Espresso Italy Tour - 2026 Winter Period (BLQ-FCO)
Day 1 Istanbul – Bologna – Venice
We meet you, 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 fly with Pegasus Airlines scheduled service. Upon arrival, we depart for Venice with our private bus waiting for us at the airport. Upon arrival, we take a panoramic Venice city tour. After arriving at Tronchetto Square, we reach San Marco Square by a short ferry ride. In our city tour, the famous San Marco 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 San Giorgio Maggiore are among the places to see. Free time after the tour. Guests who wish may join the Gondola Tour (40 Euro), the symbol of Venice, organized by our guide as an optional activity. After free time, transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
Day 2 Venice – Florence
After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Florence. Guests who wish may join the Bologna Tour (35 Euro), which our guide will arrange as an extra en route. In our tour, Piazza Maggiore (the Great Square), considered the center of Bologna, the Neptune Fountain located just 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, are among the places to see. After our tour, we depart for Florence. Upon arrival, panoramic Florence city tour. In our tour, the Arno River, which divides Florence into two, the Ponte Vecchio bridge famous for its jewelers, Palazzo Vecchio, where the Medici Family ruled Florence, Piazza Della Signoria, one of the masterpieces of the Renaissance and home to the Hercules and David statues, the Santa Maria del Fiore Duomo with the 3rd highest dome in Italy, 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 3 Florence
After breakfast at the hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the Tuscany Tour (110 Euro), which our guide will arrange as an extra. After seeing the Leaning Tower of Pisa, which has become a symbol of Italy, and the Piazza dei Miracoli located right next to it in Pisa, our first stop on the tour, we head to San Gimignano. In San Gimignano, where you will feel as if you are in the Middle Ages, we will see the 13 towers built by rival noble families in the 12th and 13th centuries and Cisterno Square. After our tour, we head to Siena. Siena has a total of 17 districts, where neighborhood culture is strongly felt. Campo Square, where the Palio horse races are held with the participation of the districts, the unfinished Siena Duomo, and the narrow streets of the city are among the places to see on our Siena city tour. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
Day 4 Florence – Rome
After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Rome. Guests who wish have the opportunity to join the Orvieto Tour (35 Euro), which our guide will arrange as an extra en route. After seeing the ancient city center and Orvieto Duomo in Orvieto, which has an important place in Italy’s art and general history and has extraordinary natural beauty, we head to Rome. Upon arrival, panoramic Rome city tour. In our city tour, Castel Sant’Angelo, where Cem Sultan was imprisoned, Venice Square and the monument of II. Vittorio Emanuele where Mussolini addressed the public, the Colosseum, which hosted gladiator fights, the Fountain of Love, made famous by the film La Dolce Vita, the Spanish Steps consisting of 135 steps, and the Spanish Steps featuring the ship fountain are among the places to see. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
Day 5 Rome
After breakfast at the hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the Outlet & Lakes Region & Vatican Tour (80 Euro), which our guide will arrange as an extra. After visiting the region with natural beauty where the Popes spend their summers and the Nemi village, which you will want to live in permanently and is famous for its wild strawberries, free time for shopping at Italy’s most famous shopping area, Castel Romano Outlet. Then we head to San Pietro Square, considered the center of Christianity. After arrival, free time for visiting the Basilica and the Square. Guests who wish may join the Rome by Night Tour (35 Euro), which our guide will arrange as an extra. Accommodation at our hotel.
*The extra tours offered today are combined extra tours operated together. If taken separately, transportation to the tour start/end points will be made individually.
Day 6 Rome – Istanbul
After breakfast at the hotel, transfer to Rome Airport depending on the flight time. After completing baggage and check-in procedures, depart for Istanbul with Pegasus Airlines scheduled service. With our arrival, the tour and our services come to an end.
What's Included
✅ Economy class airline ticket on Pegasus Airlines scheduled flights on the Istanbul (SAW) – Bologna (BLQ) / Rome (FCO) – Istanbul (SAW) routes
✅ Airport taxes
✅ 5 nights of bed and breakfast accommodation in 3- and 4-star hotels
✅ Airport-hotel-airport transfers
✅ All intercity transfers
✅ Panoramic Venice, Florence and Rome city tours
✅ Professional Turkish-speaking guide services
Not Included
❌ City taxes (25€ per person) *Will be paid to the tour guide during the tour.
❌ Vaporetto fee (15€ per person) *Will be paid to the tour guide during the tour.
❌ Visa fee and service charge
❌ Travel health insurance
❌ Exit tax for leaving the country
❌ 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
Hotel Category: 3 and 4-Star Hotels
Venice: Vicenza, Mestre, Treviso, Padua, Lido de Jesolo regions
Florence: Montecatini region
Rome: Hotels 10–20 km away from the center
IMPORTANT NOTES
The services included in the price vary according to the package type purchased by the guests.
Package types must be purchased at the time of tour booking. They cannot be changed after booking.
Please ask for the price and availability for domestic connections.
The prices of extra tours stated in the tour program are per person.
During city tours, transportation to the city center may be by public transport depending on the congestion in the city.
Extra tours on the route will take place if at least 6 people from the group participate. Guests who do not wish to participate will be left at a rest stop, service area, etc.
In case of fairs, congresses, events, etc. that may take place in the cities, accommodation may be provided outside the promised distance and region. In such a case, the hotel region will be informed to our agencies in writing at least 30 days before the tour departure.
In 3-person rooms, an extra bed is used, and the 3rd bed is smaller than a standard bed and/or is an additional foldable extra bed.
Since 3-person rooms are not available in some cities in Europe, instead of a 3-person room, a double room + single room may be provided by hotels.
Requests for bed type depend on hotel availability and cannot be guaranteed.
FLIGHT DETAILS
ISTANBUL SAW – BOLOGNA BLQ 11:30 - 12:20 PC 1217
ROME FCO – ISTANBUL SAW 12:35 - 17:05 PC 1224
ADVANTAGEOUS MAXI EXTRA TOUR PACKAGE: All Extra and En Route Extra Tours Included
Included Tours: Bologna Tour + Tuscany Tour + Orvieto Tour + Outlet & Lakes Region & Vatican Tour + Rome by Night Tour
ADULT (17 years and over) €250 INSTEAD OF €295
CHILD (7 years – 16.99 years) €145 INSTEAD OF €295
INFANT (0 years – 6.99 years) FREE
ADVANTAGEOUS ECO EXTRA TOUR PACKAGE: All En Route Extra Tours Included!
Included Tours: Bologna Tour + Orvieto Tour
ADULT (17 years and over) €60 INSTEAD OF €70
CHILD (7 years – 16.99 years) €35 INSTEAD OF €70
INFANT (0 years – 6.99 years) FREE
Child discounts are valid only for purchases of the Advantageous Eco or Advantageous Maxi extra tour package. No discount is applied for individual purchases.
Infant guests aged 0 to 1.99 years may participate in extra tours free of charge if accompanied by the adult guests staying with them.
For purchases of the Advantageous Eco or Advantageous Maxi extra tour package during the tour, payment can be made by cash or credit card. For detailed information regarding card payments, you may contact your tour guide.