Classic Italy and Switzerland Tour with Bernina Express from Antalya by SunExpress Airlines, 7 Nights, Milan Arrival – Zurich Departure

ANTALYA – MILAN – VENICE
We depart for Milan at 17:10 on SunExpress Airlines’ direct scheduled flight XQ480 after completing baggage drop-off, ticketing, and passport control procedures, which we will carry out by arriving at Antalya Airport International Terminal 3 hours before our flight. After arriving at Milan Malpensa Airport at 18:45 local time, we head to our hotel in the Venice region. Upon arrival at our hotel, room assignment and free time to rest.
VENICE – (Venice Masterpieces & Hidden Venice Walking Tour) – PISA – FLORENCE
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart for Pisa. En route, guests who wish may join our optional Venice Masterpieces and Hidden Venice Walking Tour (85 Euro – “Vaporetto and city entrance fees included”). During our tour in Venice, we will see major iconic landmarks such as St. Mark’s Square, built of stone and marble with its columns brought from Istanbul, St. Mark’s Basilica, the Doge’s Palace, designed and used as a symbol of splendor and power, the Clock Tower, the Bridge of Sighs, and the historic Campanile Bell Tower. Afterwards, we will take a pleasant walk through the streets of Venice, connected by bridges and stretching along narrow canals. After free time at the end of the tour, we continue our journey to Pisa. In our tour upon arrival in Pisa, the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the cathedral, the baptistery, and Miracles Square are among the places to be visited. After a short free time to see and photograph the world-famous Leaning Tower of Pisa, transfer to our hotel in the Florence region. Room assignment and free time to rest.
FLORENCE – (Florence Masterpieces Tour with Lunch) – ROME – (Rome Night Tour)
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart for Rome. En route, guests who wish may join our optional Florence Masterpieces Tour with Lunch (65 Euro). Upon arrival in Florence, we begin our tour with lunch at a local restaurant. In Florence, the capital of the Renaissance and the hometown of Pinocchio, we will first see from the outside the Cathedral of Santa Maria Del Fiore, the fourth largest church in Europe, which immediately stands out with its orange dome. One of the most striking features of the cathedral is its bronze door, where the stories of prophets, some of whom are also mentioned in the Holy Quran, are depicted and which is called the “Gate of Paradise.” Later, Giotto’s Bell Tower, once used to summon the people to parliament, Signoria Square, the political and social center of Florence for centuries and home to Michelangelo’s famous Statue of David, and the Old Bridge (Ponte Vecchio), famous for its antique and jewelry shops, are among the places to be seen. After the Florence Masterpieces Tour, we continue our journey to our hotel in the Rome region. Upon arrival at our hotel in the Rome region, room assignment and free time to rest. During this free time, guests who wish may join our optional Rome Night Tour (35 Euro). In Rome, which welcomes us with its lively streets and active city life at any hour of the day, we will explore the city under the evening lights that add elegance to it. After the free time offered, we complete our tour and return to our hotel.
ROME – (Rome Icons & Nemi Strawberry Village Tour) – (Vatican and Rome Local Neighborhoods Tour)
After breakfast, we offer a full day at leisure. Guests who wish may join our optional Rome Icons & Nemi Strawberry Village Tour (85 Euro). Our first stop on the tour will be Nemi. Known for its wild strawberries and therefore called the “Strawberry Village,” Nemi hosts an annual strawberry festival. After our walking tour in Nemi, where its narrow streets opening onto squares, enchanting lake and valley views combine with the scent of strawberries in the air, we take you on a historic journey through Rome and its icons, known as Urbs caput mundi, meaning “the city at the center of the world,” offering art, history, music, shopping, sunshine, and cuisine, with buildings in different styles ranging from antiquity to the Renaissance. While the works created by architects competing with one another attract thousands of tourists to the city in every season, Rome is able to carry even these crowds without overwhelming people, with all its beauty and aesthetics. On our tour, in the imperial city of Rome, which has shaped European civilization and witnessed 23 centuries of history, we will first see panoramically the Colosseum, the ancient theater that has become the symbol of the city and hosted gladiator fights throughout the Roman Empire, the Roman Forum, the ceremonial center of the city during imperial times, the Fountain of Love, where legend says that those who toss a coin into it will return to Rome, the Spanish Steps, famous for street artists, Piazza Pietra, and Piazza Popolo. At the end of the tour, we offer free time in Rome city center at the Pantheon. During this free time, guests who wish may join our optional Vatican and Rome Local Neighborhoods Tour (65 Euro). In our tour, which begins with a view of Castel Sant’Angelo – the Castle of Angels – and Navona Square, we visit Vatican / San Pietro, the center of the Catholic denomination of Christianity and the smallest country in the world by area. We offer free time in St. Peter’s Square (San Pietro Square), where thousands of Catholics come and gather every year for worship, and where the Pope comes out from his office to greet the people on special occasions, and where St. Peter’s Basilica, the largest cathedral in the world with 140 statues of saints, is located. After the free time offered, we begin our Rome Local Neighborhoods tour. In this tour, where we will mingle with the people of Rome and feel like one of the city’s residents, we will panoramically see Trastevere, Piazza Trilussa, Ponte Sisto, and the Ghetto areas, as well as the Ancient Tiber Island, connected to the city by 2 bridges, where we will experience the real Italian atmosphere with its naturalness and simplicity, as well as its cafes, small family restaurants, boutiques, greengrocers, butchers, and many more small and charming shops. After our walking tour through its narrow back streets, resembling a maze with small tables set out, we complete our tour and return to our hotel in the Rome region.
ROME – (Orvieto Tour) – (Siena & San Gimignano Tour) – FLORENCE
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart for Florence. En route, guests who wish may join our optional Orvieto Tour (50 Euro). On our tour, we first visit the medieval town of Orvieto, famous for its Gothic and Baroque works, cathedral, and wine cellars. We go up to Orvieto, also called the “Falcon Hill,” and enjoy the view. On the walking tour we will carry out in Orvieto, St. Patrick’s Well, Torre Del Moro, Orvieto Cathedral, and Piazza del Duomo are among the places to be seen panoramically. After the Orvieto tour, we continue our journey to Florence. En route, guests who wish may join our optional Siena & San Gimignano Tour (80 Euro). Our first stop on the tour will be Siena. Siena is famous for its narrow streets dating back to the Middle Ages, its small avenues, and Campo Square, considered the largest square in Europe. After a pleasant visit in Siena through Campo Square and the narrow, historic streets leading to it, we complete our tour and arrive at San Gimignano, the second stop of our tour. San Gimignano, which has secured its place on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List because it has preserved its medieval architecture and appearance to the present day, is also known as the “Town of Beautiful Towers” thanks to 14 architectural masterpiece towers that survived out of 76 towers as a result of wars and natural disasters. After our sightseeing tour in San Gimignano’s narrow streets, where time seems to have stopped and visitors feel as if they have embarked on a journey back to the Middle Ages, and in its squares from which each leads into the town square, where we will panoramically see the 14 magnificent towers, we depart for our hotel in the Florence region. Upon arrival at our hotel in the Florence region, room assignment and free time to rest.
FLORENCE – (Portofino Tour by Boat) – OUTLET – MILAN
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart for Milan. En route, guests who wish may join our optional Portofino Tour by Boat (65 Euro). Surrounded by colorful houses, Portofino, which has inspired songs with all its beauty, captivates its visitors with its narrow streets, colorful houses, green hills, and turquoise Mediterranean scenery of remarkable beauty. After our Portofino visit, we continue our journey to Milan and, upon arrival, we arrange our Milan city tour. Milan, one of Europe’s fashion capitals, also stands out with its cuisine, opera, and churches. Although known as Italy’s business and financial capital, Milan is also the right address for shopping and dining experiences. During our city tour in Milan, the famous opera house La Scala, Duomo Square and Cathedral, and Porta Romano are among the main places to be seen. After our Milan city tour, we head to visit the outlet center. After the free time we offer for enjoyable and affordable shopping at the famous outlet center, which hosts prestigious stores, cafes and restaurants, and personal activity areas in Italy, a country shaping world fashion trends, we complete our tour and arrive at our hotel in the Milan region. Upon arrival at the hotel, room assignment and free time to rest.
MILAN – BERNINA EXPRESS / RED TRAIN – ST. MORITZ – (Heididorf Heidi’s Village) – ZURICH
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart for Tirano for an unforgettable and enchanting train journey on the Bernina railway line. During this fairy-tale journey on this world-famous line, built between 1898 and 1904 and now listed as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, which has captured the imagination of many travel lovers, we will watch extraordinary scenery and have the chance to photograph it. After an approximately 2-hour pleasant train journey, we arrive in St. Moritz, Switzerland’s natural wonder and a favorite destination of the jet set, and after free time and a short sightseeing tour that may be offered depending on the train departure time on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Bernina railway line, we depart for our hotel in the Zurich region. En route, guests who wish may join our optional Heididorf Heidi’s Village Tour (40 Euro). Heidi’s village, which left a smile-filled memory in all our childhoods and where our beloved heroine Heidi lives in the Alps with her grandfather and her closest friend Peter, has many scenes we remember from the cartoon. Vast mountains, green meadows, and Heidi’s Village arranged in a concept suitable for fairy tales and cartoons await us. At the end of the tour, we arrive at our hotel in the Zurich region, where we offer room assignment and free time to rest.
ZURICH – ANTALYA
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart to arrange our Zurich city tour. In our Zurich city tour, Fraumünster Church, Grossmünster Church, the Swiss National Museum, the Opera House, Lake Zurich, the Clock Tower, Old Guild Houses, Zurich Altstadt (Old Town), and Bahnhofstrasse (Station Street), with its lively and colorful atmosphere surrounded by world-famous shops, are among the places to be seen panoramically. After the Zurich tour and a short free time, we head to Zurich Airport for our return flight to Antalya. After completing baggage drop-off, check-in, and passport control procedures at the airport, we fly to Antalya at 13:45 with SunExpress Airlines’ direct scheduled flight XQ121. Arrival at Antalya Airport at 19:00 local time and end of our tour.