About Us

The Grand Tour Europe – Unique Guided Tours – Tour Operator

Who we are

The Grand Tour Europe is a Boutique Tour Operator that creates Unique Guided Tours to enjoy Rome, Italy, and Europe’s infinite cultural, artistic, and historical heritage. We organize Private Guided Tours for individuals, families, and groups, including Walks, Driving Tours, Excursions, and a number of various Cultural Activities, including Classes of Traditional Craft, Wine Tastings, Cooking Classes, and more offering you the unique experience of “The Grand Tour”, a lived experience of Art and Culture “off the beaten tracks” and away from the crowds and the mass tourism routes. We create Unique bespoke educational, cultural, and exciting trips discovering the Secrets of Rome and Italy with our Private and Group Tours led by the best Official Tour Guides and Experts, such as Historians, Archaeologists, and Local Experts. All our Guides and Tour Directors are fully licensed and trained by The Grand Tour, they are all Experts in their field with a Master’s Degree as a minimum requirement and often a Ph.D. in History, Archaeology, or History of Arts and related fields.

Our Story

The Grand Tour was originally founded in Rome by dott. Mario Bernardi in 2002 together with a group of young Historians and Architects becoming soon one of Romes’s finest providers of Cultural Guided Tours. In 2012 dott. Bernardi moved to the Uk and created The Grand Tour Europe which is based in Chester, Uk, with a representative office in Rome by the Spanish Steps and agents in North America and Europe.

What we do

The Grand Tour provides excellent bespoke travel arrangements based on activities and unique experiences tailored to your needs and demands. Our Packages include Private Guide Tour, Skip the Line or Privileged Entrances, Private transportation, and, upon request, accommodation. Our Expert Tour Guides concentrate on the explanation of the meaning and the facts which are “behind” art, history, and culture, giving you the elements to understand and enjoy what you are visiting creating unique long-lasting memories of a lifetime.

The Grand Tour Guided Tours are designed for a culturally curious traveler, interested in a deeper understanding; Our private guided tours are also easy to follow and not exhausting, which makes them the perfect choice for families, aged travelers and people with special needs. Our tours are not for the rush-here-rush-there tourist, but for travelers who ask for a bit more from their experience of Rome, Italy, and Europe. We are a fully licensed Tour Operator business, we employ officially Licensed Local Expert Tour Guides and Tour Leaders, Drivers, and teachers of various disciplines like Chefs and Sommeliers, and offer full financial protection for our travelers.  We cater to individual and small family groups up to large groups like School trips, Choirs, and Incentives.