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                                            With Gabriella in the Eternal City, June 2004

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Eye Opener Tours  operates through a group of professional Roman guides.  Most of them are natives of the Eternal City and they know every single corner of it.  They show their love for Rome in the job they do, carried out with passion and skill. They will become your friends even after only a short period spent together.

 

Most importantly, they are fully authorised, having gained the longed-for license through selective examinations by the Tourist Board of Rome.
Our guides are members of professional bodies such as  FEG (European Federation of Tourist Guides)  and WFTGA (World Federation of Tourist Guides Associations).   They are required to have fully mastered historic and artistic knowledge, and the appropriate language skills**, before entering the National Association of Tourist Guides -ANGT.  

 

Prices are competitive as there are no middlemen between the tourist and the guide providing the service.  Tours  are not oversized, rather kept to a reasonable number of participants, plus, if there are more than six people, they are conducted with the support of headsets for better reception of the guide's voice.  The cost of the headset when applicable is included, while the entrance fee is also included in most of our tours.  Shop around and compare!

 

We have kept this site simple and clear.  If you need more information please DO contact us on  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it    We will reply personally to each enquiry.     

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                   Vatican City Tour Guide Badge        Rome Province Tour Guide Badge        Associazione Nazionale Guide Turistiche - Centro Guide Roma               G. Fiorucci, EyeOpenerTour guide & author

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Gabriella Fiorucci, EOT,  Licensed tour guide for the region of Rome and Vatican City

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Eye Opener Tours Partners

 

 

 

 

EOT Partners:  -Mosaic Tesserae 

                                -Museum Rome        

                                     Gallery Resources

 


 

 

 

 

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**  Self-styled guides swarm all over the place. If you ever book a tour with them in person or through the Internet, ask them to show you their license... they won't be able to as they do not have one!   These people are not on the official list, do not pay taxes for their illegal work, and if you are dissatisfied in any way you cannot report them to any professional bodyFrown.  Internet users in search of a good holiday are not supposed to delve into the local world of guides. Yet this is our life, and we are here not just to help you but to receive you and your family with open hearts in our best Roman tradition: smiling at life's nuisances and giving all of ourselves in the hope of becoming your best friends.. Laughing

 

Paleo-christian mosaic pattern, II/III cent. (from Christ as Helios, Grotte Vaticane, St Peters)