Manuela, Is a wonderful guide. She was able to change our day because of rain, so considerate! Should use what seem as hidden jewels. Highly recommend
Private tour in Verona Manuela R
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Hello! My name is Manuela, I was born in the middle of the Po Valley on the border between Lombardy and Emilia Romagna regions, and it was natural for me to become a licensed guide in both regions. I'm a mix of the two cultures I get along with the Lombard pragmatism and the Emilian jovial and open minded lifestyle. But from both cultures, above anything else, I have taken the best: culture, history, art and …why not … good food and wines! What more can I ask for? How did I become a guide? By pure chance, I was working in a big international company and I was asked to organize a week-end tour in the area for some customers. I was panic-stricken I didn't know how to manage it. Luckily somebody gave me a hint "Why not to get in touch with a licensed guide who can organize a wonderful art and gourmet tour?" The guide made such a wonderful impression on me that I felt really … in love with her job. It was love at first sight, I knew this was my custom-made job! Exactly in that moment I decided I wanted to become a guide. Why not? Even if I had a very good art and history school background I knew that I had to work and study hard but I plucked up my courage and at last I succeeded! I became a licensed guide for Mantua in 2002, for Ferrara 2003, for Modena 2005 and now I'm a licensed Guide for the whole Emilia Romagna Region. Years have gone by since my first guiding tour experience but nothing has changed since then. I still go on guiding with enthusiasm, competence and passion, I like looking at people's faces and see their surprising eyes or hear their exciting comments like "No, I don't believe!" "Really?" "Are you joking?" "Wow!" "Amazing!"… I'm used to propose and organize tours together with the groups even if I have learnt that the choice of the tour depends on time mainly, I usually suggest classical tours with the most important monuments for those people who are going to spend little time in a place, or special tours for those who want not only to visit classical sites but also elaborate further some topics such as music, theatres, different art styles, Jewish communities, typical food and wines, boat excursions, gardens and so on. Last but not least I'm a versatile person ready to plan tours as per people's needs. Write me what you need and I'll do my best to make it true! I have been working as a Local Qualified Guide since 2002. As a Local Licensed Guide I have access to any landmarks. Degree in Modern Languages, Cultural Mediator and International Relations at the Universities of Bologna and Florence. I worked as marketing responsible in international companies in Italy and abroad. I am a Licensed Tourist Guide/Tour Guide and have access to any landmark
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A 'must' tour recommended to any first-time visitor and photography lover! See tour map with tour itinerary in green colour. Verona is really an open air museum, the perfect city to browse around. On this tour you can explore a little bit of everything. Of course you cannot expect to learn all about Verona in half a day, but this tour takes you closer to the beautiful soul of the city and sets you up for independent exploration during the rest of your stay. Verona is not only the city of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, get the flavour of Verona by walking through its breathtaking squares and amazing streets, learning about its past and beauty. No entrance tickets are foreseen for this tour. This tour can be run in the morning or in the afternoon.
Manuela, Is a wonderful guide. She was able to change our day because of rain, so considerate! Should use what seem as hidden jewels. Highly recommend
Excellent tour. Good history and tour of the city. Manuela was on time and shared as much as she could in our time together. We appreciate her attention to detail and enthusiasm for sharing her city withhis
Excellent guide who taught us so much about Verona, its history and its architecture. We learned how to recognize different architectural periods and how they related to Verona’s history. We thoroughly enjoyed our walk!
Manuela was lovely and so knowledgeable with lots of interesting facts. We’ll be sure to keep looking up for the frescos and the surprises (and of course looking down at the uneven pavements). It was great and even better as it was just her and my husband and me.
Verona is an awesome city--easy to get around and plenty of places to eat and drink. However, there is an amazing historical perspective that only a local can give and we got it from Manuela. Manuela understands Verona--it's history and people. The tour was fast-paced and fact-filled. The 3+ hours was like walking through an encyclopedia. We hit all the major tourist spots and then some. You can feel Manuela's passion for Verona and her people. Unfortunately, the only criticism we have is that Manuela's English was a little hard to understand. She sometimes moved too quickly and we did feel rushed.
Manuela was exceedingly knowledgeable, engaging, enthusiastic and pleasant. We warmly recommend her, and will be happy to be guided by her again if we return to this part of Italy.
- Piazza Bra with the Roman Arena (no visit inside); - Remains of the Roman wall - Roman Borsari gate - View of Castelvecchio and Ponte (bridge) Scaligero from the Ponte Vittoria. - Corte Sgarzerie - Piazza Erbe - Piazza dei Signori - Piazza Mercato vecchio - Scaligeri's arks - Romeo's house - Santa Anastasia square and via sottoriva - Piazza Bra Molinari - Via Cappello with Juliet's house; - Old jewish ghetto No entrance fees foreseen for the above itinerary You will visit some more places and sites not listed above
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Piazza Brà, Verona, Veneto, Italy
ByGuide: At the Alps fountain at Piazza Bra. The fountain is in the garden in the middle of the square
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