Paola Salvatori

Why did you decide to become a tour guide?

Being born in a city like Rome meant a lot to me: the passion also reflects the habits of my family which, having been Roman for generations, has considerably influenced my personal perception of the city. The playground of my childhood was Villa Celimontana, in Villa Borghese we went by bicycle, with skates, to ride a pony. We reached the park near the house, the one with the big tower around which we played hide and seek: ah yes! The Mausoleum of the Gordians.
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Stefania Gialdroni

Why did you decide to become a tour guide?

Since I can remember it, I have always loved history and art. The ingenuity and talent of the men who preceded us, and which manifests itself in extraordinary works of art and architecture, give me a sense of security, an awareness of my identity. At school I loved art history lessons and since I was a teenager I tortured relatives visiting Rome to show them its beauty. I started law studies but my passion for history did not leave me: I chose a precise path, which led me to an international doctorate in History of law.
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Maria Rita Bertoncini

Why did you decide to become a tour guide?

I qualified as a tour guide in Rome, the city where I have lived for ten years, despite having trained as an archaeologist in Padua. When I moved to Rome, for me it was a bit like the realization of a dream. Of course, studying archeology I had already visited the city several times, but experiencing it was another matter entirely. I spent all my free time visiting archaeological sites and museums but I also began to get passionate about Raphael, Michelangelo, Caravaggio, the stories of noble families and the palaces of Renaissance and Baroque Rome.
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