I started with a passion for art and history and over the years I have kept up to date with in-depth training. I have worked for more than 20 years as a highly trained, fully licensed tour guide in the whole of Puglia and in the neighbouring Basilicata region. I am also qualified as a tour manager and travel agency director.
I have extensive professional experience in arranging personalised trips and tailor-made tours all over the area—but most of all I love my job and I am passionate about my city. Having grown up in Lecce, I have a genuine and deep understanding of what makes the area tick. During the walking tours I help guests make the most of their visit... I know all the region’s secrets. I work closely with a number of large, well-known travel companies from the United Kingdom, North America, the Middle East and other parts of the world. I am also frequently employed by international organisations to provide guided tours for government ministers, ambassadors, academics, leading journalists and television celebrities during their official or private visits.
My name has been mentioned in many newspaper articles, in recent editions of the Lonely Planet tourist guide ‘Puglia and Basilicata’ and also by the Financial Times - Download my articles -
I am always updating my knowledge of developments in the museum world and about the latest restoration projects and archaeological discoveries.
From 2006 to 2010 I was President of the Association of Tour Guides in Puglia and I am still an active member of the association.
"The Art of Guiding is a skill; it is the skill of selecting information and varying it for different audiences; it is the skill of presenting it in a simple and precise way; it is the skill of allowing the visitor to see and to understand; it is a skill which, if well performed, is invisible."
As a tour guide I connect people and places.Hope to meet you soon!Your guide, Simona
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