Episode 2. Francesca Raspanti is an Italian guide with a full range of credentials to offer her groups, most importantly, a passion for the land where she lives and the town in which she was born. Francesca joins me from Montepulciano, Italy and discusses many subjects, including how her family, community and country have dealt with the covid-19 crisis, the stringent courses and testing required to become a licensed Italian tourist guide and some of the differences between Italian and non-Italians who take her tours. 

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Podcast Sponsor: Travel in Italia, leading small group tours on the mainland and islands of Italy, http://www.travelinitalia.com, [email protected]