Great Italy Express Tour During Semester Break (21 January 2027) with Turkish Airlines, 5 nights (VCE-FCO) Venice (1) - Florence (2) - Rome (2)

1. DAY ISTANBUL-VENICE

Meeting in front of the Turkish Airlines counter at Istanbul Airport international departures terminal. After baggage and ticket procedures, departure to Venice.  Arrival in Venice local time. We move to Venice Island together with our private vehicle waiting for us and our guide. Upon arrival, we start our panoramic city tour. Our sightseeing stops are St. Mark's Square, Basilica, Doge's Palace, Clock Tower, Bridge of Sighs, and the historic Campanile Bell Tower. Our guests who wish may join the Gondola (30€) tour, arranged as an extra by your guide. In addition, you may join the Grand Canal tour (55€), an extra excursion where you can see all the beauty and historical structures of the city with our private boats on the Grand Canal passing right through the center of the historic island that has become the symbol of Venice. After the tour, transfer to the hotel, overnight at our hotel.

2. DAY VENICE-FLORENCE (MONTECATINI)

After breakfast, we depart for Florence. Upon arrival in Florence, we begin our panoramic city tour, photographing the historic streets and squares of Florence, and end our panoramic tour at Piazza della Repubblica (Republic Square). After a short break, we continue to discover Renaissance capital Florence, a UNESCO World Heritage site, step by step with our guide for guests who wish to do so. In the afternoon, there is an opportunity to join the extra tour In the Footsteps of the Medici, Renaissance Works (45€). On this tour, we will examine in detail the monuments of this historic city, accompanied by the history of Florence and the life stories of Florence-born artists and scientists who shaped the Renaissance period. During our tour, we will see the Palazzo Vecchio, where the Medici Family ruled in Florence, Piazza della Signoria, which hosts the Hercules and David statues, masterpieces of the Renaissance, the Uffizi Art Gallery, the historic Ponte Vecchio, the oldest bridge in the city, and the Medici Corridor, the House of the famous literary master Dante Alighieri, author of the 13th-century epic poem Divine Comedy, the Santa Maria del Fiore Duomo with the 3rd tallest dome in Italy, and the Baptistery famous for its gate called the "Gate of Paradise" and Florence's famous historic markets. After the tour, transfer to our hotel and overnight at our hotel.

3. DAY FLORENCE (MONTECATINI)

After breakfast, free day. For guests who wish, we depart with our guide for the Great Tuscany tour (145€). On our tour, Pisa - San Gimignano - Volterra are among the places to be seen. Pisa is famous for its leaning tower, considered one of the world's most important historical monuments. During the panoramic tour, the Pisa Tower, cathedral, baptistery, and Miracle Square will be visited, and guests who wish will be able to take photos in this historic city. San Gimignano (the City of 13 Towers) visits the Cisterne Square, considered the center of the city built by rival noble families in the 12th and 13th centuries. Here, you can do plenty of shopping at affordable prices. Volterra, a walled medieval city whose every corner smells of history, has also been the subject of Hollywood films and series (Game of Thrones, Twilight Zone, etc.). This unique Tuscan town, whose history goes back to the Etruscans and Rome, offers many opportunities to its visitors. During our visit to Volterra, we will walk through its narrow medieval streets and squares accompanied by the magnificent view of the Tuscan Valley. Places to be seen include the Roman Theater, the remains of the forum area, the Priori Square, the town's main square, and the Volterra Cathedral built in the 12th century. During free time, you can taste cheese and its famous wines from the town's small shops and sip your coffee in the historic cafes in the square. After the tour, transfer to our hotel and overnight at our hotel..

4. DAY FLORENCE (MONTECATINI)-ROME

After breakfast, we depart for Rome. After arrival, panoramic Rome city tour. On our tour, we see the Vatican (San Pietro), one of the city's most precious treasures, Castel Sant'Angelo, the Angel's Castle, the remains of the Circo Massimo stadium from the ancient Roman period, and its streets from the Baroque Period, panoramically by bus. After a short photo break at the Colosseum, free time in the afternoon at the end of the tour. In the evening, for our guests who wish, departure for the Rome night tour (45€), which you can join as an extra, where we will see the famous squares we have not seen before in Rome, and spend a pleasant time walking through its streets. After the tour, transfer to our hotel and overnight at our hotel.

5. DAY ROME

After breakfast, free day. For our guests who wish, we depart for the unique nature of our guide's extra arranged Albano Lake & Nemi Roman villages (Strawberry village) & Castelli Romani Outlet (95€) tour. We visit the region with natural beauties where the Popes stayed during the summer months and the village of Nemi, famous for its wild strawberries that you will want to live in forever. At the continuation of the tour, in Castel Romano Designer Outlet shopping opportunity at this center where we will find many famous brands After this tour, with our guests who wish to continue the day, extra Rome Monuments and Masterpieces (65€) tour, in our tour, in the imperial city of Rome, which has shaped European Civilization and witnessed 23 centuries of history, the ancient Pantheon temple, one of the city's oldest monumental works, and Piazza Navona, which has become the city's most famous square with its baroque architecture and famous fountain, the Trevi Fountain, where, according to legend, those who throw a coin into it will return to Rome again, the Spanish Steps famous for street artists, Castel Sant'Angelo - the Castle of Angels and its bridge, are among the places to be seen. In this tour, where you will explore the city step by step with your guide, be ready to lose yourself in Rome's ancient stories and historical texture.  After the tour, transfer to our hotel and overnight at our hotel.

6. DAY ROME-ISTANBUL

After breakfast, check-out from the hotel and transfer to the airport. Departure to Istanbul with Turkish Airlines. Arrival in Istanbul local time and end of our tour.