ESPRESSO ITALY 2027 SUMMER (FCO-BLQ) PC
DAY 1 ISTANBUL – ROME
We meet our valued guests in front of the Pegasus Airlines counter at Sabiha Gökçen Airport International Departures Terminal. After baggage and ticket procedures, flight on Pegasus Airlines scheduled service. Upon arrival, with our private bus waiting for us at the airport, panoramic Rome city tour. In our city tour, Castel Sant’Angelo where Cem Sultan was imprisoned, Venice Square where Mussolini addressed the public and the II. Vittorio Emmauele monument, the Colosseum that 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 containing the boat fountain will be among the places to see. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
DAY 2 ROME
After the breakfast we will have at the hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the Outlet & Lakes Region & Vatican Tour (80€ per person), which our guide will organize as an extra. After visiting the region with natural beauties where the popes lived during the summer months and the village of Nemi, famous for wild strawberries, where you will want to live forever, free time for shopping in the Castel Romano Outlet area, Italy's most famous shopping destination. Then we head to San Pietro Square, considered the center of Christianity. Upon arrival, free time to visit the Basilica and Square. Guests who wish may join the Rome by Night Tour (35€ per person), which our guide will organize as an extra. Accommodation at our hotel.
*The extra tours offered today are extra tours operated jointly. If purchased separately, transportation to the tour starting / ending points will be provided individually.
DAY 3 ROME – FLORENCE
After the breakfast we will have at the hotel, we depart for Florence. Guests who wish may join the Orvieto Tour (35€ per person), which our guide will organize as an extra en route. After seeing the ancient city center and the Orvieto Duomo in Orvieto, which has an important place in Italy's art and general history and has extraordinary natural beauties, we depart for Florence. Upon arrival, panoramic Florence city tour. In our tour, the Arno River dividing Florence into two, the Ponte Vecchio bridge famous for its jewelers, the Palazzo Vecchio where the Medici Family ruled Florence, Piazza Della Signoria, which hosts the Hercules and David statues, one of the masterpieces of the Renaissance, Santa Maria del Fiore Duomo, which has Italy's 3rd highest dome, and the Baptistery famous for its door are among the places to see. At the end of the tour, transfer to our hotel in Montecatini. Accommodation at our hotel.
DAY 4 FLORENCE
After the breakfast we will have at the hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the Pisa & Portofino Tour (120€ per person), which our guide will organize as an extra. In our tour, after seeing the Leaning Tower of Pisa and Miracoli Square, we will go by boat to the world-famous town of Portofino, which has been the subject of songs. You will never get enough of this small town located in a national park. After the tour, transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
DAY 5 FLORENCE – VENICE
After the breakfast we will have at the hotel, we set off for Venice. Guests who wish may join the Bologna Tour (35€ per person), which our guide will organize as an extra en route. In our tour, Piazza Maggiore (Grand Square), considered the center of Bologna, the Neptune Fountain located just behind the square, the Old Stock Exchange Building, Europe's first university building, Quadrilatero (old market), and the Garisenda and Asinelli towers, which have become symbols of Bologna, are among the places to see. After our tour, departure for Venice. Upon arrival, panoramic Venice city tour. After arriving at Tronchetto Square, we reach St. Mark's Square by short boat ride. In our city tour, the famous St. Mark's Square and Church, 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 the Church of Giorgio Maggiore are among the places to see. Free time after the tour. Guests who wish may join the symbol of Venice, the Gondola Tour (40€ per person), which our guide will organize as an optional activity. After free time, transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
DAY 6 VENICE – BOLOGNA – ISTANBUL
After the breakfast we will have at the hotel, transfer to Bologna Airport depending on the flight time. After the baggage and check-in procedures are completed, departure for Istanbul on Pegasus Airlines scheduled service. Upon arrival, the end of our tour and services.
What's Included
- Economy class airline ticket on Pegasus Airlines scheduled flights on the Istanbul (SAW) – Rome (FCO) / Bologna (BLQ) – Istanbul (SAW) routes
- Airport taxes
- 5 nights room-and-breakfast accommodation in 3- and 4-star hotels
- Airport-hotel-airport transfers
- All intercity transfers
- Panoramic city tours of Venice, Florence, and Rome
- Professional Turkish Guide Services
Not Included
- City taxes (35€ per person) *To be paid to the tour guide during the tour.
- Vaporetto fee (20€ per person) *To be paid to the tour guide during the tour.
- Visa fee and service charge
- Travel Health Insurance
- Departure tax fee
- Lunch, dinner and other meals
- Hotel extras and personal expenses
- Extra tours, extra tours along the route and optional activities
- Museum and archaeological site entrance fees
- All services not specified as included in the price
- Driver and guide gratuities (agency recommends 15 euros per person)
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HOTEL CATEGORY |
3- AND 4-STAR HOTELS |
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Venice |
Vicenza, Mestre, Treviso, Padua, Lido de Jesolo areas |
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Florence |
Montecatini area |
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Rome |
Hotels located 10 – 20 km from the city center |
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ROUTE |
DEPARTURE |
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FLIGHT CODE |
DIRECTION |
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ISTANBUL SAW – ROME FCO |
09:55 |
10:30 |
PC 1223 |
OUTBOUND |
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ROUTE |
DEPARTURE |
ARRIVAL |
FLIGHT CODE |
DIRECTION |
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BOLOGNA BLQ – ISTANBUL SAW |
13:30 |
18:00 |
PC 1218 |
RETURN |
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All Extra Tours Included! |
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ADULT (17 YEARS AND OLDER) |
35€ DISCOUNT |
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CHILD (7 YEARS – 16.99 YEARS) |
155€ DISCOUNT |
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INFANT (0 YEARS – 6.99 YEARS) |
FREE |
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Maxi Package and Up to 96 Hours of Continuous Cancellation Protection Included! |
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