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About Us

Here is our story, who we are, what we believe in

An actual postcard of the VulcaniaThe sky was grey on a cold day of April 1958. The ship looked gigantic to the young girl coming from Lawrence, a small town in Massachusetts. Just few moments and she would sail on the Vulcania from the port of New York to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

It was a lovely sunny day when she arrived to the port of Naples, Italy, after 20 days of navigation. At that time she did not realize she embarked for a journey that is still continuing today. That young girl, Joan, was my mother. She fell in love with Italy and soon after with the man who was going to be my father. They got married and few years later I was born in Firenze.

I spent my childhood in the late 60’s - early 70’s going back and forth between Italy and the US and both countries are home for me. Many times friends of my family were coming from the United States to visit us. We used to take them around Italy to show them the beauty of the country and to share with them the richness of our culture. At that time I didn’t know that this would have inspired my future career.

One of the postcards I found at my parents' home

Years ago I found at my parents' home some old postcards from Italy that mom was sending back to her family. From these very postcards came the name and image of KissFromItaly.  Although now all is digital and the paper postcards belong to the past, the love for travelling and the desire to preserve and share memories of wonderful trips is still there. Now I can continue what I started as a kid, share the beauty of Italy with friends coming from far away.

Andrea

 

P.S. Please note we are still working on this website and continuing to add new content and services.

 

Our values

Personal

Proposing what we love

Local

Local knowledge - local flavors

Expert

20 years in travel

Flexible

You want it? We'll do it!

On-line

Quick and easy online booking

Exclusive

5-star luxury service

Personal

Proposing what we love

We are a small company so we can treat each client as truly unique. You can read our story and see our faces, we are not an anonymous marketplace or reseller. We design ourselves the experiences that we offer and we offer only experiences that we personally love doing.

Local

Local knowledge - local flavors

Our enthusiastic team is on the ground in Italy and dedicated to finding the most authentic experiences. We have the expertise to suggest the best locations, local suppliers and local guides. We practice responsible tourism that sustains the local community. Our headquarters are in the US and we have an office in Florence, Italy, so we can be close to our agents and near our clients during their trip.

Expert

20 years in travel

With many years in the travel business our strong and diverse team developed a deep knowledge and an extensive network. We are specialists in art and archaeology, food and wine, yachts and supercars, transfers and accomodation. We have all the skills to craft professional, reliable and enjoyable travel solutions for all our clients.

Exclusive

5-star luxury service

We guarantee a one of a kind, 5-star experience to ensure the highest level of satisfaction for our clients and partners. Luxury, customized, high-end solutions constitute the heart of our business and stand as our main focus.

Simple

Quick and easy online booking

Our hassle-free online platform makes booking and payment super-simple. Clients and agents can book directly on our website with instant confirmation. We’re easy to reach and quick to respond. You can contact us by phone, online chat, email or through social channels. We value simplicity and efficiency.

Flexible

You want it? We'll do it!

Our team is dedicated to meeting any client needs or requests - no demand is too extravagant. Being flexible and creative allow us to propose multiple options to finally reach the perfect result for the client.

Our team

Andrea

Andrea was born in Florence and grew up between Tuscany and Boston. During his 20s he travelled to every country in Western Europe. He studied economics and business in Milan and remained there few years to work in the finance department of a big chocolate producer. The chocolate samples he was taking home at night helped strengthening the relationship with his girlfriend.

He then spent two wonderful years at Northwestern University, few miles North of Chicago, where he earned an MBA. After the coldest winter of his life, he went to Bangkok. There he loved the art, the people, the food and the weather. He travelled around South East Asia, finally came back to Italy, got married with Sandra on a hot summer day and they settled in Rome.

He worked in management consulting for about 10 years. During his time in the Eternal City he used to visit about 2-3 different airports every week, in Europe and other continents, preferably on cold Monday mornings. Worked unreasonably long hours but experienced the best restaurants and hotels on the planet. Having achieved the highest possible ranking on various frequent flyer programs he decided it was time for a change and moved to the beautiful island of Sardinia in the heart of the Mediterranean Sea. He started-up a digital television and spotvisor.com a company specialized in TV advertising analysis.

One day, looking the blue sea from his home’s window, he finally realized what he really wanted to do in life and founded Blue Travel LLC. He moved back to his beloved Florence and thanks to his mixed US-Italian heritage, extensive travel experience and wealth of business knowledge, he now works full time to develop his travel business with KissFromItaly.

Likes: white sandy beaches, Tuscan wines, traveling, trofie al pesto

Dislikes: boring people, alarm clocks, cold days

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Sandra

Sandra studied at the University of Padua and spent one year studying in Venice. She graduated in Art History and then earned a postgraduate degree in Management of Museums and Art Institutions in Vicenza. Her first job was in her home town at the Civic Museum of Padua, which is world famous for Giotto's painting s in the Scrovegni Chapel.

She then lived in Chicago, a city that she loved very much for its architecture and where she worked with Select Italy, one of the most renowned tour operators specialized in travels to Italy. After Chicago she moved to live in Bangkok, where she experienced the beauty of the culture of South East Asia.

Upon her return to Europe she moved to live in Rome, where she worked for 4 years in various museums: Capitoline Museum, National Archeological Museum in Palazzo Massimo, Domus Aurea, in addition to working in many important art exhibitions. In 1999 she passed the test to become official tour guide for the city of Rome. In 2002 Sandra started-up Romaround.com and developed it until it became a market leader for private tours in Rome. Today she brings her immense knowledge and talents to KissFromItaly where she is responsible for sales but most of all she is the creative soul who develops new itineraries and finds hidden gems that we can share with our clients.
 

Likes: chocolate, art, watercolors, cats, i-phone apps
Dislikes: early mornings, long flights in economy, lampredotto
 

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OUR PEOPLE

Our team of guides is the true soul of KissFromItaly. At the end of the day the guide is the person with whom you will be spending your time in Italy and is the one who will really make the difference. This is why we are very proud of the team that we put together during many years of hard work.

 

 

KNOWLEDGEABLE AND PASSIONATE

- Our guides have an academic degree in art history, architecture or archaeology. Many of them have also a postgraduate specialization in a related field. They are enthusiastic persons who will share with you the passion for the subject of their studies and the love for their cities.

 

OFFICIALLY LICENSED

- All of our guides are also officially licensed by an official authority (Government or Province). This means they have passed a rigorous examination that tested their knowledge and skills. It is important to note that while this may not always be enough to be a good guide, it is mandatory by law. Using guides that are not officially licensed (like some other companies unfortunately are doing) would expose to the risk of paying expensive fines.

FRIENDLY PERSONS

- Our guides are not the types that look their watch and count the minutes. They will do their best to accommodate the needs of you and your family because we know how much this is important, especially when you travel with small children or elderlies. If there is one thing you will remember about them when you go back home is how friendly they are.

OUR COMPANY

KissFromItaly is a brand owned and managed by Blue Travel LLC.
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