Italy Icons Tour with Pegasus Airlines, 4 Nights, Morning Bergamo Departure – Evening Rome Return

ISTANBUL – BERGAMO – MILAN – VERONA – VENICE
After completing baggage drop-off, ticket, and passport control procedures at Sabiha Gökçen Airport International Terminal 3 hours before the flight, we fly to Bergamo at 09:30 with Pegasus Airlines scheduled flight PC1211. Upon arrival at Bergamo Airport at 10:20 local time, we depart by our private coach waiting at the airport and head to Milan city center to carry out our city tour. Upon arrival 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 The Last Supper by the great master Leonardo Da Vinci. Although it is the business and financial capital of Italy, it is also the right address for shopping, nightlife, and food and beverage experiences. During our city tour in Milan, 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 are among the places to be seen. After the Milan city tour, we head to Verona. Verona, listed as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site, is also home to the second largest amphitheater in Italy after the Colosseum, and the home of Romeo and Juliet, the famous work by the renowned English writer Shakespeare, which tells the world’s greatest love story known today. After our panoramic walking tour, which we will carry out on foot along Via Mazzini (main square) and Erbe Square, surrounded by many shops, cafes, and stores, and during which we will also see Verona Cathedral, we complete our tour and set off for our hotel in the Venice region. Upon arrival at the hotel, room assignment and free time for 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. Along 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 the main iconic structures such as San Marco Square, built from stone and marble with its columns brought from Istanbul, San Marco Basilica, the Doge’s Palace designed and used as a symbol of magnificence 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 at the end of the tour, we continue our journey to our hotel in the Florence region. Along the way, guests who wish may join the optional Outlet Tour (35 Euro). After enjoying free time for quality and affordable shopping at the outlet center, which hosts stores of Italy’s most prestigious brands that shape the world and fashion trends, as well as cafes, restaurants, and personal activity areas, we complete our tour and continue our journey to our hotel in the Florence region. Upon arrival at the hotel, room assignment and free time for rest.
FLORENCE – (Pisa Tour) – (Siena Tour) – ROME
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart to conduct our Florence city tour. Along the way, guests who wish may join the optional Pisa Tour (50 Euro). Upon arrival in Pisa, the places to be visited during our tour include the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Cathedral, the Baptistery, and Miracles Square. After a short free time for photographs, we continue our journey to Florence city center. In Florence, the capital of the Renaissance and the hometown of Pinocchio, we will first see from the outside the Santa Maria Del Fiore Cathedral, which immediately draws attention with its orange dome and is the 4th largest church in Europe. One of the most striking features of the cathedral is its bronze doors, some of which depict prophetic stories mentioned in the Quran and are called the “Gates of Paradise.” Later, Giotto’s Bell Tower, once used to summon the people to parliament, Signoria Square, which for centuries was Florence’s political and social center and where Michelangelo’s famous Statue of David is located, and the Old Bridge (Ponte Vecchio), famous for its antique and jewelry shops, are among the places to be seen. After the Florence city tour, we head to Rome. Along the way, guests who wish may join the optional Siena Tour (50 Euro). Siena is famous for its narrow streets dating back to the Middle Ages, small avenues, and Campo Square, considered the largest square in Europe. After a pleasant excursion through Campo Square in Siena 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 for rest.
ROME – (Rome Icons & Vatican and Rome Local Neighborhoods Tour)
After breakfast, we offer a full day at leisure. Guests who wish may join the optional Rome Icons & Vatican and Local Neighborhoods Tour (95 Euro). In Rome, called Urbs aput mundi, meaning “the city at the center of the world,” we take you on a historical journey through Rome and its icons, where art, history, music, shopping, sunshine, and cuisine meet, and where buildings in different styles from antiquity to the Renaissance await you. While the works created by architects competing with one another attract thousands of tourists to the city in every season, Rome carries even these crowds without overwhelming the visitor, with all its beauty and elegance. On our tour, in the imperial city of Rome, which has shaped European civilization and bears witness to 23 centuries of history, we will first see the Colosseum, the symbol of the city and an ancient theater that hosted gladiator fights throughout the Roman Empire, the Roman Forum, the center of ceremonies during imperial times, the Fountain of Love, where legend says that those who throw a coin into it will return to Rome, the Spanish Steps famous for street performers, and Piazza Pietra and Piazza Popolo panoramically. At the end of the Rome Icons Tour, we offer free time at the Pantheon. We then see Castel Sant’Angelo – the Castle of Angels – and Navona Square, and visit Vatican / San Pietro, the center of the Catholic branch of Christianity and the world’s smallest country by area. At San Pietro Square (St. Peter’s Square), where thousands of Catholics come to worship each year and gather, and where on special occasions the Pope comes out from his residence to greet the people, we offer free time in the presence of the San Pietro Cathedral (St. Peter’s Basilica), the world’s largest cathedral with 140 statues of saints. After the free time provided, we begin our Rome Local Neighborhoods tour. In this tour, where we mingle with the people of Rome and feel like residents of the city ourselves, we experience the true Italian atmosphere with its authenticity and simplicity, as well as its cafes, small family restaurants, boutiques, greengrocers, butchers, and many other small and charming shops. Trastevere, Piazza Trilussa, Ponte Sisto, and the Ghetto districts, along with Tiber Island, connected to the city by two bridges, are among the places to be seen panoramically. After a walk through the small, maze-like backstreets with small tables set out, we complete our tour and return to our hotel in the Rome region.
ROME – (Nemi Strawberry Village & Castel Gandolfo Tour) – ISTANBUL
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we head to Rome Fiumicino Airport for our return flight to Istanbul. Along the way, guests who wish may join the optional Nemi Strawberry Village & Castel Gandolfo Tour (45 Euro). Our first visit on this tour will be Nemi. Known for its wild strawberries and therefore called the “Strawberry Village,” Nemi hosts an annual strawberry festival. After our sightseeing tour in Nemi, where narrow streets open onto squares and the enchanting lake and valley view blend with the scent of strawberries in the air, we move on to Castel Gandolfo. Known as the “pearl of the Castelli Romani,” this elegant town, with its nature, history, and peaceful atmosphere, offers you a refreshing escape from the crowds of Rome and a delightful journey by the lake. This charming town, which has maintained its importance for centuries as the summer residence of the popes, offers visitors a different Italian experience with its architecture, narrow streets, and unique views. Situated on the shores of Lake Albano, a volcanic crater lake, Castel Gandolfo is as captivating with its historical texture as it is with its natural beauty. After our tour, we continue our journey to the airport. Upon arrival at the airport, after completing baggage drop-off, check-in, and passport control procedures, we fly to Istanbul at 17:15 with Pegasus Airlines flight PC1226. Arrival at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 21:45 local time and end of the tour.