ESPRESSO ITALY 2027 WINTER (BLQ-FCO) PC

DAY 1                ISTANBUL – BOLOGNA – VENICE

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 fly with Pegasus Airlines scheduled service. Upon arrival, we depart for Venice by our private bus waiting for us at the airport. Upon arrival, a panoramic Venice city tour. After arriving at Tronchetto Square, we reach St. Mark's Square by a 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 San Giorgio Maggiore are among the places to be seen. Free time after the tour. Guests who wish may join the optional activity organized by our guide, the Gondola Tour, the symbol of Venice (40€ per person). 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€ per person), which our guide will organize as an extra on the route. In our tour, Piazza Maggiore (the Grand Square), which is considered the center of Bologna, the Neptune Fountain located right behind the square, the Old Stock Exchange Building, Europe’s first university building, Quadrilatero (the old market), and the Garisenda and Asinelli towers, which have become symbols of Bologna, are among the places to be seen. After our tour, we depart for Florence. Upon arrival, a panoramic Florence city tour. In our tour, the Arno River dividing Florence into two, the Ponte Vecchio bridge famous for its goldsmiths, Palazzo Vecchio where the Medici Family ruled Florence, Piazza Della Signoria hosting 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 are among the places to be seen. 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 extra Tuscany Tour (120 Euro) organized by our guide. Our first stop on the tour is Pisa, where we will see the leaning Pisa Tower, which has become a symbol of Italy, and the nearby Piazza dei Miracoli, and then we head to San Gimignano. In San Gimignano, where you will feel like you are in the Middle Ages, we will see the 13 towers built by rival noble families in the 12th and 13th centuries and Piazza Cisterno. After our tour, we depart for Siena. Siena has a total of 17 districts, where neighborhood culture is strongly evident. 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 be seen in 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 may join the Orvieto Tour (35€ per person), which our guide will organize as an extra on the 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 possesses extraordinary natural beauty, we depart for Rome. Upon arrival, a panoramic Rome city tour. In our city tour, Castel Sant'Angelo where Cem Sultan was imprisoned, Piazza Venezia and the Monument to Vittorio Emanuele II where Mussolini addressed the public, 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 with the ship fountain are among the places to be seen. 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 extra Outlet & Lake District & Vatican Tour (80€ per person) organized by our guide. After visiting the region with natural beauty where the Popes spent their summers and the village of Nemi, famous for its wild strawberries, where you will want to live forever, free time for shopping at the famous Castel Romano Outlet shopping area in Italy. Then we head to St. Peter's Square, considered the center of Christianity. After our arrival, free time for visiting the Basilica and the Square. Guests who wish may join the extra Rome by Night Tour (35€ per person) organized by our guide. Accommodation at our hotel.

*The extra tours offered today are extra tours operated together. If purchased 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. Upon our arrival, the end of our tour and services.