GREAT ITALY BALKAN TOUR FROM GREECE General Information About
GREAT ITALY & GREECE & BALKAN TOUR
7 Nights – 9 Days
Thessaloniki – Igoumenitsa – Naples – Pompeii – Rome – Florence – Pisa – Siena – Venice – Milan – Verona –Ljublijana- Belgrade- Sofia
Tour Date:
20 January / 10 February / 10 March / 14 April / 19 April / 20 April / 28 April / 05 May / 19 May / 02 June / 16 June / 23 June / 14 July / 28 July / 11 August / 25 August / 08 September / 22 September / 06 October / 20 October / 10 November
January Semester: January 20
April Semester: April 14
Ramadan Feast: 19 April / 20 April
Eid al-Adha: June 23
November Semester: November 10
1st/2nd Day – Istanbul – Thessaloniki – Igoumenitsa
On the first day of our trip, departure to Kadıköy Marriage Office at 22:00, Mecidiyeköy İstikbal Mobilya Front at 22:30 and İncirli Ömür plaza at 23:00, departure to Isparta Kule Truck Park at 23:30 and arriving in İpsala via Tekirdağ. . Entering Greece after Customs and Passport procedures. Arrival to Thessaloniki via Dedeağaç, Komotini, Xanthi. Then Thessaloniki City Tour. During our city tour, Kordon, White Tower, Rotary Tower, Fair Square, Ottoman and Byzantine works, Hagia Dimitros Cathedral, the largest Cathedral in Greece, and Alexander the Great Statue are among the places to see. At the end of our tour, we visit the house of the Great Leader Atatürk. After a short rest break, we walk along Kordon Neck, famous for its cafes in Thessaloniki, and taste Greece's famous coffee, Frape, in the cafes. Free time after the city tour. Meeting at the time specified by our guide and departure to Igoumenitsa Port. Following the customs procedures, transfer to the places reserved for our Group and departure at 23:30. Our night will be spent on a ferry ride.
Day 3: Bari (Brindisi) – Rome (Pompeii & Rome Under Lights)
Following our arrival in the Italian port city of Bari or Brindisi at 09.30 in the morning local time, we will have the opportunity to visit the Ancient City of Pompe at a discounted price (Extra 75 €) on our itinerary organized by your guide with our bus. In this tour, you will see the shops that have become ruins as a result of the volcanic eruption, the houses where the villagers lived, the amphitheatre, and the city square in Pompeii, which was founded at the foot of Mount Vesuvius and is one of the few ancient cities in the world that has been preserved to best reflect its former state until today. Then departure and arrival to Rome, the capital of Italy. Checking into our hotel, free time. After resting for a while, we take the Rome Under the Lights (By Night) Evening Tour (Extra 25€), which will be organized as an extra by your guide, with our guests who wish. During our trip, we will have the opportunity to picture Rome under the lights from Lovers' Hill, the highest hill in Rome, and then Navona Square, Pantheon, Colosseum, Via Del Corso, Piazza Del Popolo are the places we will see under the evening lights. Overnight at our hotel.
Day 4: Rome
After breakfast, we take the Rome City Promotional Tour. Among the places to see; We see the Vatican, which is considered the center of Christianity, the Cathedral of San Pietro and the Venice Square designed by the famous architect Bernini. Afterwards, we see the Colosseo, the Roman Forum, the Traiano Forum, the Circo Massimo race area, the Venice square where Mussolini addressed the public, the Vittoriano Victory Monument, the Love Monument. fountain {Fontana di Trevi} and Spanish Steps {Piazza di Spagna}. Free time in the city. Overnight at your hotel.
Day 5: Rome – Florence
After breakfast, we vacate the rooms and move to Florence with our private bus waiting for our group. Our guests can join the Siena tour, the important historical city of the Tuscan region, which will be organized as an extra. We will take a time travel from the present to the past while visiting the historical medieval streets dating back to the Etruscans. We will see Siena Square and examples of Gothic Roman architecture (45 EUR). After arriving in the city, we take a city tour of FLORENCE. On this tour, the Arno River, Ponte Vecchio Bridge, Uffizi Art Gallery, San Giovanni Battista Baptistery, Santa Maria del Fiore Cathedral and Signoria Palace are among the panoramic places to see. After the tour, our guests can spend their free time in the city center by getting to know the city better and shopping. Transfer to our hotel, room distribution and overnight stay at our hotel.
Day 6: Florence – Venice
After breakfast, we depart for Venice with our private bus waiting for our group. Our guests can join the Pisa tour if they wish. Campo die Miracoli (Doumo Square), which reminds us of the Etruscans with its leaning bell tower, and the Cylinder-shaped Baptistery are among the places we will see in Pissa. (45 EUR) Upon our arrival in Venice, we walk towards San Marco Square to get to know Venice. If our guests approve, we arrive at the historical San Marco Square with private ferries (15 €). The Square and San Marco Cathedral, the Palace of the Dukes, the Grand Canal and the Rialto Bridge are among the places to see with our guide. Our guests who wish can participate in the Extra Gondola trip organized by your guide for an extra fee (€25). By participating in the canals tour with gondolas, we have the opportunity to explore the romantic and historical canals in more detail from the water.
Day 7: Venice- (Milano Verona & Garda)
Free time after breakfast. For our guests who wish, we offer a full-day Extra (90 €) Milan & Verona & Garda tour, which will be organized as an extra by your guide. On our trip, we first arrive in Verona, where Italy's marble and the house of Romeo and Juliet, where the world's most famous love affair took place, are located. We will have the opportunity to see the old city, the Historical Arena, where concerts still take place today, the Seigneurs' Palace, Brave-Dante and Erbe Square. We leave Verona and visit Lake Garda, famous for its natural beauties, which tourists from many countries of the world cannot do without visiting during this season, and then we move to the city center of Milan, the city of Industry and Fashion. During our Milan city tour, we come to the famous Doumo square by walking through the stylish streets of the city. In the square, we see the Doumo Cathedral, one of the most important and architecturally magnificent works of Italy. We complete our time in Milan by shopping at Galeria Vittoria Emanuele Market and the Famous Buenos Aires Boulevard. Departure and arrival in Venice. Accommodation in our hotel.
Day 8: Venice – Belgrade (Ljubljana)
After breakfast, check out the rooms and move towards Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. If our guests wish, they can visit the Capital of Slovenia, 2016 European Green Capital award-winning Ljubljana (Extra 25 €), which will be organized as an extra by your guide on our route. In our panoramic city tour, we will include the Ljubljana River, the Parliament building, Ljubljana University, the Old Square, the Dragon Statue. , Dragon Bridge, Tivoli Park, St.Nicholas Cathedral and Preseren Square. Departure from the city, arrive in Belgrade via Croatia and stay at our hotel.
Day 9: Belgrade - Sofia - Istanbul
After breakfast, evacuation of the rooms and departure: Arrival in Sofia, the Capital of Bulgaria, at noon. Following your arrival, there will be a Sofia Panoramic city tour. During our trip, St. Nedelya Church, Rotonda Church, Russian Church, Hagia Sophia Church, Aleksander Nevski Cathedral, Prime Ministry, Parliament, Sofia University and Banya Bashi Mosque are among the places to see. After the bus journey, departure and arrival in Istanbul. Our trip is coming to an end. Hope to see you in another tour organization. (Estimated arrival time at 02:00 the next day, depending on customs clearance.)
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