| Albania | Either ToursByLocals is not yet aware of any legal guiding requirement for Albania, or Albania does not have any legal requirement. If you know of a legal guiding requirement for Albania, please report it!
All ToursByLocals guides have met our ToursByLocals Guide Requirements which includes warranting that they can legally give the tours they offer. |
| Croatia | In Croatia, tourist guides must be licensed. To obtain a license the guide must prove they have the business capacity, at least have secondary school qualifications, be fluent in the language they propose to guide in and have passed the certification exam for tourist guide.
The job of tourist guide is clearly defined and follows the European definition as 'one who interprets the cultural and natural heritage of an area'.
People organizing such activities as hiking or diving do not require a license. report error
All ToursByLocals guides have met our ToursByLocals Guide Requirements which includes warranting that they can legally give the tours they offer. |
| Greece | If the nature of the tour is that the guide is 'interpreting the cultural and natural heritage of an area', Greece requires the guide have a guiding license. A person giving tours such as the 'best nightlife spots', 'shopping and fashion tour' or 'restaurant tour' for example, does not require a license. This definition follows the European standard for tour guiding (CEN).
Licensed Tourist Guides are the only professionals permitted to conduct tours in all sites and museums within a city. Licensed guides are required in those areas where the local authorities state that one of them is mandatory.
To become a Licensed Tourist Guide, candidates must pass an examination given by the local public tourist authorities. report error
All ToursByLocals guides have met our ToursByLocals Guide Requirements which includes warranting that they can legally give the tours they offer. |
| Italy | If the nature of the tour is that the guide is 'interpreting the cultural and natural heritage of an area', Italy requires the guide have a guiding license. A person giving tours such as the 'best nightlife spots', 'shopping and fashion tour' or 'restaurant tour' for example, does not require a license. This definition follows the European standard for tour guiding (CEN).
To become a Licensed Tourist Guide, candidates must pass an examination given by the local public tourist authorities to assess and test their knowledge of the area in terms of its history and geography, its art and architecture, its museums and art galleries, churches, its environs and cultural features. As part of the requirements, candidates must also prove their knowledge of each foreign language they applied for with oral and written tests. report error
All ToursByLocals guides have met our ToursByLocals Guide Requirements which includes warranting that they can legally give the tours they offer. |
| Malta | If the nature of the tour is that the guide is 'interpreting the cultural and natural heritage of an area', Malta requires the guide have a guiding license. A person giving tours such as the 'best nightlife spots', 'shopping and fashion tour' or 'restaurant tour' for example, does not require a license. This definition follows the European standard for tour guiding (CEN).
Licensed Tourist Guides are the only professionals permitted to conduct tours in all sites and museums within a city. Licensed guides are required in those areas where the local authorities state that one of them is mandatory.
To become a Licensed Tourist Guide, candidates must pass an examination given by the local public tourist authorities. report error
All ToursByLocals guides have met our ToursByLocals Guide Requirements which includes warranting that they can legally give the tours they offer. |
| Montenegro | Either ToursByLocals is not yet aware of any legal guiding requirement for Montenegro, or Montenegro does not have any legal requirement. If you know of a legal guiding requirement for Montenegro, please report it!
All ToursByLocals guides have met our ToursByLocals Guide Requirements which includes warranting that they can legally give the tours they offer. |
| Slovenia | Either ToursByLocals is not yet aware of any legal guiding requirement for Slovenia, or Slovenia does not have any legal requirement. If you know of a legal guiding requirement for Slovenia, please report it!
All ToursByLocals guides have met our ToursByLocals Guide Requirements which includes warranting that they can legally give the tours they offer. |
| San Marino | Either ToursByLocals is not yet aware of any legal guiding requirement for San Marino, or San Marino does not have any legal requirement. If you know of a legal guiding requirement for San Marino, please report it!
All ToursByLocals guides have met our ToursByLocals Guide Requirements which includes warranting that they can legally give the tours they offer. |