Ciao, I'm Andrea, born and raised in La Spezia, Liguria / traveller and citizen of this world

architect / nature hiking guide / photographer

aesthete / explorer / awake dreamer

I am a very passionate and curious person, always happy to learn or share, and I am in love with my territory / plus, I am travelling quite a lot, and I do really believe in Karma / "this is why" I'm offering myself as a local guide - "you do the math"

I really enjoy food (cooking &amp; eating), science, history, art and, most of all, Nature.

Nature is my religion, actually.
Or my safe place, if you prefer to "keep it less spiritual".

Since childhood, I've been foraging wild plants, for nutritional, spiritual and cosmetic purposes.
I produce everything I'm using on my body, except from toothpaste and deodorant, in these cases I trust more chemistry!

"Greenery" is the name of my "baby" _ it's an ongoing research focusing on "the epiphany of Beauty in the casualness of everyday life".

I'm dedicating my life to this, it has changed my life actually, and it's something that I really feel I need to share - we all have a "Greenery soul", connected with Nature and our inner self. It's like a radio transmission, you just have to tune to the right frequency, and to slow down, in order to receive. Together, we can grow deeper in this self-awareness, if you will be into.

PLUS

- As a human being, I'm hable of a strong empathy, I'm careful, smart and well educated - I am able to fit in very randomic situations.

- As a guide, I'm trilled to share my "Greenery" point of view, "the ephiphany of Beauty" / I 'm also working with different travel agencies, providing what the market is generally asking.

- As a photographer I've spent 11 years working in the fashion industry, and since a teenager I've been travelling for my artistic projects (mostly analogue photography but also video / audio recording, and collecting "samples from nature", like plants or rocks but also extracting essential oils, to sum up and remember "that moment, suspended in the air") - so I should be able to help you taking some good memories during our time together / "Location scouting" was part of the job, when shooting; in case you're not into "the classical touristic spots", we can surely explore "out from the mass".

- As an architect, I work mostly as a consultant, offering my experience abroad for very specific topics _ in the interioring, suggesting carpets, pottery, fabrics and materials or, referred to the landscaping, harmonizing flowering, scents, colors, etc _ my focus is always in the perception of a space, playing with the senses. So I'm used to taylorize my proposals, listening to the client needs. I find it demanding, more complex, and so exciting and enriching for anyone involved.

I've been working as a personal shopper for "high-fashion second hand" and home antiques while I was living in Milano, for three years, and I still do.

I do love new challenges, indeed - I've worked in several countries, and cities (Almathy, Mumbai, Tehran, Istanbul, Lisboa, Casablanca, Milano, Genova, La Spezia) - approaching my job field and myself from different perspectives.

I've left Milano in 2020, I took a big, deep breath and I have never regret it. Now I'm back at home, in my place, where my family and many memories as a children and a teenager are, and where I can "assume reasonably" when the plants will bloom - that "graceful tuning" make me feel welcome, as a part of, everyday.

Last but no least, I strongly believe we should be honest in this journey, and I know how I can give you my very best _ So, please, "use me properly / ask me (gently) for more" - "I can surely hold some water, yes indeed, but I'm a refined antique porcelain, not a plastic bucket. "

May you give a look to my proposals, please, even to sunk some inspiration, and feel free to ask me even something totally different! If it's not too evil or nasty, with the proper timing we might be able to get it!

Wish you the best from your experience in Italia, my beloved country!

Master degree in Architecture

Licensed hiking / nature guide (GAE)

Professional photographer _ Nature / Architecture / Fashion

I am a Nature / Hiking guide, so I will not be able to guide you inside of the historical monuments and museums.

I am not a driver. I can accompany you in your vehicle or I can arrange for a separate car and driver.

"Cinque Terre" is as we refer to five villages stretching along the coast, together with their surroundings, "almost vertical terraced fields of dried stone walls running down from the peaks to the sea", cultivated with grapes and citrus plants.

It's a unique environment, a "cultural landscape, a slice of peasant civilization suspended between shades of blue - the Mediterranean sea and the sky". 

We will visit this National Park, which is also a UNESCO Heritage Site and so highly turistic and very crowded, trying to remain out from the mass. 

That's my mission. 

Helping you to breathe the local vibe, having a little interaction with nature, I can also help this environment not to be choked.

And then it comes to food...

There was not much space where to grow veggies, so wild foraging is a part of our tradition: fresh herbs, honey, berries and fruits, as well as hunted or fished preys, and cheeses.
Along with a glass of the local wine, it might contribute to a tasteful memory of the Italian Riviera!

Cinque Terre - Tasting Around

Portofino is part of a protected area due to a unique environment: amazing stone elements covered by a flourishing vegetation, descending into bays of crystal water, lonely farms and villages scattered along the coast, a medieval abbey only reachable by foot or by boat, and then this tiny fishermen settlement now raised globally into one of the key elements of the " cruise tourism". 

The best perspective to admire this landscape is from the sea.

Following a walking tour in Camogli, we will reach by ferry boat the Abbazia di San Fruttuoso, a little but remarcable jem set along this rocky coast, to have a closer look at the area and, if you wish, to visit the museum hosted inside the old abbey. 

Then it comes to Portofino, another unique spot due to the natural beauty of the contest but also to its international fame, gained having been set of several movies and home of many celebrities, in these last two centuries.

We will visit the village and after I'll escort you back to the cruise terminal.

Portofino and the Italian Riviera

The city of La Spezia overlooks a small gulf of wonderful landscape value, at a latitude that has allowed it to be a hinge between European culture and the more typically Mediterranean and maritime culture. 

This has been reflected in the gastronomic culture, in the forms of architecture and the colors of the paintings created by frequently passing artists, engaged in the "Grand Tour" journey from the continent to southern Italy, seeking inspiration from the wonders of classicism. 

That's where the nickname "Gulf of Poets" comes from, and rightly so, as it is embellished by the presence of many small but precious villages, often of medieval origin.

There are plenty of options to explore and admire this land, and here's one .

With a private driver, we'll discover the West side of the bay, heading Portovenere and stopping along the way to walk around some of the villages, less crowded than other spots, and therefore precious / "Seeking a vernacular beauty, along the coast".

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