ISTANBUL – BARCELONA
After completing the baggage drop, ticket, and passport control procedures, which you must be ready for 3 hours before the flight at Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport International Terminal, we fly to Barcelona on Pegasus Airlines’ scheduled flight PC1091 at 10:10. After arriving at Barcelona Airport at 12:50 local time, we depart with our private vehicle waiting for us at the airport to organize our Barcelona city tour. We begin our panoramic city tour by proceeding toward Montjuïc Hill. After viewing the Olympic Stadium, Palau Sant Jordi, and the Calatrava Tower panoramically, we take a short photo break for the city view. Descending from Montjuïc, we panoramically observe the Plaça d’Espanya area. This route, where the Venetian Towers and exhibition grounds are located, is one of the city’s important reference points. Our tour continues toward the port line and reaches the Port Vell area. From the point where the Columbus Monument is located, we panoramically see the old port and its surroundings, and we offer another short photo break here. Finally, we proceed along the Barceloneta coastline and panoramically observe the shoreline and modern city fabric. After the city tour, transfer to our hotel in the Barcelona region. Room assignment and free time to rest.
BARCELONA – (Girona & Figueres & Dali Museum Tour) – (Fiesta Barcelona Tour)
After breakfast, we offer a full day of free time. During this free time, guests who wish may join our extra tour program, the Girona & Figueres & Dali Museum Tour (95 Euro). Our visit point on this tour will be Girona, the largest city in Catalonia, which fascinates visitors with its museums, galleries, Gothic-style architectural works, and walls rising around its cobbled narrow and labyrinthine streets. On our excursion in Girona, we will see and photograph the colorful houses lined along the Onyar River that divides the city in two, and we will walk along Libertat Street, a traffic-free street in the old town square surrounded by walls and opening into narrow streets in a maze-like pattern. In the city where Christians, Catalan Jews, and Muslims lived together throughout history, we will complete our tour by seeing Girona Cathedral panoramically, and then continue to our next visit point, the Dali Museum in Figueres. After a short city tour in Figueres, home to the museum that Salvador Dali designed from a theater building to house his works while still alive, we will visit the Dali Museum (entrance fee included in the tour price) and, in the museum containing 4000 of Dali’s works, we will take an art tour accompanied by our guide. After our tour, during the free time offered in Barcelona city center, guests who wish may join our extra tour program, Fiesta Barcelona Tour (55 Euro). On this tour, we visit Poble Espanyol, which was built for the World Fair in 1929 and is a concept of an open-air museum and festival village where typical architectural examples from different regions of Spain, craft workshops, artworks, and elements of traditional culture are brought together. Open throughout the year and lively at all hours of the day, showcasing various music, dance, street performances, and cultural activities, hosting restaurants, and offering visitors a unique experience where they can see characteristic elements of all Spain, after our visit to Poble Espanyol and the free time we will provide, we complete our tour and return to our hotel in the Barcelona region.
BARCELONA – (Barcelona Icons Tour) – (Barcelona Local Neighborhoods Tour) – (Flamenco Show)
After breakfast, we offer a full day of free time. During this free time, guests who wish may join our extra tour program, the Barcelona Icons Tour (65 Euro). First, on our tour, we go up to Carmel Hill, where we can enjoy the magnificent city view, and visit Park Güell, designed and built by Antoni Gaudí. After “entrance fee included” and finding its place on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1984, we offer free time for photos and a city walk in Güell Park, which takes visitors into a fairy-tale world with its vibrant colors and nature-inspired figures. Then we will see Casa Milà, one of Gaudí’s most important contributions to urban architecture (Gaudí’s House), and complete our tour with a walk around La Sagrada Familia. During the free time provided specifically for guests joining the Barcelona Icons Tour, those who wish may join our extra tour program, the Barcelona Local Neighborhoods Tour (45 Euro). After this tour, where we will see Barcelona Cathedral, Paral-Lel and the Gothic Quarter, El Born, City Hall, Plaza Real, and the market-La Boqueria, we offer free time in the city center. During this free time, guests who wish may join our extra tour program, Flamenco Show (60 Euro). After the world-famous Flamenco performance, known as the cry of the lower class against the upper class and where dance comes to life, we transfer to our hotel in the Barcelona region. Free time to rest.
BARCELONA – (Carcassone Tour) – MARSEILLE
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart for Marseille. En route, guests who wish may join our extra tour program, the Nimes and Carcassonne Tour (65 Euro). Our first visit point on the tour will be Carcassonne. Carcassonne is a historic city located in southern France and has the best-preserved medieval walls in Europe. We begin our excursion in the area listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site with a walking tour around La Cité, which dominates the city, and its double ring of walls and towers. The exterior of Château Comtal, one of Carcassonne’s oldest structures, will be seen panoramically. Then we will wander through the narrow streets and feel the medieval atmosphere. The exterior of Basilique Saint-Nazaire will be among the main sights we see from the outside. After a short photo break in this area, we will continue our panoramic tour with views of the Aude River. At the end of the tour, after free time we will offer in the small squares inside Carcassonne, we arrive at Nîmes, the second visit point of our tour. Nîmes is a historic city in southern France known for its structures remaining from the Roman period. On our panoramic city tour, one of the city’s most important symbols, the Roman amphitheater, Nîmes Arena, is among the main sights. Next, the Maison Carrée Roman temple, which has been very well preserved from the Roman period to the present day and is located in the city center, is on our panoramic city tour route, as is the Cathedral area. After the Nîmes city tour, where we observe the city fabric in which Roman heritage and modern life coexist, we continue our journey to Marseille. Upon arrival at our Marseille hotel, room assignment and free time to rest.
MARSEILLE – (Lavender Village Remy de Provence and Aix en Provence Tour) – NICE
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we conduct our panoramic Marseille city tour. On our city tour, we will also have the opportunity to closely see structures such as the Virgin Mary (Bonne-mère), Old Port (Vieux-Port), and Château d'If. During the free time offered in the port area, guests who wish may join our Lavender Village Remy de Provence and Aix en Provence Tour (75 Euro) program. The first visit point of our tour will be the Lavender Village of Remy de Provence. Rémy-de-Provence is a small town that preserves the traditional fabric of the Provence region and stands out with its stone streets and peaceful atmosphere. On our panoramic city tour, the narrow streets in the town center, old stone houses, and the area around the square are among the main sights. In addition, the surroundings of Saint-Martin Church and the local market route are on our panoramic city tour route as sections reflecting the town’s traditional Provençal architecture. If the lavender season coincides with our visit, lavender fields spreading over large areas in purple tones in the rural areas around the town are also seen. These areas, reflecting the color and scent atmosphere unique to Provence, enrich the tour experience in terms of landscape unity. After the Rémy-de-Provence excursion, where we will observe the warm colors, stone architecture, and Provence nature of the region, we arrive at Aix-en-Provence, the next visit point of our tour. With our arrival in Aix-en-Provence, we begin to see the elegant architecture and orderly city fabric of the Provence region. Throughout our tour, we proceed along the famous Cours Mirabeau Street, which divides the city center in two. On this tree-lined boulevard, we will see historic fountains and examples of traditional Provençal architecture. Then we move on to the Vieille Ville area, the city’s historic center. In this section, we walk among narrow streets, old stone buildings, and small squares. Saint-Sauveur Cathedral is among the important structures to be seen panoramically from the outside with its architecture combining Gothic and Romanesque elements. Next, to get to know Aix’s famous artistic heritage, we proceed to the area where Paul Cézanne’s Atelier is located. We listen to panoramic information about the painter’s life. Rotonde Square, where we can feel the natural rhythm of the city center and the atmosphere of Provence, will be another panoramic point of our tour. At the end of the tour, we depart for Nice. Upon arrival at our hotel in the Nice region, room assignment and free time to rest.
NICE – (Cannes & Nice Tour) – (Eze & Monaco & Monte Carlo Tour)
After breakfast, we offer a full day of free time. During this free time, guests who wish may join our extra tour program, Cannes & Nice Tour (70 Euro). On this tour, we first depart for Cannes. During the city tour in Cannes, which is famous for hosting the annual Cannes Film Festival and has a sparkling sea and golden sandy beaches, we first see the old town, the city’s first settlement. During our walk through the narrow, winding, traffic-free streets of the old town, we will have the chance to see souvenir shops and shop. After visiting La Croisette Boulevard and Meynadier Street, which stretch along the Cannes coast and host many luxury restaurants, shops, and hotels, and after the free time to be offered, we arrive in Nice. On our Nice tour, Promenade des Anglais, Nice Port, Massena Square, the Flower Market, and the Courthouse are among the sights to be seen. During the free time given after our Nice tour, guests who wish may join our extra tour program, Eze & Monaco & Monte Carlo Tour (80 Euro). On this tour, our first stop is Eze Village, one of the most famous villages on the Côte d’Azur with its magnificent view, where we visit a perfume factory where you can test and buy beautiful and famous perfumes at affordable prices. After our tour, our second stop is Monaco, the kingdom of fairy tales and the world’s smallest state after the Vatican, located on the French Riviera; upon arrival, we will conduct our panoramic city tour of Monte Carlo, the center of luxury and splendor. After the tour, we return to our hotel in the Nice region.
NICE – (Portofino Tour by Boat) – MILAN
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart for Milan. En route, guests who wish may join our extra tour program, Portofino Tour by Boat (65 Euro). Surrounded by colorful houses, Portofino has inspired songs with all its beauty and captivates visitors with its narrow streets, colorful houses, green hills, and turquoise Mediterranean, offering a landscape of remarkable beauty. After our Portofino excursion, we continue our journey to Milan and, upon arrival, conduct our 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, and during our city tour we will see the famous opera house La Scala, Duomo Square and Cathedral, and Porta Romano among the main sights. At the end of the Milan city tour, transfer to our hotel in the Milan region. Room assignment and free time to rest.
MILAN – COMO – OUTLET TOUR – ISTANBUL
After breakfast and check-out from the hotel, we depart for Como. Como is a center located in the Lombardy region and stands out with its historic structures and orderly urban fabric. Its city squares, cathedral, and shoreline offer visitors a compact and easy-to-explore area. Lake Como is one of Italy’s best-known lakes, and the hills surrounding it, shoreline settlements, and organized transport lines complete the region’s natural appearance. The lakeside area is a place regularly visited throughout the year, with a balanced view between the city and nature. On our Como & Lake Como excursion, we first arrive in Como city center and observe the cathedral area, squares, and shoreline from the outside. Then we offer free time on the shores of Lake Como. During this free time, we can walk around the lake, take photos, or explore the surroundings. At the end of the tour, we depart for Bergamo Airport for our return flight to Istanbul. En route, we visit the outlet center. At our outlet center visit, which hosts stylish shops of many prestigious and famous brands, cafes and restaurants, and personal activity areas, we will offer free time for pleasant and affordable shopping. After the free time provided, we complete our tour and continue our journey to the airport. After arriving at the airport and completing ticketing, baggage drop, and passport control procedures, we fly to Istanbul at 17:15 on Pegasus Airlines’ scheduled flight PC1214. Arrival at Sabiha Gökçen Airport at 20:55 local time and the end of our tour.