ABOUT
I offer private walks through Florence, one-to-one or in very small groups, for people who are curious, attentive, and willing to slow down.
These walks are not guided tours in the usual sense, but private encounters shaped by conversation, observation, and shared time — a more personal alternative to traditional experiences of Florence.
They tend to suit those who are less interested in being shown the city, and more interested in engaging with it.
What matters is not how much we see, but how we come to see the city while moving through it together.
My background is academic, and my work has long revolved around culture, language, and interpretation.
Over time, this has taken a more practical form: walking through Florence, exploring its streets and neighbourhoods, paying attention to places, details, and connections that rarely appear on itineraries.
This also informs the way I work with language — within a walk, in a private Italian lesson, or through a combination of the two — always shaped by context, nuance, and real use.
The walk adapts naturally to the person I am with — their interests, questions, and pace. It is not a fixed format, and not every approach suits every person; part of the work is finding a rhythm that feels natural for both.
Some people join me on their first visit to Florence, others return looking for a different way of engaging with it. Many travel alone; some with a companion.
What they tend to share is a preference for exchange over commentary, and for an unhurried experience that leaves space for thought as well as discovery.
The walk may unfold in Italian or in British English, according to preference. I am fully bilingual, and my work as an Italian language teacher informs the attention given to language, nuance, and expression. Having lived in London and Sydney for many years, I move easily between cultural registers as well as languages.
What tends to remain are not facts or stories, but a way of seeing: details noticed, connections formed, and the sense of having moved through Florence from within, rather than simply passing through it — something that often stays with you beyond the walk itself.
I accept only a small number of walks each week, so that each encounter can remain personal, attentive, and unhurried.
If this way of experiencing Florence resonates with you, you are welcome to enquire.
You can also find occasional notes on Substack, and fragments on Instagram.
