Paul den Arend

Over a 100 Tips for Traveling to Rome: Tips and Tricks from a Seasoned Tour Guide Paul den Arend

Publisher Marketing: Traveling to Rome and visiting the Eternal City can cause a lot of headaches. People try to sell you over-priced tickets, taxi drivers try to rip you off, museums lines might be so long you might think you will never get in. Then when you finally found a nice place to drink a cappuccino or have a nice Italian meal, you can't believe your eyes when the bill arrives. You might even wonder what made you ever come to this place! It does not have to be like that. Actually, it should not be like that. Rome is one of the most beautiful places in the world. The people are friendly, the food is amazing and the art is magnificent. However, the small annoyances I outlined above can quickly turn an amazing holiday into an ordeal. My name is Paul. I work as a tour guide in Rome and spent 8 years of my life living in this amazing city. Not only have a guided many groups through the city, I have come to know it intimately. All the mistakes first time visitors might make, I have made them. So I decided to write this book, so people who want to visit the city don't have to go through the things me or my friends and guests have gone through. Your visit to Rome will definitely be a pleasant one, as long as you read through the more than 100 tips I'm going to give you. I divided my tips geographically, so you find tips about visiting the Saint Peter's Basilica under the chapter Saint Peter's Basilica. I hope this book will help you have the amazing experience a visit to Rome should be. Contributor Bio:  Den Arend, Paul Paul den Arend grew up in the Netherlands and has been travelling for most of his adult life. He studied art history in Salamanca, Spain, wrote reports for the Dutch Embassy in Santiago de Chile and studied Chinese in China. In between, he has been working as a tour guide. For many years he lived in Rome, Italy and guided groups of all backgrounds through the city. He has been a guide in the Vatican Museums, Saint Peter's and the Galleria Borghese, but he also loves to show groups around Sicily or Tuscany. His guidebooks reflect a profound love for the Eternal City and the many stories about its beautiful piazza's and landmarks.