Évora, the Queen of Alentejo

📌✉️ Please message me if you're having trouble with booking one of my tours: I am checking my messages frequently. Thank you! 😊 About me: I was born in Lisbon and I'm forever in love with this city! After my family, guiding is my greatest passion: I simply love what I do! I have a 5 year academic degree called Touristic Information, specifically to work as a Tourist Guide, as well as the Certificate of Competence acquired through a qualifying examination, in order to be able to exercise this regulated profession. I own and manage a tour company licensed by the Turismo de Portugal IP, Portugal's National Tourism Authority. Tour guiding has been my full time job since 2003 and it has always been incredibly rewarding. In 2021, I was recognized by the Wanderlust Awards as one of the world's "Best Specialist Guides", which I think is a result of doing what I love every day. Waking up knowing I'll meet enthusiastic people who are excited to discover my city makes me a very grateful and happy person! For over two decades (wow, it's hard to believe time flew that fast!) I travelled the world as a tour guide and tour manager in Europe and both South and Central America. I stopped being so nomadic when my first child was born and in 2016, I became part of ToursByLocals' amazing team and since then I've been 100% dedicated to my lovely Lisbon and its surroundings. I'm close to 5,000 tours since 2003 and 1,100 were with ToursByLocals since 2016. I am a mother of 3. I love planning family trips. I know how important it is to create special family memories. Travelling means getting to know new places and cultures, experiencing nature more closely, walking and playing more, discovering history through cities, monuments and palaces! Our childhood travel memories are often the sweetest and along with other remarkable moments, we build who we are and how we live in the world. So if you're in need of someone to guide you and your kids and have them thrilled about travelling, I'm your guide! I'm also very fond of small groups of friends, extended family trips and solo travellers. It's a much more personal approach and very interesting and grateful, too. It's so lovely to get to know you! My wish is to make you feel all the unique details of this fairytale country the way I proudly do, welcoming you as a friend, however always assuring professional, original and interesting tours. I offer walking tours or if you prefer to just sit and relax, I also provide tours with transportation included (private minivan, minibus, bus). You can choose from my many tours the one you're most interested in, or we can build together a tailored experience, everything at your pace. Once you send me a message, I'll try to answer right away, but if I'm delivering a tour or busy with my family, I'll let you know that I'll get back to you soon. I'll be happy to create a customized tour just for you and if you have a special request, if it's a family with different age ranges. We can build the best option together! Some of my tours can perfectly be combined in one day, like 2 half day tours or in different days, if you're staying longer. I can also help you plan the best timings to avoid the crowds and even help you buy the tickets. Even if I'm a tour guide and I'd love to share everything I know with you, don't expect to be attending an historic conference! I consider myself a knowledgeable professional but at the same time I'm also a very easy going, friendly and flexible person who truly believes that one can learn a lot by enjoying what they're listening to and seeing in a relaxed way and above all, having fun! One very original experience still feels incredible: the virtual tours. The idea came up with the 2020 pandemic scenery and I decided to keep them going in the future as they're such a pleasant way of travelling differently and sustainably. These tours are perfect to gather families and friends who live away from each other and for schools to complement their teaching, as well as to help those who cannot travel for many reasons, to be able to see the world. I believe we always need to make the best out of the worst. Portugal is a country to visit all year round: weather is wonderful and even during the winter you can enjoy the simple pleasures of life like sitting on an esplanade, absorbing each sunbeam! Plus, I love cooking and baking and I'm happy to share my recipes. Portuguese food is simply delicious and the wine is just perfect for a toast to celebrate life! Get ready to deeply fall in love with Portugal! Can't wait to meet you! Credentials: 🔵 Certified licensed Tourist Guide since 2003 (17/26820/1244) 🔵 Proud member of SNATTI #4282 🔵 5 year Degree in Tourism Information by the Estoril Higher Institute for Tourism and Hotel Management, a non-profit public higher-education institution 🔵 Tourist Guide & Tour Leader Certificate of Competence, acquired through 2 different qualifying examinations, in order to be able to exercise this profession. 🔵 Master Degree in Tourism – Specialisation in Strategic Management of Tourism Destinations 🔵 I own and manage a tour company licensed by the Turismo de Portugal IP, Portugal's National Tourism Authority