AKDENIZ TRIO 2027 WINTER (BCN-BGY) PC

DAY 1                 ISTANBUL – BARCELONA

Meeting with our valued guests in front of the Pegasus Airlines counter at the International Terminal of Sabiha Gökçen Airport. After baggage and ticket procedures, flight to Barcelona. Upon arrival and panoramic Barcelona city tour. Barcelona attracts four times its population in tourists thanks to the works it possesses. In our panoramic city tour, La Sagrada Familia, also known as the “Unfinished Church,” Spain and Catalunya Square, Gaudi's Houses (Casa Batllo and Casa Mila), Catalunya Square, La Rambla Street, and Port Olimpic are among the places to be seen. After the city tour, transfer to your hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

2. DAY                 BARCELONA

After breakfast at the hotel in the morning, we depart for the Girona & Figueras Tour (80 Euro), which we will organize as an extra with the participation of our guests who wish to join. On our tour, we start with Girona, the richest city in the region, built on the banks of the Onyar River and at first glance reminiscent of Florence. Girona, a charming medieval city worth seeing with its narrow streets and cathedral, is also the city where the movie “Perfume” was filmed. In our panoramic tour, we will see the Lion Statue, Cathedral Square, Mezuzah Houses, the Jewish Quarter, Rambla, and famous shops. After free time, we head toward the city of Figueras, accompanied by the views of the Pyrenees Mountains. The town has such an impressive atmosphere that it has been a source of inspiration throughout the life of the borderless painter Salvador Dali, admired by the whole world. Here we will visit the museum-house decorated by the famous surrealist painter “Salvador Dali” with his own hands. In this museum, where the value of each work is expressed in millions of dollars, after our visit to the museum where he painted his immortal love Gala and where his mind-bending works are displayed, our tour ends. Guests who wish may participate in the evening activity Flamenco Night (65 Euro), which will be organized optionally by our guide. Overnight at our hotel.

3. DAY                 BARCELONA – MARSEILLE

We start the day with breakfast at the hotel. Then we depart for Marseille, but before that, along the route, we head for the extra Carcassonne Tour (45 Euro), organized with the participation of our guests who wish to join. During the walk we will make in this city whose history dates back to the 6th century BC, you will feel as if you have traveled back to the Middle Ages. Carcassonne, one of the most magnificent castle cities that has survived to the present day, was restored in 1997 and added to the UNESCO World Heritage list. After our tour, our journey to Marseille continues. Upon arrival, on our panoramic city tour, the Basilica of Notre Dame de la Garde from the 19th century, the Old Port, and Marseille Cathedral are among the places to be seen. After the tour, transfer to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

4. DAY                 MARSEILLE

We start the day with breakfast at the hotel. Then we depart for the extra Aix-en-Provence & Avignon & Arles Tour (85 Euro), which we will carry out with the participation of our guests who wish to join. Our first stop is Aix-en-Provence, which fascinates us with its natural beauty. On our tour, the Fountain of the Dolphin, the Fountain of the Monks, Albertas and Cardeurs Squares, Saint Sauveur Cathedral, and Cours Mirabeau are among the places to be seen. Our next stop is the city of Avignon. The Theatre Festival (Festival d’Avignon), held every July since 1947, the city walls dating back to the Middle Ages, the Papal Palace (Palais des Papes), and the world-famous Pont St. Bénézet Bridge (Pont d’Avignon), which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List, are among the places we will see. Then our next stop is Arles. This city, which hosts “Starry Night,” “Langlois Bridge and Woman with an Umbrella,” among Van Gogh’s most important paintings, is also known as the place where he cut off his ear in a fit of rage. It was also where he hosted Gauguin for about 14 months. Apart from the place where the painter drew his “Starry Night” painting, we will also visit its 25,000-seat Roman amphitheater and charming narrow streets in a panoramic way. After the tour, transfer to the hotel and free time. Overnight at our hotel.

5. DAY                 MARSEILLE – NICE

After breakfast, we leave Marseille and set off for Nice. However, before that, along the route, we head for the extra Grasse & St. Tropez Tour (60 Euro), organized with the participation of our guests who wish to join. We head toward Grasse, the perfume capital of France in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. After free time in the historic center, following Brigitte Bardot’s film ‘And God Created Woman’ in the 1950s, which drew Europe’s attention, we set off for Saint-Tropez, the darling of high society. Here we take a city tour and give free time to explore this famous town. Then a panoramic Nice city tour upon arrival. On our tour, the famous Promenade des Anglais, Nice Port, Old Nice and its narrow pedestrian streets, Massena Square, Flower Market, Courthouse, and Jean Medecin Boulevard are among the places to be seen. In the evening, we depart for the extra Monaco & Monte Carlo Tour (95 Euro), organized with the participation of our guests who wish to join. On our tour, the Principality of Monaco, the second smallest independent state in the world after Vatican City, and Monte Carlo, one of Europe’s most dazzling spots with its flashy casinos and colorful nightlife, will be visited. Depending on traffic, we will return to Nice in the evening, traveling with different views on the way back. After the tour, transfer to the hotel and rest. Overnight at our hotel.

6. DAY                 NICE – MILAN

After breakfast, departure for Milan. However, before that, along the route, we carry out the extra San Remo Tour (35 Euro) with the participation of our guests who wish to join. We visit San Remo, founded by the Romans and one of the largest tourism centers of the Italian Riviera. Then we head to Milan. Upon arrival, panoramic city tour. On our tour, the Milan Castle 'Castello Sforzesco', one of the city's historical monuments, will be seen and the 'Galleria', which made its mark on the 19th-century Industrial Revolution, will be visited. Galleria is also known as Europe's first covered shopping center. The famous French engineer Gustave Eiffel was inspired by it in the construction of the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The Duomo, where Gothic art can be seen intensely, is the world's fourth largest church with its exterior covered with more than 2,000 statues. During your free time, you can see the richness of the storefronts on 'via monte napoleone' and 'via la spiga', known as the center of fashion. After the city tour, transfer to the hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

7. DAY                 MILAN

Free time after breakfast. Our guests who wish may participate in the extra organized Lake Como & Outlet & Lugano (Switzerland) Lake Tour (85 Euro). On our tour, we visit Lake Como and its surroundings, the glacial lake of the Lombardy region, with its enchanting scenery stretching at the foot of the Alps. Then there is the opportunity to shop at the outlet where you can find world-famous brands. After the outlet visit, we head to Lugano, one of the most stylish and affluent lake towns in Switzerland, located at the foot of the Alps. After our nature-filled tour, famous for its lakeside cafés that you cannot get enough of photographing, we return to Milan and transfer to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.

8. DAY                 MILAN – BERGAMO – ISTANBUL

After breakfast at our hotel, transfer to Bergamo Airport. After the check-in procedures are completed, departure for Istanbul. Arrival in Istanbul and the end of our tour.