ESPRESSO ITALY WINTER 2026 (FCO-BLQ) 5 NIGHTS 6 DAYS | ROME (2) & FLORENCE (2) & VENICE (1)
1st DAY ISTANBUL – ROME
We meet at the Pegasus Airlines check-in counter at Sabiha Gokcen Airport International Departures Terminal. After baggage and ticket processing, we will fly with Pegasus Airlines scheduled flight. Following our arrival, we will proceed with our private bus waiting at the airport for a panoramic city tour of Rome. The sites to be visited during the city tour include Castel Sant’Angelo, where Cem Sultan was imprisoned, the Venetian Square where Mussolini addressed the public, and the II Vittorio Emanuele monument, the Colosseum which hosted gladiator battles, the Trevi Fountain made famous by the film 'La Dolce Vita', the Spanish Steps consisting of 135 steps, and the Spanish steps with the sunken ship fountain. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
2nd DAY ROME
After having breakfast at the hotel, free time. Guests who wish may join the extra Outlet & Lakes Region & Vatican Tour (80€ per person) organized by our guide. After visiting the naturally beautiful area where the popes used to spend their summers and the village of Nemi famous for its wild strawberries, we will have free time for shopping at Italy's most famous shopping spot, Castel Romano Outlet. Then, we move to St. Peter's Square, considered the center of Christianity. After our arrival, free time to visit the Basilica and the Square. Guests who wish can participate in the additionally arranged Rome by Night Tour (35€ per person). Accommodation at our hotel.
*Today, our extra tours offered are those that are combined respectively. If taken separately, transportation to the starting/ending points of the tour will be done individually.
3rd DAY ROME – FLORENCE
After breakfast at the hotel, we proceed to Florence. Guests who wish may join the extra Orvieto Tour (35€ per person) organized by our guide along the route. After seeing the ancient town center and Orvieto Cathedral in Orvieto, which holds a significant place in Italy's art and general history and is home to extraordinary natural beauty, we proceed to Florence. Upon arrival, panoramic city tour of Florence. During our tour, we will see the Arno River that divides Florence, the Ponte Vecchio bridge famous for its jewelers, the Palazzo Vecchio where the Medici Family ruled Florence, the Piazza Della Signoria housing the Hercules and David sculptures considered masterpieces of Renaissance, and the Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral, renowned for holding Italy's third highest dome and its famous Baptistery door. After the tour, transfer to our hotel in Montecatini. Accommodation at our hotel.
4th DAY FLORENCE
After breakfast at the hotel, free time. Those guests who wish may join the Tuscany Tour (110€) organized by our guide as an extra. During our first stop in Pisa, we will see the Leaning Tower of Pisa, which has become the symbol of Italy, and the Miracoli Square next to it, and then head to San Gimignano. In San Gimignano, where you will feel as if you are in the Middle Ages, we will see the 13 towers built by rival noble families in the 12th and 13th centuries and the Cisterno Square. After our tour, we move to Siena, where the neighborhood culture is strongly evident. A total of 17 neighborhoods exist in Siena. The Campo Square, where the Palio horse races take place with participation from all neighborhoods, the unfinished Siena Cathedral, and the narrow streets of the city will be visited during our Siena city tour. After the tour, transfer to our hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
5th DAY FLORENCE – VENICE
After having breakfast at the hotel, we depart for the city of Venice. Guests who wish may join the extra Bologna Tour (35€ per person) organized by our guide along the route. From Bologna, we will see the Piazza Maggiore, considered the center of Bologna, the Neptune Fountain located just behind the square, the Old Stock Exchange Building, Europe's first university building, Quadrilatero (the old market), and the Garisenda and Asinelli towers that have become symbols of Bologna. After our tour, we move towards Venice. Upon arrival, panoramic city tour of Venice. After arriving at Tronchetto Square, we take a short vaporetto ride to St. Mark's Square. During our city tour, we will visit the famous St. Mark's Square and Basilica, the Bridge of Sighs where prisoners took their final look at Venice before entering their dungeon, the Grand Canal and the Rialto Bridge on it, the Doge's Palace, the Bell and Clock Tower, and the Giorgio Maggiore Church. After the tour, free time. Guests who wish may join the optional activity of the Gondola Tour, which is the symbol of Venice (40€ per person). After the free time, transfer to the hotel. Accommodation at our hotel.
6th DAY VENICE – BOLOGNA – ISTANBUL
After breakfast at the hotel, we transfer to Bologna Airport depending on the flight time. After completing the baggage and check-in procedures, we will depart for Istanbul with the scheduled flight of Pegasus Airlines. After our arrival, the end of our tour and services.
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