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“I am an Art Historian on loan to Leisure, Travel and Professional Tourism ”

newspapers) to write guide books of Italian cities (Mantua, Siracusa, Catania and Bari) as well as a book on Giulio Roma-no. I also write for one of the most renowned and best-known Italian Art Magazines: “Art e Dossier”. In 2010 I was commissioned by the local Council to train Ur-ban Stewards of Mantua (assistants for tourists). At the moment I am commissioned by the Council of Mantua to do a survey on the decoration of Palazzo Te. During my educational background, I attended summer Eng-lish courses in Dublin, Durham, Norwich, Plymouth and Ches-ter. After my degree I started to have private language les-sons. Thanks to the meetings with my tutor (a British opera-singer), I have improved my knowledge of artistic terms in English. In my career I have guided many tourist groups – including very specialized ones, like those organized by the Internation-al Seminar Design INC. I’ve also shown celebrities – including MPs, writers (Karen Essex, Michel Faber and Alexander McCall Smith) and music stars (Simon LeBon and Nick Rhodes) around Mantua. So, if you are planning to pay a visit to Mantua, I am your perfect point of reference. You can count on me to make your guided tour a day to be remembered.

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ABOUT ME

I was born in Mantua in 1978. After attending a secondary school focusing on humanitarian studies (where I learned Latin and Ancient Greek) I moved to Ven-ice where I studied in Ca’ Foscari Univer-sity, and graduated in History of Art with top marks and honours. The topic of my thesis was Isabella d’Este, Marchioness of Mantua. During my University years I joined the

“Classical Tradition Seminar”, and with my colleagues and professors I founded the on-line magazine “Engramma”. With the same group of scholars I also published the book “L’Originale Assente”. After the University, I came back to Mantua, where I won a study-award and a scholarship, allowing me extend my re-search. Since 2006 I have an Italian State license as a Professional Guide. In 2008 I acted as Scientific Curator for the exhibition “Classico Manifesto” (Milan, Triennale), dealing with the rela-tionships between Art and Advertising. In 2009 I was engaged by Skira Publisher and “Il Corriere della Sera” (one of the most well regarded and popular Italian

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to deal with a professional, who actually leads your groups around Mantua.

to save your money from incidental char-

ges. to save your time. to keep everything under your control.

… AND I CAN OFFER YOU

I do my business by myself, without em-ployees or subordinates. I am the real and actual guide, who escorts your group.

You will pay just my fees without any ad-

ditonal percentage for any association, agency or cartel.

Any assistance in organizing, booking and

realizing your tours, both prior to and du-ring the visit.

Punctual feedbacks regarding ticket boo-

kings, quick information about special openings or closing times in the Mantuan Museums, changes in opening times, ad-mission fees and so on.

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Specialized International tour operators, focusing on cultural trips (like the "International Seminar Design Inc" or the "International Biking and Barging Tours")

Museum Groups and Alumni Associations (like the "Oakland Museum of California",

"Dryton Hall", "Stranford Alumni") Italian Tour Operators, dealing with major international T.O. (like "Motivation Mettings In-

centives Conventions Events" and "TRAVCOA") Italian Universities and Schools, dealing with international projects (like the "Institute of

Advanced Studies" of the University of Bologna) Small groups of DIY tourists planning their itineraries through specialized web sites (as

"Tour by Locals") Individual tourists planning their visits prior to their arrival in Mantua Individual tourists planning their visits when in Mantua

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TYPE OF CLIENTS IN FOREIGN MARKETS

My most frequent clients from foreign markets are specialized groups, who are usually art lov-ers, university teachers and stu-dents, museum members and donors.

Their visits to Mantua are most-ly part of extended tours to Ita-ly, discovering Renaissance cities or following itineraries dedicated to art, food and wine.

I act as a local point of refer-ence for the Tour Operators, taking care of every organiza-tional detail (booking tickets, checking opening times etc… )

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According to the “Guide Re-quirements for Italy” I am allowed to guide tours in Italian and in English, so my clients are mostly from Eng-lish-speaking countries (such as USA, UK, Canada and Australia).

However I have also had some experience with Asian travellers. For example in September 2011 I guided a group of students from Ja-pan, China, South Korea and Taiwan, in English. They were attending a class at the Institute of Advanced Studies of the University of Bologna.

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I deal both with groups and individual tourists. This is an example of a tour I conducted for a Canadian woman, who was travelling through Italy alone, following an itinerary designed by TRAVCOA. In this case I paid special attention: she had a celiac disease, so I took care to find her a restaurant with a glu-ten-free menu.

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TYPE OF CLIENTS IN FOREIGN MARKETS

This year I am doing business with the "International Barging Tours". I am dealing with a project for four 'Museum Groups', co-ming to visit Northern Italy in springtime and in fall.

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Although the itinerary seems to be the same for every group, I will customize the tours, depending on where each group comes from.

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EXAMPLES OF TAILOR-MADE TOURS

For example, the first group is from the Kimbell Art Museum of Forth Worth, Texas. That Mu-seum owns a stunning ter-racotta bust of Isabella d'Este, by Gian Cristoforo Romano. According my suggestions, the tour itinerary has been changed to include a visit to "Palazzo San Seba-stiano" in Mantua, where a terracotta bust of Fran-cesco Gonzaga, Isabella's husband, made by the sa-me artist, is kept .

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Another group travelling via "International Bar-ging Tours" is from the New Britain Museum of American Art. That museum focuses on American Impressio-nism. Therefore, I've suggested to add a visit to the col-lection of impressionist paintings in Palazzo Te to the schedule of the tuor.

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In July 2011, I was involved by the “International Semi-nar Design Inc” in a custom-ized tour for the Stanford Alumni Association. This was a group of Music Lov-ers, travelling to Italy to attend the Music Festivals in Spoleto and Verona. For this specialized group, I’ve planned a special itinerary in Mantua, focusing on the places connected to the His-tory of Music.

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We visited the palaces where Verdi set his fa-mous “Rigoletto”, the Ba-silica of Santa Barbara, for which Claudio Monteverdi composed some exquisite music for Masses and Ves-pers, and the Bibiena The-atre, thought to be the place where the Opera was born.

EXAMPLES OF TAILOR-MADE TOURS

I gave another customized tour to a group travelling via ISDI, from the Dryton Hall (South Carolina). This project was focused on the Palladian Villas in Veneto (being the Dryton Hall an American neo-palladian building). In our “on the footsteps of Palladio tour” we paid great attention to the architectonical forms invented and used by Giulio Romano, copied by Palladio in his buildings.

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Old Court: The Duchesses’ Staircase;

Domenico Morone’s “Battle between

the Gonzagas and the Bonacolsis”; Pisa-

nello’s Arthurian frescoes.

Ducal Apartment: Room of the Archers,

Rubens’ “The Gonzaga family adoring

the Holy Trinity”; Gallery of the Mirrors

(ballroom); Vincenzo Gonzaga’s flat.

Castle of St. George: the Bridal Cham-

ber (Camera Picta aka Camera degli

Sposi) frescoed by Mantegna.

New Court: Apartment of Troy de-

signed and frescoed by Giulio Romano;

Cortile della Cavallerizza (Horses court-

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Old Court: Zodiac Room, Hall of the

Rivers, Hanging Garden (if open), Tap-

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The Ducal Palace of Mantua has more than 500 rooms. Ob-viously not all of them are open to the public: the visitor’s route includes about 40 spaces, and it

stretches over three and a half kilome-tres (2 miles). The proposed tour in-cludes a visit to the Mantegna frescoes in the Bridal Cham-ber (Camera Picta aka Camera degli Sposi). Inside the Palace you’ll be able to admire paintings by Pisanello, Giulio Romano, Rubens and wonderful tapestries

designed by Rapha-el.

This tour lasts about one and three-quarter hours.

The Ducal Palace of Mantua A fascinating journey into the court of the Gonzaga family

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ITINERARY: Isabella's Rooms: Room of the Scal-cheria, Studiolo, Grotta, Secret Gar-den. Old Court: The Duchesses' Staircase; Domenico Morone's "Battle between the Gonzagas and the Bo-nacolsis"; Pisanello's Arthurian fre-scoes. Ducal Apartment: Room of the Archers, Rubens' "The Gonzaga family adoring the Holy Trinity"; Gal-lery of the Mirrors (ballroom); Vin-cenzo Gonzaga's apartment. St. George Castle: the Bridal Cham-ber ("Camera Picta" aka "Camera degli Sposi") frescoed by Mantegna. New Court: Apartment of Troy desi-gned and frescoed by Giulio Roma-no; Cortile della Cavallerizza (Horses Courtyard). Old Court: Zodiac Room, Hall of the Rivers, Hanging Garden (if open), Tapestries by Raphael.

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Isabella d'Este, Mar-chioness of Mantua, is one of the most no-torious women in hi-story, and her spirit is still living within her private rooms. Al-though most of Isa-

bella's art collection has been dispersed amongst the most important museums in the world, some pieces still remain in Mantua. And the fi-ne frescoes, the pre-cious wooden inlays, the gilded ceilings and Isabella's secret garden still tell us a lot about the wo-man, who - even du-ring her lifetime -

was named "The First Lady" of the Re-naissance.

The proposed tour also includes a visit around the rest of the Ducal Palace, where Isabella's rela-tives used to live in the splendor of the Renaissance.

This tour lasts about 2 and a half hours.

TOUR PROPOSALS

Isabella d'Este in the Ducal Palace of Mantua Discovering the private rooms of the First Lady of the Renaissance

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ITINERARY: Ovid Room, Room of the Devices, Room of the Sun and the Moon, Hall of the Horses, Chamber of Cupid and Psyche, Room of the Winds, Room of the Eagles, David's Loggia, Room of the Stuccoes, Room of the Emperors, Room of the Giants, Se-cret Garden and Grotto (if open).

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Giulio Romano was

Raphael's most talented

pupil: he was both ar-

chitect and painter and

he is the only Italian Re-

naissance artist mentio-

ned by Shakespeare as

"that rare Italian ma-

ster". This tour offers

you the opportunity to

discover his masterpie-

ce, Palazzo Te. This

stunning villa was desi-

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ted by Giulio between

1525 and 1535 for his

patron, Federico II

Gonzaga, Duke of Man-

tua. The Hall of the

Horses, the Chamber

of Cupid and Psyche

and in particular the

Room of the Giants are

some of the clearest

examples of the Italian

Mannerist style. This

tour lasts about 1 and

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TOUR PROPOSALS

Palazzo Te in Mantua A privileged view of the masterpiece by Giulio Romano

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20-25 people

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26-30 people

170 euros

220 euros

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310 euros

360 euros

31-35 people

190 euros

240 euros

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330 euros

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Isabella’s rooms

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Admission fees NOT included. After the third group booked, I will consider you a recurring client, and I’ll offer you 20% discount on any further bookings.

TOUR PROPOSALS

The proposed tours are examples, of course

I can customize your tour on demand,

adding:

a walking tour of historic centre

a visit to the Sant’Andrea Basilica

a visit to the Santa Barbara Basilica

The Bibiena Theatre

The Palazzo San Sebastiano

The House of Mantegna

The Church of San Sebastiano by Leon Battista Alberti

Please feel free to ask for a customized tour.

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the tourists I've met in Mantua.

So I am using the most wide spread social networks.

VisitMantua is on Twitter and Facebook.

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