Day 1: Istanbul-Rome
Meeting with our valued guests at 10:00 in front of the AJet Airlines counter at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Departures Terminal. Departure to Rome at 12:50 with AJet Airlines scheduled flight VF72. After our arrival at 14:30, we set off with our private bus waiting for us to take our city tour. During our tour of this beautiful city, the capital of world history and Italy, the Colosseum Amphitheater, a symbol of Rome’s power, will be seen panoramically. Then, on our Angels and Demons tour, you will have the opportunity to see all of Rome. On our Angels and Demons tour, without leaving a stone unturned, you can see another masterpiece of Rome at every step by walking and using our vehicles. We visit the Spanish Steps and Spanish Square, which open onto streets lined with famous shops. Then Fontana di Trevi (the Fountain of Love), the Pantheon, and Piazza Popolo are among the places to be seen. After free time for lunch, we go to the Vatican. Here, after seeing the masterpieces of Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, the giant artists of the Renaissance, in San Pietro, the largest church in the world, we tour St. Peter’s Square. After our tour, transfer to our hotel and check-in to our rooms. Overnight at our hotel in Rome.
Day 2: Rome – Outlet Lake District
After breakfast, departure at the time to be determined by our guide. Outlet tour at one of Italy’s largest shopping centers on the route. After the free time for shopping, departure to Rome and Lake District tour. The Lake District, south of Rome, 1 hour from the city center, in the volcanic lake region, is where we will stop for a photo break in Gandolfo Village, where the Pope’s summer residence is located. Nemi Village, where we will go next, is famous for its historical and natural beauty. As you may remember from Anthony Quinn’s famous film "The Secret of the Town," Nemi is a small, characteristic Italian village known for its many varieties of wild strawberries and the mineral water flowing from the village fountain, with an average age of 70-80, where you will not see another tourist besides yourself. On this tour, we get to know the Castello Romano region, where the summer and winter homes of the Popes and famous Romans are located, as well as its white wine, picnic areas, and magnificent views. After our tour, overnight at our hotel in Rome.
The Lake District and Outlet Tour Are Included in Our Prices!
Day 3: Rome - Naples
After breakfast, departure to Naples. With a history of 2800 years in Italy’s history, Naples opens the door to a different world with its cultural fabric and historical appearance. It is the 3rd largest city in Italy by population. We start our tour with Galleria Umberto shopping arcade. After finishing the historical texture and narration of Umberto arcade, the central Piazza Plebistico and Naples Castle are among the places to be seen. After our Naples city tour, we carry out our Pompeii Tour. One of Italy’s most impressive archaeological sites, Pompeii is an ancient Roman city that was suddenly destroyed by the lava of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD and brought back to light centuries later. On this tour, accompanied by a licensed local guide, you will walk through stone streets and closely see the traces of the Roman period; you will feel daily life firsthand with its baths, houses, frescoes, shops, and mosaics.
Naples City Tour &Pompeii Tour Are Included in Our Prices!
Day 4: Rome - Florence
After breakfast, our city tour of Florence. In our Florence city tour, the birthplace of Renaissance art, which pioneered European trade in silk, wool, gold, and banking, the capital of the Italian Kingdom, and the birthplace of many important figures such as Dante, Leonardo da Vinci, and Michelangelo, the places to be seen include: Florence Cathedral (Duomo Firenze Santa Maria Del Fiore), Baptistery, bell tower, Palazzo della Signoria and its square, now used as an open-air museum, Loggia dei Lanzi, Uffizi Square, Ponte Vecchio with jewelry shops on it for approximately 650 years, Republic Square, San Lorenzo Market. After the tour, free time and departure to our hotel at the time determined by our guide.
Day 5: Florence – Pisa – Siena – San Gimignano
After breakfast, the Great Tuscany tour. We begin our tour by visiting the city of Pisa, also known as one of the three pearls of the Tuscany region. In addition to seeing the Leaning Tower of Pisa, which gave its name to the cathedral’s bell tower, we see the Pisa Cathedral, Europe’s most magnificent baptistery, and the Square of Miracles. 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 Cisterno Square. Then we depart for Siena. In Siena, which was founded on hills by the Roman Empire and is famous for its red Chianti wines, we pass through narrow and winding streets and arrive at the square where the Siena Cathedral is located. Passing through the Bankers’ Loggia, the place where the world’s first banking system began, we reach Campo Square. This square, where historic horse races are held every year on July 2 and August 16, also shows its nobility when empty. The bell tower, more than a hundred meters high, and the city hall are undoubtedly the first structures to catch the eye in the square. After the tour, while resting in Campo Square, carefully arranged with red bricks, you can also look for the grates that channel rainwater into the cistern beneath the square. After our tour, return to our hotel. Overnight at our hotel.
Pisa – Siena – San Gimignano Tour Are Included in Our Prices!
Day 6: Florence – Venice
After breakfast, departure to Venice at the time determined by our guide. Upon arrival, Venice city tour. We depart by vaporetto from Tronchetto port, the last transportation point for vehicles, to the historic island. After a pleasant Vaporetto ride, we disembark from the Vaporetto at a point near San Marco Square, the historical center of the city, and begin our tour among the canals. Here, all the vehicles we are used to seeing in daily life, such as police cars, ambulances, garbage trucks, municipal buses, etc., have been replaced by boats, and the area is free of motor vehicles. Walking from the Slaves’ Shore to San Marco Square, you can see the Venice prison, the "Ponte dei Sospiri" Bridge of Sighs connecting the prison and the Doge’s Palace, San Giorgio Island directly opposite the bridge, the twin columns referred to as the city’s gateway on the main facade of the Doge’s Palace, and the statues atop these columns, the symbol of Venice. The square where St. Mark’s Basilica is located was called "the most beautiful square in the world" by Napoleon. Although the construction of the cathedral was completed in the 9th century, it took until the 17th century to reach its present form. The 4 bronze horses you will see on its main facade were brought from Istanbul upon the return from the Second Crusades. In your free time, you can watch the statues on top of the clock tower strike the bell every hour and climb the bell tower to see the whole Venice panorama from above. After a short walk, the bridge known as the commercial center and built as the first stone bridge over the "Canal Grande" Great Canal, with shops on it, the "Ponte Rialto" is among the places to be seen. After our tour, free time. Then departure to our hotel, room allocation, and overnight at our Venice hotel.
Day 7: Venice – Verona - Milan
After breakfast, at the time determined by our guide, we depart for Verona. We see the ruling palace of the Duchy of Verona, which remained under the Venetian Republic for centuries, Erbe Square, which is still used as a market place today as it was in history, and the second-largest amphitheater in Italy after the Colosseum in Rome on Erbe Square. Passing through Verona shopping centers, whose streets were covered with marble to show their wealth, we see the palace where Dante Alighieri lived during his exile. After seeing the Scaligero cemetery of the family that ruled Verona, we panoramically view the house where Romeo and Juliet, which inspired the English playwright William Shakespeare, were born. After our Verona tour, we depart for our Milan city tour. Rather than being attractive, Milan is an elegant, wealthy city; rather than creative, it is affluent. Undoubtedly, it is the lifeblood of the Italian economy and one of Italy’s most worth-seeing cities. On our panoramic Milan city tour, the Milan Castle ‘Castello Sforzesco’, one of the city’s historical monuments, and the ‘Galleria’, which marked the 19th century industrial revolution, is also known as Europe’s first covered shopping center. The famous French engineer Gustave Eiffel drew inspiration from here for 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 consisting of more than 2000 statues. You can see the richness of the storefronts on the ‘via monte napoleone’ and ‘via la spiga’ streets, known as the center of fashion. After free time, departure to our hotel, overnight at our Milan hotel.
Verona Tour Is Included in the Price!
Milan City Tour Is Also Included in the Price!
Day 8: Milan- Bergamo- Istanbul
After breakfast, room check-out and transfer to Bergamo Airport at the time to be determined by our guides. Flight to Istanbul at 12:40 with AJet scheduled flight VF63. After a comfortable and pleasant flight, arrival at Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 16:25 and the end of our tour. We hope to see you on our next organization.
• Round-trip economy class airfare with AJet Airlines between Istanbul - Rome and Bergamo - Istanbul
• Airport tax
• Venice – Florence – Pisa – Milan - Rome city tours
• 3 nights in Rome, 2 nights in Florence (Montecatini and Calenzano), 2 nights in Venice (Quarto D`altino, Noale or Treviso), for a total of 7 nights, accommodation with breakfast in 3* and 4* hotels located 20-40 km from the city center
• Professional Turkish-speaking guide service
• Transportation by luxury vehicles
• All excursions and city tours specified in the program
• All extra tours specified in the program
Services Not Included in the Tour Price:
• Overseas Departure Tax Stamp
• Visa Service
• Private Travel Health Insurance
• All Personal Expenses
• All Extra Services Taken at Hotels
• City Taxes (Tourists staying in Italy are required to pay a tourist tax. These taxes, which vary between 8-10 Euro per night, must be paid by our guests to the hotel reception during hotel check-in.)
• Driver Tips
• Vaporetto Fee (15 Euro)