KLASSIEK ITALIË OFFERFEEST FHY (PSR-PSR2) VENETIË 2 NACHTEN EINDE ROMA (3) & FLORENCE (2) & VENETIË (2)

**DAG 1 ISTANBUL – PESCARA – ROME** We meet you, our valued guests, in front of the Freebird Airlines counter at the International Departures Terminal of Istanbul Airport. After baggage and ticket procedures, we depart on a special Freebird Airlines flight. Upon arrival, we transfer to Rome by our private coach waiting for us at the airport. On arrival, we start our **panoramic Rome city tour**. During our city tour, places to be seen include Castel Sant’Angelo, where Cem Sultan was imprisoned, Piazza Venezia, where Mussolini addressed the public, the Victor Emmanuel II Monument, the Colosseum, which hosted gladiator fights, the Trevi Fountain, made famous by the film *La Dolce Vita*, the Spanish Steps consisting of 135 steps, and the Spanish Steps with the “boat fountain.” After the tour, transfer to our hotel. Accommodation at our hotel. **DAG 2 ROME** After breakfast at the hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the **extra** **Outlet & Lakes Region & Vatican Tour** organized by our guide (per person 70€). After visiting the region of natural beauty where the Popes used to spend their summers and the village of Nemi, famous for its wild strawberries, we head to Castel Romano Outlet, one of Italy’s most famous shopping areas, for free time to shop. Then we proceed to San Pietro Square, considered the center of Christianity. Upon arrival, free time to visit the Basilica and the Square. Guests who wish may join the **extra** **Rome by Night Tour** organized by our guide (per person 30€). Accommodation at our hotel. **DAG 3 ROME** After breakfast at the hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the **extra** **Naples & Pompeii Tour** organized by our guide (per person 95€). Our first stop is Pompeii, a city that remained buried under 7 meters of ash and soil until the 18th century after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. After excavations carried out at that time, we will have the opportunity to see the houses, palaces, and petrified people that were brought to light. After visiting the Pompeii open-air museum, we head to Naples. Upon arrival, panoramic Naples city tour. During our city tour, places to be seen include Piazza Plebiscito, the central square of Naples, the Royal Palace built in the 17th century, Castel Nuovo (New Castle), the Basilica of San Francesco di Paola, inspired by St. Peter’s Square in Rome and the Pantheon, the Galleria Umberto I with its shops, the San Carlo Theatre, built in 1737 and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Naples Harbor. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. Accommodation at our hotel. **DAG 4 ROME – FLORENCE** After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Florence. Guests who wish may join the **route extra** **Orvieto Tour** (per person 30€). After visiting the ancient city center and the Orvieto Duomo in Orvieto, which has an important place in Italy’s art and general history and boasts extraordinary natural beauty, we continue to Florence. Upon arrival, **panoramic Florence city tour**. During our tour, places to be seen include the Arno River, which divides Florence into two, the Ponte Vecchio bridge famous for its jewelers, Palazzo Vecchio where the Medici family ruled Florence, Piazza della Signoria, home to Renaissance masterpieces such as the statues of Hercules and David, the Santa Maria del Fiore Duomo with the 3rd highest dome in Italy, and the Baptistery famous for its doors. At the end of the tour, transfer to our hotel in Montecatini. Accommodation at our hotel. **DAG 5 FLORENCE** After breakfast, free time. Guests who wish may join the **Tuscany Tour** organized by our guide for an additional fee (100 Euro). Our first stop is Pisa, where we will see the Leaning Tower of Pisa, which has become a symbol of Italy, and the Miracles Square (Piazza dei Miracoli) right next to it, then we continue to San Gimignano. In San Gimignano, where you will feel as if you are in the Middle Ages, we will see the 13 towers built by rival noble families in the 12th and 13th centuries and Cisterno Square. After the tour, we head to Siena. In Siena, where neighborhood culture is strongly present, there are a total of 17 districts. Places to be seen during our Siena city tour include Campo Square, where the Palio horse races are held with the participation of the districts, the unfinished Siena Duomo, and the narrow streets of the city. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. Accommodation at our hotel. **DAG 6 FLORENCE – VENICE** After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Venice. Guests who wish may join the **route extra** **Bologna Tour** organized by our guide (per person 30€). During our Bologna city tour, places to be seen include Piazza Maggiore, accepted as the center of Bologna, the Neptune Fountain located right behind the square, the Old Stock Exchange Building, Europe’s first university building, Quadrilatero (the old market), and the Garisenda and Asinelli towers, which have become symbols of Bologna. After the tour, we continue our journey to Venice. Upon arrival at Tronchetto Square, we take a short boat ride to San Marco Square and begin our **panoramic Venice city tour**. During our city tour, places to be seen include the famous San Marco 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 Tower and Clock Tower, and the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore. After the city tour, guests may join the optional **Gondola Tour**, the symbol of Venice, organized by our guide during their free time (per person 35€). After the tour, transfer to our hotel. Accommodation at our hotel. **DAG 7 VENICE** After breakfast, free time. Guests who wish may join the **extra** **Ljubljana & Lake Bled Tour** organized by our guide (per person 85€). Lake Bled, formed by the influence of the Bohinj glacier, is 2 km long and 1.3 km wide. You will not be able to get enough of photographing the hills around the lake, their reflections on the water, the traditional boats, the magnificent island with a church on it, and the swans by the lake. You can spend pleasant time walking around the lake or renting a bicycle. After the tour, we head to Ljubljana. Upon arrival, panoramic city tour. Places to be seen during our tour include the Ljubljana River, the Parliament building, the University of Ljubljana, the Old Square, and St. Nicholas Cathedral. After the tour, we return to the hotel. Accommodation at our hotel. **DAG 8 VENICE – PESCARA - ISTANBUL** We start the day with breakfast at the hotel. Then, at the time determined by our guide, we transfer to Pescara Airport. Before that, guests who wish may join the **extra** **San Marino Tour** organized by our guide on the way (per person 35€). During the tour in this small country, one of Europe’s 6 microstates, surrounded by Italian territory and with tourism accounting for 50% of its income, places to be seen include Piazza della Libertà (Liberty Square), Guaita Castle, Cava dei Balestrieri, and Porta San Francesco Church. After the tour, we continue to the airport. Upon arrival, after baggage and check-in procedures, we depart for Istanbul on a special Freebird Airlines flight. Arrival in Istanbul and end of the tour.