Fantastic Florence by Francesca Papi, Private Tour Guide of Florence jobs and careers

About Fantastic Florence by Francesca Papi, Private Tour Guide of Florence

Hello there! I’ll introduce myself, my name is Francesca Papi, I was born 31 years ago in this beautiful city, Florence, and I have been a qualified tourist guide of Florence since 2008. After getting a degree in Modern Cultures and Languages at the University of Florence and completing my studies in Spain at the Universidad de Valladolid, I had several experiences in the fields of diplomatic institutions, international trade and, eventually, I approached the tourism business, working on cruise ships. Once I decided that the time of restless travelling was over, I thought that becoming a tour guide in Florence was the best opportunity for expressing my love for Florence to those who want to get to know my home town through the eyes of a local. I remember I was in Scotland few years ago on vacation. Our tour guide, a funny guy wearing his traditional kilt and always singing to himself romantic Scottish folk ballads, relentlessly kept on saying that everything in Scotland was so fantastic: fantastic highlands, fantastic castles, fantastic whiskey, fantastic music, fantastic wool… I loved his enthusiasm for his country so much and I had a lot of fun on tour with him as our guide! So, the idea of this web site was born: I thought that there was no better name than Fantastic Florence for my new entrepreneurial project. Is Florence perhaps not a fantastic place? Guiding is my full time job, my certification was issued by the Italian Government after attending tourism School for one year and passing a very hard examination. This is me, a pure Florentine girl with a passion for my hometown and the desire to share it with my travellers, because with me you are not a simple tourist who passively sees what he has to, I want to help you live an unforgettable experience in Florence, so you will go back home knowing that you will always have a friend in Florence.