BIG ITALY 2026 TK (FCO-LJU)
1. DAY ISTANBUL – ROME
We meet our valued guests in front of the Turkish Airlines counter at Istanbul Airport International Departures Terminal. After baggage and ticket procedures, we fly on Turkish Airlines scheduled service. Upon arrival, we are greeted by our private coach and proceed with a panoramic Rome city tour. During our city tour, the sights to be seen include Castel Sant’Angelo, where Cem Sultan was imprisoned, Piazza Venezia and the Vittorio Emanuele II Monument 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. After the tour, transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
2. DAY ROME
After breakfast at the hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Outlet & Lakes Region & Vatican Tour organized by our guide (80€ per person). After visiting the region of natural beauty where the popes spend their summer months and the village of Nemi, famous for its wild strawberries, there will be free time for shopping at the Castel Romano Outlet, one of Italy’s most famous shopping areas. Then we head to St. Peter’s Square, considered the center of Christianity. Upon arrival, there will be free time to visit the Basilica and the Square. Guests who wish may join the optional Rome by Night Tour organized by our guide (35€ per person). Accommodation at our hotel.
*The extra tours offered today are combined tours operated together. If purchased separately, transportation to and from the tour starting/ending points will be at your own arrangement.
3. DAY ROME – FLORENCE
After breakfast at the hotel, we depart for Florence. Guests who wish have the opportunity to join the en route optional Orvieto Tour organized by our guide (35€ per person). After visiting Orvieto, which holds an important place in Italy’s art and general history and has extraordinary natural beauty, including its ancient city center and Orvieto Duomo, we continue to Florence. Upon arrival, we start a panoramic Florence city tour. During our tour, the Arno River dividing Florence, the Ponte Vecchio bridge famous for its jewelers, Palazzo Vecchio where the Medici family ruled Florence, Piazza della Signoria, home to the masterpieces of Hercules and David, Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral with the 3rd tallest dome in Italy, and the Baptistery famous for its doors will be among the sights to be seen. At the end of the tour, transfer to our hotel in Montecatini. Accommodation at our hotel.
4. DAY FLORENCE
After breakfast at the hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional Pisa & Portofino Tour organized by our guide (110€ per person). During our tour, after seeing the Leaning Tower of Pisa and Piazza dei Miracoli, we will travel by boat to the world-famous Portofino town, which has been the subject of songs. You will not get enough of this small town located inside a national park. After the tour, transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
5. DAY FLORENCE – MILAN
After breakfast, we depart for Milan. Upon arrival, we begin our panoramic Milan city tour. During our tour, Milan Duomo, Italy’s second-largest church, which took approximately 500 years to complete, Fortezza Castle, and the Vittorio Emanuele Gallery, home to the world’s most famous fashion stores, will be among the sights to be seen. After the tour, guests who wish may join the optional Como Lake Tour organized by our guide (40€ per person). We visit Lake Como and its surroundings, this enchanting landscape at the foothills of the Alps, in the Lombardy region. Afterwards, free time is given to explore this beautiful lakeside town. After the tour, transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
6. DAY MILAN – VENICE
After breakfast, we depart for Venice. Guests who wish may join the en route optional Verona & Lake Garda Tour organized by our guide (60€ per person). During our tour, the house of Romeo & Juliet, which became the subject of the greatest love story in history, Verona Arena, Scaligero Bridge with its distinctive architecture, and Verona Cathedral will be among the sights to be seen. After our Verona tour, we will visit Lake Garda, one of the most beautiful lakes in Northern Italy. Then our journey to Venice continues. Upon arrival, we begin a panoramic Venice city tour. During our city tour, the famous St. Mark’s Square and Basilica, 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 Giorgio Maggiore Church will be among the sights to be seen. After our city tour, guests who wish may join the optional activity Gondola Tour, the symbol of Venice (40€ per person). After the tour, transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
7. DAY VENICE – LJUBLJANA
After breakfast, we depart for Ljubljana. Guests who wish may join the en route optional Bled Tour organized by our guide (35€ per person). In our tour, you will not get enough of photographing Lake Bled, which is 2 km long and 1.3 km wide and formed by the influence of the Bohinj Glacier, the hills around the lake, their reflections in the water, traditional boats, its magnificent island with a church on it, and the swans by the lakeside. You may enjoy free time by walking around the lake or renting a bicycle. After the tour, our journey to Ljubljana continues. Upon arrival, we begin a panoramic Ljubljana city tour. Places to be seen during our city tour include the Ljubljana River, the Parliament building, the University of Ljubljana, Old Town, and St. Nicholas Cathedral. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
8. DAY LJUBLJANA – ISTANBUL
After breakfast, we complete our check-out procedures at the hotel early in the morning and transfer to Ljubljana Airport. After baggage and check-in procedures, we depart for Istanbul on Turkish Airlines scheduled service. Upon arrival, our tour and services come to an end.
What's Included
Economy class flight ticket on Turkish Airlines scheduled service on the Istanbul (IST) – Rome (FCO) / Ljubljana (LJU) – Istanbul (IST) routes
Airport taxes
7 nights’ bed and breakfast accommodation in 3- and 4-star hotels
Airport-hotel-airport transfers
All intercity transfers
Panoramic city tours of Milan, Venice, Florence, and Rome
City taxes (€25)
Vaporetto fee (€15)
Professional Turkish-language guiding services
Not Included
Visa fee and service charge
Travel health insurance
Exit fee
Lunch, dinner, and other meals
Hotel extras and personal expenses
Extra tours, route-based extra tours, and optional activities
Museum and historical site entrance fees
All services not specified as included in the price
Venice tourist tax
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