The tours with Treva and Silvia were the highlight of our trip. Friendly, personal and informative..Both tours with just us and the guide turned out to be the only way to tour Rome!! Thanks for the unforgetble experience. Jay and Carole, Homosassa, FL. More

We recently arranged to have Silvia meet us for a morning tour during a port stopover from a cruise. We took the train from Civitavecchia and she met us at the San Pietro Station. From there, we crossed the Tiber on a city bus, had a wonderful morning coffee at St. Eustache, then on a short walking tour, saw the... More

When in Rome, especially if you have never been there before, you should have a tour guide. We had a party of 6 and we all highly recommend Silvia from A Friend in Rome. She is very patient, friendly and knowledgable and will work with you in every way she can. You tell her what you would like and she... More

Silvia from "A Friend In Rome" was superb from start to finish. Every aspect of our tour was perfect, from the transports to and from "the port" to the actual tour of the Vatican and the Colliseum. She was so friendly and extremely knowledgible; all of our group loved the tour and appreciated the personalized attention we received. Every detail... More

My husband and I took a walking tour with Silvia our first morning in Rome. She covered more ground with us than I thought possible! She also made time at the end of our tour to show us the route we had taken on a map, recommend some restaurants in the areas we would be visiting over the next few... More

We are a family with 2 small children: ages 4 and 1, and took 2 tours with Silvia (Vatican and Ancient Rome). She far exceeded our expectations in every way, especially keeping our 4 year old thoroughly engaged throughout both 3 hour tours. She is kind, patient, approachable, helpful, timely, knows EVERYTHING about the sights and history of Rome, and... More

My family - 2 teenage daughters, husband and I - travelled to Rome in July, prior to a Greek Islands cruise. We hired Sylvia for an Orientation tour the afternoon we arrived. Because we were going to be in Rome only 3 days, we wanted to get an understanding of the area right from the get-go. Sylvia showed us around... More

Silvia was fantastic. She was easy to deal with by email from Australia, was relaxed with our two kids (boy aged 12 girl aged 8) and had special age appropriate things for them to do, and related well to us as a family. We did half day Vatican and Roman antiquities (Roman forum, Palatino and Colosseum) tours with Silvia, and... More

My sister, myself, and my Mom took off on a Mediterranean Holiday (leaving husbands and family behind). Our first stop was Rome. We corresponded with Silvia via email from the US for many months prior to our trip. She was very helpful and gave great advice on how to get around Rome prior to our scheduled tours with her. I... More