Mario showed us the marvels of Rome and its rich history in three days what would on our own have taken 5 days to see. He is knowledgeable and... read more paints his descriptions of Rome with a remarkable sense of humor. He provided convenient transportation when to and from the airport and as needed as part of the tour.

  I attended few of quarantine talks and virtual visits. Brilliant,instructive, funny, exciting, passionate, inspiring, just to mention few adjectives.
Mario is such a mix of academic background, love for funny... read more details, philosophical insights and friendly feeling that you hardly may figure out a better way to spend your time while in quarantine.
Bravo Mario

  As an American who has had a home in Florence (Firenze) Italia the last twenty years, I know Italy quite well and I have used many, many guides and their... read more services.

I can tell you that my ONLY GO-TO GUIDE is Mario from The Grand Tour Europe . . . . He is extremely intelligent, witty, conversant and a true Lover of Life. His enthusiasm for his subjects is a marvel—each of his tours carries a passion that makes you wonder if it is Mario’s first time in doing so because his energy and excitement are contagious.

I hope that you will not fail to use Mario and his unique and incredible guided tours. To fail to know Mario is to fail to know, and love, Italia!

  I highly recommend Mario's virtual tours. I organized it as a team building experience at work. It was a wonderful escape of 1 hour that at times was truly breathtaking.... read more The next day I immediately booked another trip.
I greatly appreciated Mario's deep knowledge, the relaxed atmosphere he created and the customer service that is deeply rooted in him.
Do not look further - book with the Grand Tour of Europe!

  After attending many of Mario Bernardi's virtual tours during the Covid lockdown, we booked a 5-day custom private tour with Mario that included Ancient Rome walking tour (Coliseum, Forum, and... read more the Palatine Hill); Appian Way, Underground Catacombs, and Roman Baths of Caracalla; Vatican Museums, Sistine Chapel, Vatican Gardens, and Scava; Baroque Rome walking tour (including Trevi Fountain, Spanish Steps, and Pantheon); Borghese Gallery and Gardens; and a walking tour of the Ancient Jewish Ghetto (wonderful fried artichokes for lunch) and Trastevere. Mario had a driver pick us up at the airport (at 11 p.m. after our flight was delayed!), and we also had drivers at various points to make our walking tours more convenient and doable. At approximately $3,000 for two (which included all entrance fees), it was worth every penny.

  My first virtual tour. And I Invited some clients of mine. Total we had 14 on the zoom virtual tour of the secrets of the Vatican. We all LOVED IT.... read more I was pleasantly surprised with how much you still get to see and take in and learn even not being there in person. Mario did a great job navigating through the different platforms and resources he uses to do his tour. He is incredibly knowledgeable and made it fun too! He was funny and my group all enjoyed it. We could have kept listening to him talk. Learned a lot and it was so awesome to see all the beautiful architecture, paintings, and statues. It's incredible. I can't wait to be there again some day in person. But for now virtual will have to do and this is the best way to do it. I look forward to doing another virtual tour with Mario! Thank you!