Classic Italy 2027 Winter (VCE-BLQ) PC

DAY 1                 ISTANBUL – VENICE

Meeting with our valued guests 3 hours before the flight time in front of the Pegasus Airlines counter at the international departures terminal of Sabiha Gökçen Airport. After baggage and ticket procedures, flight to Venice on Pegasus Airlines scheduled service. After arrival at Tronchetto Square, transfer to San Marco Square by short ferry ride and panoramic city tour. On 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 Giorgio Maggiore are among the places to be seen. Free time after our city tour. Transfer to our hotel after the tour. Accommodation at our hotel.

DAY 2                 VENICE – MILAN

After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Milan. Guests who wish may join the extra en route Verona & Lake Garda Tour (55€ per person), which will be organized by our guide. On our tour, places to be seen include the House of Romeo & Juliet, subject of the greatest love story in history, the Verona Arena, the Scaligero Bridge with its distinctive architecture, and Verona Cathedral. After our Verona tour, we will visit Lake Garda, one of the most beautiful lakes in Northern Italy. After our tour, departure for Milan. Upon arrival, panoramic Milan city tour. On our tour, places to be seen include Milan Duomo, the 2nd largest church in Italy, whose completion took approximately 500 years, Fortezza Castle, and the Vittorio Emmanuele Gallery, home to the world's most famous fashion stores. Transfer to our hotel after the tour. Accommodation at our hotel.

DAY 3                MILAN - FLORENCE

After breakfast, we depart for Florence. On the route, there is an opportunity to join the Bologna Tour (35 Euro), which our guide will organize as an extra. On our Bologna city tour, Piazza Maggiore (the Great Square), considered the center of Bologna, the Fountain of Neptune located right behind the square, the Old Stock Exchange Building, the first university building in Europe, Quadrilatero (old market), and the Garisenda and Asinelli towers, which have become symbols of Bologna, are among the places to be seen. After our tour, departure for Florence. Upon arrival, panoramic Florence city tour. On our tour, places to be seen include the Arno River, which divides Florence in two, the Ponte Vecchio bridge famous for its jewelers, Palazzo Vecchio where the Medici Family ruled Florence, Piazza Della Signoria, home to the Hercules and David statues, masterpieces of the Renaissance, Santa Maria del Fiore Duomo with the 3rd tallest dome in Italy, and the Baptistery famous for its door. At the end of the tour, transfer to our hotel in Montecatini. Accommodation at our hotel.

DAY 4                 FLORENCE

Guests who wish may join the Tuscany Tour, which our guide will organize as an extra (110 Euro). Our first stop is Pisa, where, after seeing the leaning Pisa Tower, which has become a symbol of Italy, and the adjacent Miracoli Square, 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 depart for Siena. In Siena, where neighborhood culture is strongly dominant, there are a total of 17 neighborhoods. Campo Square, where the Palio horse races are held with the participation of the neighborhoods, the unfinished Siena Duomo, and the narrow streets of the city are among the places to be seen on our Siena city tour. Transfer to our hotel after the tour. Overnight at our hotel.

DAY 5                  FLORENCE – ROME           

After breakfast, we depart for Rome. On the route, there is an opportunity to join the Orvieto Tour (35 Euro), which our guide will organize as an extra. In Orvieto, which has an important place in Italy's art and general history and possesses extraordinary natural beauty, after seeing the ancient city center and Orvieto Duomo, we depart for Rome. Upon arrival, panoramic Rome city tour. On our city tour, places to be seen include 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 battles, the Fountain of Lovers, famous for the movie La Dolce Vita, the Spanish Steps consisting of 135 steps, and the Spanish Steps with the fountain of the sunk ship. Transfer to our hotel after the tour. Accommodation at our hotel.

DAY 6                 ROME

After breakfast at the hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the Outlet & Lake District & Vatican Tour (80€ per person), which our guide will organize as an extra. After visiting the region of natural beauty where the Popes lived during the summer months and the village of Nemi, famous for wild strawberries, where you will want to live permanently, there will be free time for shopping at the famous Castel Romano Outlet area of Italy. Then we head to San Pietro Square, considered the center of Christianity. After our arrival, free time for visiting the Basilica and the 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 organized as a combined operation. If purchased separately, transportation to the tour start/end points will be arranged individually.  

DAY 7                 ROME   

After breakfast, free time. Guests who wish may join the Naples & Pompeii Tour (105 Euro), which our guide will organize as an extra. The city of Pompeii, our first stop, remained under 7 meters of earth until the 18th century as a result of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. We will have the opportunity to see the houses, palaces, and petrified people that were unearthed after excavations carried out at that time. After visiting the Pompeii open-air museum, we depart for Naples. Upon arrival, panoramic Naples city tour. On our city tour, places to be seen include Plebiscito Square, the central square of Naples, the Royal Palace built in the 17th century, Castel Nuovo (New Castle), the Basilica of San Francesco di Paola, inspired by San Pietro Square and the Pantheon in Rome, the Umberto I Gallery with its shops, the San Carlo Theater, built in 1737 and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Naples Port. Transfer to our hotel after the tour. Accommodation at our hotel.

DAY 8                 ROME – BOLOGNA – ISTANBUL   

After breakfast, transfer to Bologna Airport depending on the flight time. After completing baggage and check-in procedures, depart for Istanbul on Pegasus Airlines scheduled service. and arrival in Istanbul and the end of our tour.