ITALY ICONS TOUR WITH AJET AIRLINES 4 NIGHTS Morning Bergamo Departure – Afternoon Rome Return || 17041||22615

ISTANBUL – BERGAMO – MILAN – VERONA – VENICE
After completing baggage drop-off, ticketing, and passport control procedures at Sabiha Gökçen Airport Domestic Terminal 3 hours before the flight, we fly to Bergamo on AJet Airlines’ scheduled flight VF61 at 11:15. Upon our arrival at Bergamo Airport at 12:15 local time, we transfer by our private coach waiting for us at the airport to Milan city center to carry out our city tour. After arriving in Milan, city tour. Milan, one of Europe’s fashion capitals, also stands out with its cuisine, opera, churches, and priceless works of art such as the fresco of Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper. Although it is Italy’s business and financial capital, it is also the right address for shopping, nightlife, and food and beverage experiences. During our city tour in Milan, we will see the famous opera house La Scala, Duomo Square and Cathedral, La Galleria where many famous brands are located and where you can enjoy shopping, and Porta Romano among the places to be seen. After the Milan city tour, we proceed to Verona. Verona, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List, is also home to Italy’s second-largest amphitheater after the Colosseum and the house of the world-famous love story Romeo and Juliet, written by the famous English writer Shakespeare. After our panoramic sightseeing tour on foot through Via Mazzini (main square) and Erbe Square, surrounded by many shops, cafes, and stores, where we can also see Verona Cathedral, we complete our tour and head to our hotel in the Venice region. Upon arrival at the hotel, room assignment and free time to rest. VENICE – (Venice Masterpieces & Hidden Venice Walking Tour) – (Outlet Tour) – FLORENCE
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we head to our hotel in the Florence region. On the way, guests who wish may join the optional Venice Masterpieces and Hidden Venice Walking Tour (80 Euro – including vaporetto and city entrance fees). During our tour in Venice, we will see major iconic structures such as St. Mark’s Square, whose columns were brought from Istanbul and built of stone and marble, St. Mark’s Basilica, the Doge’s Palace designed and used as a symbol of grandeur and power, the Clock Tower, the Bridge of Sighs, and the historic Campanile Bell Tower, then enjoy a pleasant walk through the streets of Venice connected by bridges and extending along narrow canals. After free time given at the end of the tour, we continue our journey to the Florence region hotel. On the way, guests who wish may join the optional Outlet Tour (35 Euro). In the outlet center, which hosts stores of Italy’s most prestigious brands that shape the fashion trend in the world, as well as cafes, restaurants, and personal activity areas, we offer pleasant free time for quality and affordable shopping, and then complete our tour and continue to our hotel in the Florence region. Upon arrival at the hotel, room assignment and free time to rest. FLORENCE – (Pisa Tour) – (Siena Tour) – ROME
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart to organize our Florence city tour. On the way, guests who wish may join the optional Pisa Tour (50 Euro). Upon arrival in Pisa, our tour includes the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Cathedral, the Baptistery, and Miracles Square. After a short free time for photos, we continue our journey to the center of Florence. In Florence, the capital of the Renaissance and the birthplace of Pinocchio, we will first see from the outside the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral, which immediately attracts attention with its orange dome and is the 4th largest church in Europe. One of the cathedral’s most striking features is the bronze door called the “Gate of Paradise,” on which scenes representing the stories of the prophets mentioned in the Holy Quran are depicted. Then Giotto’s Bell Tower, which was once used to call the people to parliament, Signoria Square, the political and social center of Florence for centuries and home to Michelangelo’s famous David statue, and the Old Bridge (Ponte Vecchio), famous for its antique and goldsmith shops, will be among the places to be seen. After the Florence city tour, we head to Rome. On the way, guests who wish may join the optional Siena Tour (50 Euro). Siena is famous for its narrow streets from the Middle Ages, small avenues, and Campo Square, considered one of the largest squares in Europe. After a pleasant walk in Siena through Campo Square and the narrow, historic streets leading to it, we continue our journey to Rome. Upon arrival at our hotel in the Rome region, room assignment and free time to rest. ROME – (Rome Icons & Vatican and Local Neighborhoods Tour)
After breakfast, we offer a full day of free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Rome Icons & Vatican and Local Neighborhoods Tour (95 Euro). We take you on a historical journey through Rome and its icons, a city described as Urbs aput mundi, meaning “the city at the center of the world,” presenting art, history, music, shopping, sunshine, and cuisine, with buildings in different styles ranging from antiquity to the Renaissance. While the works created by architects competing with one another attract thousands of tourists to the city in every season, Rome carries these crowds without overwhelming the visitor, with all its beauty and elegance. In our tour, in the imperial city of Rome, which has shaped European civilization and witnessed 23 centuries of history, we will first see the Colosseum, the ancient theater that became the symbol of the city and hosted gladiator fights throughout the Roman Empire, the Roman Forum, the ceremonial center of the city in imperial times, the Trevi Fountain, where, according to legend, anyone who throws a coin in will return to Rome, and the Spanish Steps, famous for street artists, as well as Piazza Pietra and Piazza Popolo panoramically. At the end of the Rome Icons Tour, we offer free time at the Pantheon. Then we see Castel Sant’Angelo – the Castle of the Angels – and Navona Square, and visit the Vatican / San Pietro, the center of the Catholic denomination of Christianity and the world’s smallest country by area. In San Pietro Square (St. Peter’s Square), where thousands of Catholics come to worship every year and where, on special occasions, the Pope comes out from his office to greet the people, we offer free time in front of St. Peter’s Basilica, the world’s largest cathedral with 140 statues of saints. After the free time, we start our Rome Local Neighborhoods tour. In this tour, where we blend in with the people of Rome and feel like one of the city’s residents, we will experience the real Italian atmosphere in Trastevere, Piazza Trilussa, Ponte Sisto, and the Ghetto area, with its naturalness and simplicity as well as its cafes, small family restaurants, boutiques, greengrocers, butchers, and many other small and charming shops. The Antica Tiber Island, connected to the city by 2 bridges, will be seen panoramically. After our walk through the back narrow streets with small tables set out, resembling a labyrinth, we complete our tour and return to our hotel in the Rome region. ROME – ISTANBUL
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart for Rome Fiumicino Airport for our return flight to Istanbul. Upon arrival at the airport, after completing baggage drop-off, check-in, and passport control procedures, we fly to Istanbul on AJet Airlines’ flight VF74 at 13:10. Arrival at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 17:45 local time, and the end of our tour.