Chiara Garioni

IT81172

Since 1998

English, French, Italian

Private Tour Guide In
Lake Garda
Other Guiding Areas
Bergamo, Brescia, Lake Iseo, Mantua, Milan, Sirmione, Verona

MAIN AREA: LAKE GARDA, LAKE ISEO, MILAN,  BRESCIA, BERGAMO, VERONA, MANTUA, VENICE.I was born in Milan, in a family of artists and intellectuals: both my maternal grandparents were relevant artists of the ‘900 and my paternal grandmother was historian and journalist.Since childhood, I had a deep interest in humanistic disciplines and art and, when my family moved to Lake Garda, my father’s homeland, I attended high school and begun to approach the world of art.  I attended the Paddock Wood Finishing School, in Surrey, U.K., and, later, I enrolled university in Venice to study Architecture and exhibitìed my first art works.The Venetian year was crucial to my personal evolution: interacting with the animated artistic and cultural environment of my uncle’s home where I was living, I decided to devote myself fully to art.I moved to Paris, where I studied Fine Arts and Art History.After Paris, I begun to travel across Europe with my husband, the American sculptor Jim Myers.We resided for some months on the isle of Rhodes where we established a small international art community.The following year I moved to the United States, where I lived for the next ten years: I travelled across the U.S.A.and Mexico, where I developed a deep interest for holistic medicine.After many years, I moved back to Italy.Thanks to the vast culture and experience acquired through the years, I begun to work as free-lance Tour Leader, travel consultant, cultural operator and interpreter, dealing with incoming and outgoing tourism and guiding custom-made journeys and cultural tours.I have also worked as personal travelling assistance for celebrities and journalists.I am also a specialized interpreter and translator in the field of Craniosacral Therapy, philosophy and Kinesiology, as well as specialised in wine and gastronomy.I’m also an author of local history books and travel guides.In my free time, I travel around Italy on my own with my small moped, following unknown itineraries of Medieval pilgrims and discovering the magic of Italian art. EDUCATION (SELECTION) - High-school Graduation in Foreign Languages and culture, Salò, Bs.- Paddock Wood Finishing School, Lightwater, Surrey, U.K.  - Graduation in Fine Art and Art history, Paris American Academy, Paris, France - American literature, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, Mo, USA. LICENSES Official Tour Leader licence, issued by the Department of Tourism of the Province of Brescia.IATM member.PERSONAL INTERESTS: Art, Anthropology, History of Religions.FOREIGN LANGUAGES: Excellent English, Excellent French.WORK EXPERIENCE: Resort representative for an important British T.O.on Lake Garda.Since 1998 I am an incoming and outgoing Freelance Tour Leader and Guide for major travel agencies and private parties.I am also an interpreter and translator for the International College of Applied Kinesiology, for the Craniosacral Institute of U.K., for Lifeshapes U.S.A.and for Essereuno Craniosacrale biodinamica.Since 2001 I have been working as personal guide for travel writers and journalists of major world headings. REFERENCES (selection) Mc Cabe Pilgrimages - Kitty Tours, Diano Marina (IM) – Jewish Historical Seminars, Jerusalem - Mrs.Sandy Cornish, Tailored Travel, U.K.– Mrs.Lori Iannuzzo, Can't Stop Traveling, Satellite Beach, FL 32937 US - Caroline Liebl, Terralto, Roma - Marina de Gioia, STITA Tours & Pathfinders - Mrs.Laura Di Lernia, Essereuno Craniosacrale Biodinamica, Grand Hotel Villa Feltrinelli, Gargnano sul Garda - Mr.Aldo Caronia, Michelangelo Travels – Mrs.Carolyn Waffle, Certified Travel, Binghamton, NY – Mr.Marco Gilardi, Consorzio Lago di Garda Lombardia – Mr.Massimo Ghidelli, Brescia Tourism, Brescia - Mutika Group, Modica, Ragusa - Fondazione Il Vittoriale degli Italiani – Robert Burns Ventures, Hong-Kong - Talk Incentive, Modena - Caldana Tour Operator - Welcome Italy, CH - Viola Viaggi, San Felice del Benaco – Liberty Travel, Ballò di Mirano - Nord Italia Incoming, Baveno (VB) - Acquaforte Travel Designer, Cazzago di Pianiga (VE) - Piacere Viaggi, Sottomarina di Chioggia (VE) – Mary Louise and Christopher Muller, LifeShapes [sensitive content]LECTION OF TRANSLATIONS Mike Boxhall – Conversations in stillness, Thema edizioni, The Empty Chair, Book Guild Publishing.Andrew Verity Success over Stress, Blueprint I, II, III, Innate Intellicence.Mary Louise Muller: Manuale di Craniosacrale Integrata I, II, III, IV, V, Concetti Craniosacrali e strumenti di riequilibrio in relazione alla Kinesiologia. Attilio Mazza: - Corimbi gardonesi edizioni EL.DE.- Frammenti, edizioni EL.[sensitive content]LECTION OF PERSONAL PUBLICATIONS:  - 2007: Appunti di viaggio di un argonauta dilettante.Article published on the history magazine “Il Gremal” 2008: - Storia di un eroe gardesano.Article published on the history magazine “Il Gremal” 2011: Gardone Mitteleuropea: storia e cronaca, book, ed.Fondazione civiltà Bresciana, with Attilio Mazza.

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