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DEPARTURES – YOUR OWN PRIVATE ITALY

Concierge in Rome is a new agency that can help organize and personalize a trip to Rome so that everything works out perfectly. Opened by a former head concierge of the elegant Hotel de Russie, Italian Antonio Barbieri, and his Dutch partner Florette Pardoel, who has years of experience in the travel business, Concierge in Rome can let you know what’s on when you are going to be in Rome and book tickets for museums and concerts to avoid lines or sold out venues. If you’d like a professional driver, a personal shopper, baby-sitting services, to rent cell phones so you don’t lose touch with your travelling companions, or a vintage car or scooter to explore Rome, they will arrange it. Even an exclusive tour of the Sistine Chapel when it is closed to the public can be arranged for a price. Tickets to a Papal audience, a tour of Jewish Rome or private guides who are expert in your sphere of interest are simple matters with the excellent connections Concierge in Rome has in town. They also do special events, like a 50th or 60th birthday party or itineraries for different generations in a family reunion from kids to patriarchs. Any means of transport, from a horse and carriage to a private plane or yacht, can be booked through Concierge in Rome. Day excursions into the Roman countryside, from the Castelli Romani to the Ninfa Gardens, difficult to book from afar, can be entrusted to Concierge in Rome with assurance you’ll be seeing the best they have to offer. These young entrepreneurs have a passion for Italy’s beauty, culture, food and people. Tel. +39 329 8511043, info@rome-traveladvisor.com, www.rome-traveladvisor.com

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Antonio Barbieri who is one of the founders of Concierge in Rome is one of the five top Rome experts who has been consulted for accommodations in Rome as quoted in to the article ‘Real Rome’ in the magazine