1. DAY ISTANBUL – BERGAMO – MILAN
We meet our valued guests in front of the Pegasus Airlines counter at the International Departures Terminal of Sabiha Gökçen Airport. After baggage and ticket procedures, we depart on Pegasus Airlines scheduled flight. Upon arrival, we head with our private coach waiting at the airport for a panoramic Milan city tour. During our tour, we will see the Milan Duomo, the largest 2nd church in Italy whose completion took approximately 500 years, the Fortezza Castle, and the Vittorio Emanuele Gallery, home to the world’s most famous fashion stores. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
2. DAY MILAN – VENICE
After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Venice. Our guide’s en route tour will be the Verona & Lake Garda Tour. During our tour, we will see the House of Romeo & Juliet, which is the subject of the greatest love story in history, the Verona Arena, the Scaligero Bridge with its unique architecture, and Verona Cathedral. After our Verona tour, we will visit Lake Garda, one of the most beautiful lakes in Northern Italy. After the tour, we continue to Venice. Upon arrival at Tronchetto Square, we take a short ferry ride to San Marco Square and begin our panoramic Venice city tour. During our city tour, we will see 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 and Clock Tower, and San Giorgio Maggiore Church. Free time after the city tour. Overnight at the hotel.
3. DAY VENICE – FLORENCE
After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Florence. Our guide’s en route Bologna Tour. During our Bologna city tour, we will see Piazza Maggiore, considered the center of Bologna; Neptune Fountain right behind the square; the Old Stock Exchange Building; the first university building in Europe; Quadrilatero (the old market); and the Garisenda and Asinelli towers, which have become symbols of Bologna. After the tour, we continue to Florence. Upon arrival, we begin our panoramic Florence city tour. During our tour, we will see the Arno River, which divides Florence into two; the Ponte Vecchio bridge famous for its goldsmiths; Palazzo Vecchio, where the Medici family ruled Florence; Piazza Della Signoria, home to the Renaissance masterpieces Hercules and David; the Santa Maria del Fiore Duomo, which has 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. Overnight at the hotel.
4. DAY FLORENCE
After breakfast at the hotel, free time. Our guide’s Pisa & Portofino Tour. After seeing the Leaning Tower of Pisa and Miracoli Square, we travel by boat to the world-famous Portofino town, featured in songs. You will love this small settlement located inside a national park. After the tour, transfer to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
5. DAY FLORENCE – ROME
After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Rome. Opportunity to join the Orvieto Tour organized by our guide en route. After visiting the ancient city center and Orvieto Duomo in Orvieto, which holds an important place in Italy’s art and general history and has extraordinary natural beauty, we continue to Rome. Upon arrival, we begin our panoramic Rome city tour. During our city tour, we will see Castel Sant’Angelo, where Cem Sultan was imprisoned, Venice Square and the Vittorio Emanuele II Monument, where Mussolini addressed the public, the Colosseum, which hosted gladiator battles, the Trevi Fountain, famous from 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. Overnight at the hotel.
6. DAY ROME
After breakfast at the hotel, free time. Our guide’s Outlet & Lakes Region & Vatican Tour. After visiting the region with natural beauty where the popes spend their summers and the Nemi village, famous for its wild strawberries, we stop for free time at the Castel Romano Outlet, Italy’s most famous shopping outlet. Then we head to St. Peter’s Square, considered the center of Christianity. Upon arrival, free time to visit the Basilica and Square. Afterwards, our guests may join our guide’s Rome by Night Tour. Overnight at the hotel.
7. DAY ROME
After breakfast at the hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the Naples & Pompeii Tour organized by our guide. Our first stop is Pompeii, a city that remained buried under 7 meters of ash and soil until the 18th century after Mount Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD. After the excavations, we will have the opportunity to see the houses, palaces, and petrified people that emerged. After visiting the Pompeii open-air museum, we continue to Naples. Upon arrival, we begin a panoramic Naples city tour. During our city tour, we will see Plebiscito Square, the main square of Naples; the Royal Palace built in the 17th century; Castel Nuovo (New Castle); the San Francesco di Paola Basilica, inspired by St. Peter’s Square and the Pantheon in Rome; the I. Umberto Gallery, where the shops are located; the San Carlo Theatre, built in 1737 and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site; and Naples Port. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
8. DAY ROME – ISTANBUL
After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Rome Airport depending on the flight time. After completing baggage and check-in procedures, departure for Istanbul on Pegasus Airlines scheduled flight. Upon arrival, the tour and our services come to an end.