the extra Rome Icons & Nemi Strawberry Village Tour (85 Euro) program. Our first stop on the tour will be Nemi. Known for its mountain strawberries and called the “Strawberry Village” for this feature, Nemi hosts an annual strawberry festival. After our sightseeing tour in Nemi, where narrow streets open 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, described 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 spanning from antiquity to the Renaissance. While the works created by architects competing with one another attract thousands of tourists to the city every season, Rome, with all its beauty and aesthetics, can carry even these crowds without overwhelming a person. In our tour, in the imperial city of Rome, which has shaped European civilization and witnessed 23 centuries of history, we 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 during imperial times; the Trevi Fountain, where legend says that anyone who throws a coin in will return to Rome; the Spanish Steps, famous for street artists; and Piazza Pietra and Piazza Popolo, all of which will be seen panoramically. At the end of the tour, we offer free time in Rome city center at the Pantheon. During this free time, guests who wish may join the extra Vatican and Rome Local Neighborhoods Tour (65 Euro) program. We begin our tour by seeing Castel Sant’Angelo – the Castle of Angels and Navona Square, then visit the 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 St. Peter’s Square (San Pietro Square), where thousands of Catholics come to worship every year and where, on special days, the Pope comes out from his seat 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, depending on availability, visit the cathedral section “free of charge.” After the free time, we start our Rome Local Neighborhoods tour. In this tour, where we mingle with the people of Rome and feel like residents of the city, we experience the true Italian atmosphere in Trastevere, with its naturalness and simplicity, as well as its cafes, small family restaurants, boutiques, greengrocers, butchers, and many other small and charming shops; Piazza Trilussa, Ponte Sisto, and the Ghetto areas, along with the Ancient Tiber Island connected to the city by two bridges, are among the sights to be seen. After our walking tour through the narrow, labyrinth-like backstreets 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 head to Rome Fiumicino Airport for our return flight to Istanbul. Guests who wish may join the extra Outlet Tour (40 Euro) program on the way. After the pleasant free time we will offer at the outlet center, which hosts stores of Italy’s most prestigious brands shaping the world and fashion trends, as well as cafes, restaurants, and personal activity areas, for quality and affordable shopping, we continue our journey to the airport. After the baggage drop, check-in, and passport control procedures to be completed 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 the tour.