{"id":241,"date":"2021-07-02T10:59:50","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T08:59:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.guidingsicily.it\/index.php\/chi-siamo\/"},"modified":"2025-06-09T16:13:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-09T14:13:04","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.guidingsicily.it\/en\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"

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BEAUTY AMPLIFIED<\/h2><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”20px”]

Guiding Sicily combines places, experiences and emotions, to let you discover the true Sicilian soul, meeting your passions and interests.<\/h3><\/div>

For Guiding Sicily professionals, hospitality is a mission. We are not just tour guides but ambassadors who know how to welcome guests in our homeland<\/h3><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row match_height=”yes” match_row=”yes” row_type=”full_width” type=”full_screen” bg_select=”bg_color_section” p_top=”0″ p_bottom=”0″ border_color=”#f0f0f0″][vc_column width=”1\/2″ bg_color=”#ffbe55″ p_top=”10%” p_bottom=”10%” p_left=”10%” p_right=”10%”][vc_single_image image=”290″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]

FOR YOU ONLY THE BEST<\/h2><\/div>[vc_empty_space height=”20px”]

Not a simple clich\u00e9 but the most important purpose for Guiding Sicily. The certified Guiding Sicily tour guides speak fluently seven languages - Italian, English, French, Spanish, German, Russian and Greek \u2013 and with their long experience, they can satisfy any individual cultural interest and artistic passion<\/h3><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ parallax_repeat=”cover” bg_image_postions=”center center” parallax_img=”191″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row no_innerpadding=”yes” row_type=”full_width” type=”full_screen” bg_select=”bg_parallax” parallax_speed=”4″ p_top=”120″ p_bottom=”120″ anchor=”relax” bg_color=”#ffffff” m_top=”0″ m_bottom=”0″ p_left=”0″ p_right=”0″ el_class=”appartamenti leicone” m_left=”0″ m_right=”0″][vc_column content_align=”text-center” p_left=”10%” p_right=”10%” bg_color=”#ffffff”][vc_single_image image=”289″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”]

MEET YOUR AMBASSADOR<\/h2><\/div>

We are all professional tour guides and we have a mission: promote our homeland. We are cultural ambassadors and we know how to honor our guests. Read more about us<\/h3><\/div>[vc_row_inner match_height=”yes”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″ offset=”vc_col-md-3″]
\"TIZIANA
TIZIANA ABATE<\/h5>Guide and tour leader<\/span><\/div>
Italian, English, French and Spanish<\/div>
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SALVATORE FICARRA<\/h5>Guide and tour leader<\/span><\/div>
Italian and French<\/div>
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\"ESTHER
ESTHER GIORGIANNI<\/h5>Guide and tour leader<\/span><\/div>
Italian, French, English<\/div>
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\"ANGELA
ANGELA INFERRERA<\/h5>Guide and tour leader<\/span><\/div>
Italian, German, Spanish and English<\/div>
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\"ENZA
ENZA LICCIARDI<\/h5>Guide, tour leader and bike tour<\/span><\/div>
Italian, German, Spanish, English<\/div>
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\"MATTEO
MATTEO MIANO<\/h5>Guide and tour leader<\/span><\/div>
Italian, Russian, Greek, English<\/div>
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\"IVAN
IVAN NICOSIA<\/h5>Guide and tour leader<\/span><\/div>
Italian and Spanish<\/div>
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\"ALICE
ALICE PALAZZO<\/h5>Guide and bike tour<\/span><\/div>
Italian, English, French, German<\/div>
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\"MARIA
MARIA LUISA PALUMERI<\/h5>Guide and tour leader<\/span><\/div>
Italian, German and English<\/div>
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\"SANDRO
SANDRO PRIVITERA<\/h5>Guide, tour leader and driver<\/span><\/div>
Italian, English and Spanish<\/div>
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GUIDING SICILY\u2019S CITY MAP<\/h2><\/div>

Are you spending some days in Catania?
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