1. DAY ISTANBUL – ROME
We meet at the Turkish Airlines counter in the International Departures Terminal at Istanbul Airport. After baggage and ticket procedures, we fly on a scheduled Turkish Airlines service. Upon arrival, we are met by our private coach and enjoy a panoramic Rome city tour. During our city tour, we will see Castel Sant’Angelo, where Cem Sultan was imprisoned, Piazza Venezia and the Vittorio Emanuele II Monument, where Mussolini addressed the public, the Colosseum, which hosted gladiator fights, the Trevi Fountain, famous from the film La Dolce Vita, the Spanish Steps consisting of 135 steps, and the Spanish Steps with the sinking ship fountain. After the tour, transfer to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
2. DAY ROME
After breakfast at the hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Outlet & Lakes Region & Vatican Tour (80 EUR per person), organized by our guide. After visiting the region of natural beauty where the popes stayed during the summer months and the village of Nemi, famous for its wild strawberries, we will have free time for shopping at the famous Castel Romano Outlet. Then we head to St. Peter’s Square, regarded as the center of Christianity. Upon arrival, free time for visiting the Basilica and the Square. Guests who wish may join the optional Rome by Night Tour (35 EUR per person), organized by our guide. Overnight at our hotel.
*Today’s optional tours are combined operations. If purchased separately, transportation to the tour start/end points must be arranged individually.
3. DAY ROME – FLORENCE
After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Florence. Guests who wish have the opportunity to join the en route optional Orvieto Tour (35 EUR per person), organized by our guide. After seeing the ancient city center and the Orvieto Duomo in Orvieto, which holds an important place in Italian art and general history and has extraordinary natural beauty, we continue to Florence. Upon arrival, we take a panoramic Florence city tour. During our tour, we will see the Arno River, which divides Florence into two, the Ponte Vecchio bridge famous for its jewelry shops, Palazzo Vecchio, where the Medici family ruled Florence, Piazza della Signoria, home to the masterpieces of Hercules and David, the Santa Maria del Fiore Duomo, which has the 3rd highest dome in Italy, and the Baptistery, famous for its door. At the end of the tour, transfer to our hotel in Montecatini. Overnight at our hotel.
4. DAY FLORENCE
After breakfast at the hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Pisa & Portofino Tour (110 EUR per person), organized by our guide. In our tour, after seeing the Leaning Tower of Pisa and Piazza dei Miracoli, we will take a boat to the world-famous Portofino town, which has been featured in songs. You will not get enough of this small town located within a national park. After the tour, transfer to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
5. DAY FLORENCE – MILAN
After breakfast, we depart for Milan. Upon arrival, we begin our panoramic Milan city tour. During our tour, we will see Milan Duomo, Italy’s second-largest cathedral, which took approximately 500 years to complete, Fortezza Castle, and the Vittorio Emanuele Gallery, home to the world’s most famous fashion stores. After the tour, guests who wish may join the optional Como Lake Tour (40 EUR per person), organized by our guide. We visit Lake Como and its surroundings, this glacial lake of the Lombardy region with its enchanting view stretching at the foot of the Alps. Afterwards, free time to explore this beautiful lakeside town. After the tour, transfer to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
6. DAY MILAN – VENICE
After breakfast, departure for Venice. Guests who wish may join the en route optional Verona & Lake Garda Tour (60 EUR per person), organized by our guide. During our tour, we will see Juliet’s House, the setting of the greatest love story in history, the Verona Arena, the Scaligero Bridge with its unique architecture, and Verona Cathedral. After the Verona tour, we will visit Lake Garda, one of the most beautiful lakes in Northern Italy. Then our journey continues to Venice. Upon arrival, we take a panoramic Venice city tour. During our city tour, we will see the famous St. Mark’s Square and Basilica, the Bridge of Sighs, where prisoners took one last look at Venice before entering prison, the Grand Canal and the Rialto Bridge on it, the Doge’s Palace, the Bell and Clock Towers, and the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore. After the city tour, guests who wish may join the optional Gondola Tour, symbol of Venice (35 EUR per person). After the tour, transfer to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
7. DAY VENICE – LJUBLJANA
After breakfast, departure for Ljubljana. Guests who wish may join the en route optional Bled Tour (35 EUR per person), organized by our guide. In our tour, you will not get enough of photographing Lake Bled, which is 2 km long and 1.3 km wide and formed by the Bohinj glacier, the hills around the lake, their reflections in the water, traditional boats, the magnificent island with a church on it, and the swans along the lakeshore. You may spend pleasant time walking around the lake or renting a bicycle. After the tour, our journey continues to Ljubljana. Upon arrival, we take a panoramic Ljubljana city tour. The places we will see during our city tour include the Ljubljana River, the Parliament building, the University of Ljubljana, Old Town, and St. Nicholas Cathedral. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
8. DAY LJUBLJANA – ISTANBUL
After breakfast, we check out of the hotel early in the morning and transfer to Ljubljana Airport. After completing baggage and check-in procedures, we depart for Istanbul on a scheduled Turkish Airlines flight. Upon arrival, our tour and services come to an end.