1. DAY — ISTANBUL – ROME
We meet you, our valued guests, in front of the Pegasus Airlines check-in counter at the International Departures Terminal of Sabiha Gökçen Airport. After baggage drop and ticket procedures, we depart on Pegasus Airlines scheduled flight. Upon arrival, we meet our private coach waiting for us at the airport and proceed for a panoramic Rome city tour. During our city tour, we will see Castel Sant’Angelo, where Cem Sultan was imprisoned; Piazza Venezia, where Mussolini addressed the public, and the Victor Emmanuel II Monument; the Colosseum, host to gladiator fights; the Trevi Fountain, made famous by the film La Dolce Vita; the Spanish Steps, consisting of 135 steps; and the Spanish Steps area with the sunken ship fountain. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
2. DAY — ROME
After breakfast at the hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Outlet & Lakes Region & Vatican Tour organized by our guide at an extra cost (70 EUR per person). After visiting the beautiful region where the popes spent their summers 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 proceed to St. Peter’s Square, considered the center of Christianity. Upon arrival, free time to visit the Basilica and the Square. Guests who wish may join the optional Rome by Night Tour organized by our guide at an extra cost (30 EUR per person). Overnight at the hotel.
*Today’s optional tours are operated as combined tours. If purchased separately, transportation to and from the tour starting/ending points must be arranged individually.*
3. DAY — ROME – FLORENCE
After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Florence. Guests who wish may join the optional en route Orvieto Tour organized by our guide at an extra cost (30 EUR per person). After seeing the ancient city center and Orvieto Cathedral in Orvieto, a city of great importance in Italy’s art and general history and blessed with extraordinary natural beauty, we continue to Florence. Upon arrival, a panoramic Florence city tour. During our tour, we will see the Arno River dividing Florence into two, the Ponte Vecchio bridge famous for its jewelers, Palazzo Vecchio where the Medici family ruled Florence, Piazza della Signoria, home to masterpieces such as the statues of Hercules and David, the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral with the third-highest dome in Italy, and the Baptistery famous for its doors. After the tour, transfer to our hotel in Montecatini. Overnight at the hotel.
4. DAY — FLORENCE
After breakfast at the hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Pisa & Portofino Tour organized by our guide at an extra cost (100 EUR per person). In our tour, after seeing the Leaning Tower of Pisa and Piazza dei Miracoli, we will travel by boat to the world-famous village of Portofino, which has been featured in songs. You will love this small town located within a national park. After the tour, transfer to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
5. DAY — FLORENCE – VENICE
After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Venice. Guests who wish may join the optional en route Bologna Tour organized by our guide at an extra cost (30 EUR per person). In our Bologna city tour, Piazza Maggiore, considered the center of Bologna, the Neptune Fountain right behind the square, the Old Stock Exchange Building, Europe’s first university building, the Quadrilatero (old market), and the Garisenda and Asinelli towers, which have become symbols of Bologna, will be among the places seen. After the tour, we continue to Venice. Upon arrival at Tronchetto Square, we take a short boat ride to St. Mark’s Square and enjoy 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 Tower, and the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore. After the city tour, free time. Following the tour, transfer to our hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
6. DAY — VENICE – MILAN
After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Milan. Guests who wish may join the optional en route Verona & Lake Garda Tour organized by our guide at an extra cost (50 EUR per person). In our tour, we will see the House of Romeo & Juliet, the subject of the greatest love story in history, Verona Arena, Scaligero Bridge with its unique architecture, and Verona Cathedral. After the Verona tour, we will visit Lake Garda, one of Northern Italy’s most beautiful lakes. After the tour, we continue to Milan. Upon arrival, a panoramic Milan city tour. During our tour, we will see Milan Duomo, Italy’s second-largest church, which took approximately 500 years to complete, Fortezza Castle, and Vittorio Emanuele Gallery, home to the world’s most famous fashion stores. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
7. DAY — MILAN – ISTANBUL
After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Bergamo Airport according to the flight time. After completing baggage and check-in procedures, depart for Istanbul on Pegasus Airlines scheduled flight. Upon arrival, the tour and our services end.