Silvia Baschirotto

With passion and joy, I’d like to introduce you to Verona, "my" city, where I was born and grew up and where I still live.

I’d like you to see Verona through my eyes: not only the beauty of squares and monuments, but also the details, the curiosities, the little things that make the difference: this is why you need a local guide!

My formation

I graduated in Classical Studies and in the meantime I took courses for tourism and foreign languages  and joined some archeological surveys. After graduating, I specialized and I did a PhD in Cultural Heritage and Territory, so I started working as a tour guide in Verona.

Although I started teaching in high schools and in University level courses, I kept my first passion and I kept working as a tour guide.

I love meeting people from all over the world, travelling, acting and keep travelers involved in my guided tours.

What I suggest

Visit the town when it wakes up! It’s so nice discovering the city early in the morning, when still some activities are closed and we can see the city without crowds. There will also be time to have a coffee with an excellent l risino,  typical pastry from Verona!

Let yourself be carried away! Relying on those who know the city well, you can see its hidden corners and let yourself be carried away by the experience of those who have lived it!

One ice cream a day keeps the doctor away! Breaking the tour sitting on a bench, either in summer with a good refreshing ice cream in your hand or in winter with a delicious coffee, helps to find energy in order to continue the tour in this beautiful town.

 

Spend a few hours or a day in this area and discover the churches, the villas and taste wines that have become so famous, like the Amarone.
SOAVE: a name that describes the color and shape of a landscape, a medieval castle, the scent of wine, the atmosphere you breathe in the small walled city!
The Giardino Giusti garden tour covers the historical and peaceful green parcel of land that boasts the well known labyrinth, fountains, statues and boxwood hedges.
The castle showcases an important part of Verona’s medieval art history , its artists and the impressive innovations by Carlo Scarpa.
The city preserves some of the most important Roman monuments in northern Italy, well preserved, which offer visitors - and the Veronese themselves! - the impression of being able to come into direct contact with this distant era.
2000 years of history connect us to the Adige river, to the various activities that needed water and driving force and which made Verona wealthy.
After the great earthquake of 1117, once the ancient Roman city was destroyed, the people of Verona started rebuilding the city according to the codes of Romanesque Art.
A journey to discover the stories of a painted city
An ancient culture and its heritage are hidden in the old city centre.
The golden age of the Venetian rule over Verona is the of the Renaissance, perceptible everywhere, in the elegant squares, in the sumptuous palaces, in the classicism of the churches and in the priceless paintings that are preserved there.
The Della Scala dinasty ruled Verona during the fourteenth century and the cultural influence they left behind is indelible.