rome Private tour guide

The Authorized Local Guide is a professional who has obtained his license through a state examination (not private), aimed at verifying his knowledge of all aspects of the territory for which he is qualified to be a guide (in our case the city of Rome and his Province). These are historical, historical, artistic, geographical and ethnographic knowledge, which cover a period of time from protohistory to contemporary age. To these must be added a basic knowledge of Italian Tourist Law and a good knowledge of one or more foreign languages.
The Rome Local Authorized Guide is recognized by the license that it is required to show during the visit.

In Rome being an Authorized Local Guide means having passed a public exam consisting of several tests, organized by the Province and subsequently by the Lazio Region. The last of these exams was held in 2015, in accordance with the Regional Law 50/85. On that occasion Barbara and Magda got their license.
The exam consisted of:
Written test with questionnaire on:
History of art, archeology, geography and environmental economics (general and localities in the province of Rome);
Oral tests on:
History of art, archeology, geography and environmental economics (general and localities in the province of Rome); general notions of Italian legislation and tourist organization; duties and rules for exercising the driving profession; conversation, reading and oral translation, of a piece written in the foreign language chosen by the candidate.

Because the Authorized Local Guide is specifically prepared for a city and its territory. In our case, Rome!
In Italy the current interpretation of Art. 3 of Law 97/2013 extended the qualification obtained in a single region to ALL the national territory. This also for qualifications obtained following courses and exams managed by Private Bodies.
It follows from this interpretation that:
Regardless of where the driving license was obtained and from which type of exam was taken (public or private), today in Italy any guide can exercise anywhere. But no guide can be prepared to illustrate ALL Italy!

Our back ground
Barbara and Magda are Local Authorized Guides since 2015 and in this for their “new” profession they have poured the competences accumulated in their previous activities.
Barbara has a degree in art history and is also a restorer, she has a great passion for painting and will take you on a tour of churches, museums and Roman palaces explaining every single detail.

Magda graduated in archeology in the 1990s, because this was her first great passion. Practicing archeology has required a continuous updating of the subject, traveling outside Italy to learn about the great civilizations of the past and years of field work. Almost all of these years have been spent working in Rome and have been full of discoveries, some of which converged in some Museums of the Capital. An experience of life and work that today is ready to share with those who really want to know the Beauty of Rome!

B&M Local Tour Guide was born from the desire to obtain a “tailor made” space in the vast panorama of the Roman tourist offer. We follow the principles of the Slow Tourism of the city, promoting the quality of the visit and a timing suitable for visitors.
We are not a Travel Agency, but we can give you all the necessary tips to better prepare your visit. For this reason we prefer you to buy or book your tickets for entrance to the major museums and archaeological areas of Rome (Vatican Museums, Colosseum-Foro-Palatino, Villa Borghese), so as to choose the preferred visit arrangements .
And to help you manage your travels, you will see that all tours in places some distance from the Center always have an indication of which public transport you can use. If you prefer to use a private transport, we can help you find one.
In return, no gigantic groups, in which it is difficult to follow the guide and pay attention to what one visits, or forced marches to respect the times.
You will be our group, because our tours are exclusively private!