1. DAY ISTANBUL – BERGAMO – MILAN
Meeting with our valued guests in front of the Pegasus Airlines counter at the International Departures Terminal of Sabiha Gökçen Airport. After baggage and ticket procedures, flight to Milan with Pegasus Airlines scheduled service. Upon arrival, panoramic Milan city tour. During our tour, we will see the Milan Castle “Castello Sforzesco,” one of the city’s historical monuments, and the “Galleria,” which made its mark on the Industrial Revolution of the 19th century. Galleria is also known as Europe’s first covered shopping center. Famous French engineer Gustave Eiffel was inspired by it when constructing the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The Duomo, where Gothic art can be seen intensely, is the fourth largest church in the world with its exterior covered by more than 2,000 statues. In your free time, you may see the richness of the shop windows on Via Monte Napoleone and Via La Spiga, known as the center of fashion. After the city tour, transfer to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
2. DAY MILAN
After breakfast at the hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Como Lake & Outlet & Lugano (Switzerland) Lake Tour (85 Euro). On our tour, we visit Como and its surroundings, a glacial lake of the Lombardy region with breathtaking scenery stretching along the foothills of the Alps. Then, there is an opportunity to shop at the outlet where world-famous brands can be found. After the outlet visit, we head to Lugano, one of Switzerland’s most elegant and affluent lakeside towns located at the foothills of the Alps. After this nature-filled tour, famous for its cafés along the lake shore where you cannot stop taking photos, we return to Milan and transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
3. DAY MILAN - NICE
After breakfast, departure for Nice. However, before that, along the route, we will arrange the optional San Remo Tour (35 Euro) for guests who wish to participate. We visit San Remo, founded by the Romans and one of the major tourism centers of the Italian Riviera. Then we continue to Nice. Upon arrival, panoramic city tour. During our tour, we will see the famous Promenade des Anglais, Nice Port, Old Nice and its narrow pedestrian streets, Massena Square, Flower Market, Courthouse, and Jean Medecin Boulevard. In the evening, we depart for the optional Monaco & Monte Carlo Tour (95 Euro) for those who wish to join. On our tour, we will visit the Principality of Monaco, the world’s second smallest independent state after the Vatican, and Monte Carlo, one of Europe’s most dazzling spots with its glamorous casinos and colorful nightlife. Depending on traffic, we will return to Nice in the evening, traveling through different scenic landscapes on the way back. Overnight at our hotel.
4. DAY NICE – MARSEILLE
After breakfast, we leave Nice and head to Marseille. However, before that, along the route, we will depart for the optional Grasse & St. Tropez Tour (60 Euro) for guests who wish to join. We head to Grasse, the perfume capital of France in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region. After free time in the historic center, we travel to Saint-Tropez, which drew the attention of Europe after Brigitte Bardot’s film And God Created Woman in the 1950s and became a favorite of high society. Here we take a city tour and give free time to explore this famous town. Afterwards, upon arrival, we will take a panoramic city tour. The Notre Dame de la Garde Basilica from the 19th century, the Old Port, and Marseille Cathedral are among the sights to be seen. After the tour, transfer to the hotel and rest. Overnight at your hotel.
5. DAY MARSEILLE
We start the day with breakfast at the hotel. Then, with the participation of guests who wish, we depart for the optional Aix-en-Provence & Avignon & Arles Tour (85 Euro). Our first stop is Aix-en-Provence, which enchants us with its natural beauty. During our tour, the Fountain of the Four Dolphins, the Albertas and Cardeurs Squares, Saint Sauveur Cathedral, and Cours Mirabeau are among the places to be seen. Our next stop is Avignon. The Festival d’Avignon, held every July since 1947, the medieval city walls, the Papal Palace (Palais des Papes), and the world-famous Pont St. Bénézet Bridge (Pont d’Avignon), which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List, are among the places we will see. Then our next stop is Arles. This city, home to Van Gogh’s most important paintings such as “Starry Night,” “The Langlois Bridge,” and “Woman with a Parasol,” is also known as the place where he cut off his ear in a fit of rage. He hosted Gauguin here during the approximately 14 months he spent in the city. Aside from the place where the painter painted “Starry Night,” we will also visit the 25,000-seat amphitheater built in Roman times and its charming narrow streets panoramically. After the tour, transfer to the hotel and free time. Overnight at our hotel.
6. DAY MARSEILLE – BARCELONA
We start the day with breakfast at the hotel. Then we depart for Barcelona. However, before that, along the route, we will head for the optional Carcassonne Tour (45 Euro) for guests who wish to join. During our walk in this city whose history dates back to the 6th century BC, you will feel as if you have traveled back to the Middle Ages. Carcassonne, one of the most magnificent castle cities that has survived to the present day, was restored and added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1997. After the tour, our journey to Barcelona continues. Upon arrival, panoramic Barcelona city tour. Barcelona attracts four times its population in tourists thanks to the works it possesses. On our panoramic city tour, we will see La Sagrada Familia, also known as the “Unfinished Church,” Spain and Catalunya Squares, Gaudí’s Houses (Casa Batlló and Casa Milà), Catalonia Square, La Rambla Street, and Port Olímpic. After the city tour, transfer to your hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
7. DAY BARCELONA
After breakfast at the hotel, guests who wish may join the optional Girona & Figueres Tour (80 Euro). We begin with Girona, founded on the banks of the Onyar River and at first glance reminiscent of Florence, the richest city in the region. This charming medieval city, with its narrow streets and cathedral, is also the city where scenes from the film Perfume were shot. On our panoramic tour, we will see the Lion Statue, Cathedral Square, the Houses with Mezuzahs, the Jewish Quarter, La Rambla, and the famous shops. After free time, we head to Figueres with the view of the Pyrenees. This town has such an impressive atmosphere that it inspired the world-admired, boundary-breaking painter Salvador Dalí throughout his life. Here we will visit the museum-house decorated by the famous surrealist painter Salvador Dalí with his own hands. In this museum, where the value of each work is expressed in millions of dollars, and where his immortal love Gala is portrayed, we will visit the museum containing his mind-bending works. After the visit to the museum, our tour ends. Guests who wish may join the optional evening activity Flamenco Night (65 Euro) arranged by our guide. Overnight at your hotel.
8. DAY BARCELONA – ISTANBUL
After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Barcelona Airport. After the check-in procedures are completed, departure to Istanbul on Pegasus Airlines flight PC 1092 at 14:35. Arrival in Istanbul at 19:00 local time and end of the tour.