Chiara Patu
Qualified tour Guide
Qualified tour Leader
Passionate about art and foreign languages
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Welcome to Florence
Welcome to Florence, welcome to my website the purpose of which is to illustrate, albeit briefly, the vast and varied options available to tourists visiting Florence, highlighting the wonders of this extraordinary city. My name is Chiara Patu and since 2009 I am a qualified tour guide and tour leader.
Truly few places in this world harbour such a quantity of treasures in such a limited space as is the case with the historical centre of Florence, UNESCO designated protected World Heritage. It is considered that all of Italy holds nearly two thirds of global art treasures. Of those, Florence holds more than ten percent, among them the largest number of Michelangelo’s works and of Botticelli and Raffaello paintings. Its museums and its churches are visited by millions of visitors every year.
Apart from the riches in fine arts and its invaluable architectural monuments, Florence is intensely alive in her elegant restaurants and her cheerful trattorias, in her bars, and in her glorious shopping streets on both sides of the river. It is my ambition to take you on the discovery of these points of interest, giving you all the necessary information and helping you to absorb as much as possible of your stay in Florence.
Why should you rely on me?
“A must to see”
Because the quantity of things that are “a must to see” is so enormous, that you need someone to help you select at least the “absolute musts”.
Helping hand
If you’re not a newcomer in Florence, even so there remains so much extra to be seen, and a helping hand of a knowledgeable insider will guide you to choose better what else to see, and how best to fit all your plans into your itinerary.
Save time
A guide will save you time, because capable of helping you booking visits that require long queing, thus sparing you from long waits in front of all major museums.
Organize
A guide’s time-saving contributions are equally precious in organising your shopping, especially if you are looking for a given type of merchandise, or wishing to eat at specific restaurants, or book for particular events.
Agenda
Florence has a thick agenda of events of all kinds, from various cultural happenings, to theatre performances and concerts, to exhibitions and fashionable, mundane gatherings, all of which require plenty of logistics and choreography, and an insider will help you to be aware of and to assist those events that you’re most interested in.
No stress
After all, you’re supposed to be on holiday, and the first thing you should leave aside is stress over planning and managing your precious holiday time.