Roma, Italy
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Since Sep 9, 2023
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Guide #51782
HELLO AND WELCOME IN ROME! Hey there, I'm Cristina Sofia! I Will Guide You To Discover My City, Rome, The Eternal City, Where You'll Feel The Power Of The History! I'm here to help you make your Italian Roman DREAM a reality. See Rome with the help of a native Roman Art Historian, Guide and Journalist I offer knowledge, help, advice and tips to make you feel home in Rome! You don't need any book with me, I am an encyclopedia! I will make your trip a joyous and memorable experience. Upon request, I can take photos of you during the tour, arrange a wine and food tasting. I will make some pics with my polaroid. With more than 1000+ happy tourists, 1000+ articles, a book and a couple of pubblications, videos and documentaries, I'm the one-stop resource you need for your Rome discovery journey, and more. Exscursions to Pompei, Amalfi, Naples, Florence, Siena and many others are available. After booking I will contact you to see what you want to do. Email me if you have any request. I am one of the most prepared ART HISTORIAN blogger in Italy, I'm an ART AUTHOR I've written books on Rome for Newton Compton, collaborated with Radio, TV and Newspapers, talking about Art and Travel. I'm an enthusiastic person, really friendly, strongly in love with art, bookworm. I wrote +1000 articles on Art and Travel and Rome. •I am an ART HISTORIAN, graduated summa cum laude, 110 CUM LAUDE, in my Master's degree in Rome and then I became Research Assistant in ART HISTORY and ASSISTANT PROFESSOR IN HISTORY OF ART. During the University I've studied at the same ARCHEOLOGY and HISTORY OF ART. I'm expert of ROMAN ARCHEOLOGY, MEDIEVAL ART, RENAISSANCE and BAROQUE. •I'm a person of good manners, I've been raised Multilingual: Italian-English and French. I've studied 5 LANGUAGES: English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian. I lived in London and I speaks foreign languages as a Multilingual. I'm a roman catholic and I know every church of Rome and centre/north Italy. My family is from Tuscany/Umbria/Switzerland from one side and Venice/Austria-Slovenia from the other side. I'm a really sunny but determinate person and inclusive about other religions. •I am a BLUE BADGE GUIDE. I am a LICENSED TOUR GUIDE of Rome with more than 15+years of Experience, I speak fluent English, French and Spanish, Portuguese and at school also learnt some Russian! Not only I love languages but foreign cultures and traditions too. I have the official authorization to explain the City, I won the competition with the HIGHEST SCORE and congratulations of the teachers commision. I know also really well noble residences, palaces and villas of roman princes and some people of noble entourage. I spent a couple of years during archeological excavations classes inside the Domus Aurea of Nero. I'm licensed for the VATICAN too, I know anyone there. •I am a PROFESSIONAL JOURNALIST with more than 15+years of Experience, I wrote for Italian newspapers and art and travel magazines, hosted +3 TV programs about Architecture, Tourism, Archeology and Art, worked as a SPEAKER on Radio, too. I run my BlogTv about Rome. The thing I missed most in Italy was contact with foreigners, for that I prepared itineraries for Americans, French, and Spanish. I studied also acting and did modeling with excellent results. I am a roman native, traveller, dreamer, addicted to painting and fascinated by all expressions of art. I graduated with Laude Master of Arts degree in History of Art the "Sapienza" University and after finishing I started to travel to many countries to improve my knowledge, accent and professional skills. I worked for important TOUR OPERATORS such as Pallenberg Bros, Perillo, Celebrity cruises, Princess Cruises, Hilton, Excelsior, Grand Hotel, Eden, Plaza Hotels. I know my city like the back of my hand and can't wait to show you around I am an ART CURATOR and I discovered and reviewed many contemporary artists in Italy and abroads. I WON 2 Art Criticism Journalism awards. So going around with me is a continue discovery of shapes of arts, ancient and modern. I think I speak all the languages of Art!! I studied also social media marketing a lot and became passionate about the digital world. After Covid I founded so my own Association to spread italian history and culture for kids in the spare time. If you visit Rome ask to me if you want the best experience: knowledge and fun! Stay tuned! •ART HISTORIAN M.A with Honors 110 CUM LAUDE •Degree in Master of Arts with Honors 110 CUM LAUDE •Assistant Professor at the University La Sapienza •License of Guide , Highest Score 10/10 • License of Tour Leader in Europe, 10/10 •License of Journalist / Press Badge •History of Art and Archeology Teacher, Teaching Course for Guides in Rome 2008-2017 •AUTHOR OF BOOKS ABOUT ROME •Art Journalist TV and Newspapers • Art Critic Award , First Place •Content Creator and Social Media Training •1 Award Art Critic International Prize of Sulmona •1 Award Journalism Cinema Festival of Sezze I AM a Licensed Guide so in general we can go wherever. SO No Limits!
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Great overview of Rome from the comfort of a van. Very knowledgeable about the area and her material.
This was a nice introduction to overall Rome! Nice excitement and knowledge about all historical places! Even a great...
Wonderful tour. This was my family's first time to visit the Vatican. Cristina was professional, knowledgeable and...
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Hello Regina, thank you very much! It was a great joy to meet you and spend a really amazing time with your family...
Cristina is attentive and highly knowledgeable about all things Italian. She is fun, funny, and connected. We learned...
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Thank you very much Jordan, it was very funny to show you Rome! We had a fantastic tour and I am glad that you are...