Raffaele

The Life-loving Bookworm

  • I live in Naples
  • I speak English, Italiano
  • Verified Local host
  • Response time less than 9 hours

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I was born and spent most of my life in Naples. Here I graduated in Modern History and here I achieved my PhD in History. I also spent one year in Rome, one near Turin and six months in Edinburgh. Out of Europe I traveled to USA, China and Russia, meeting local people and getting a taste of local real life. My passion is to see how general history impacts local contexts: I love seeing how, behind a variety of traditions, umankind is so much the same everywhere.

  • I live in Naples
  • I speak English, Italiano
  • Verified Local host
  • Response time less than 9 hours

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Reviews

Susan
1 January 2025
We are a family of 6 who spent the day in Naples coming from Rome via train. We loved our walking tour of the highlights of Naples with Raffaele. Raffaele was very knowledgeable about his city. We learned the history of the city while visiting sites such as the palace, opera house, spanish quarter and the Cathedral of San Gennaro just to name a few. We sampled food along the way and truly enjoyed our day long trip. Rafaelle’s passion for his city is infectious and we all came away loving Naples!Walking tour of Naples
Filippo
27 November 2024
We had previoulsy passed by Napoli on the way to other places in the area (Capri, Ravello etc) but we had never dedicated time to discovering this fascinating city. On our recent trip to Campania, we made a decision to stay in Napoli for a few days to get to know it once and for all. We reserved a one day tour of the city with Raffaele who was very responsive when we booked our trip. He made sure that we were happy with the itinerary he proposed and was open to suggestions from us as to what we wanted to see and do. On the tour, he showed us around all the main sites, stopping on the way to delve into Napoli's history and culture. He was keen for us to get a real feel for the city and he shared some fascinating stories about its colourful and varied history, as well as details of current everyday life. Raffaele is very knowledgeable about his city and its history and he made every effort to ensure that we saw the most important as well as lesser known (and sometimes hidden from view) sites and he explained them well, at times with with fun fact stories, giving us suggestions of places to visit the next day on our own. He also showed us all the local food specialities and knew exactly where to go for the best caffe in town (and pizza clearly!). We would 100% recommend Raffaele as your guide for your trip to Napoli. Discovering Napoli
Michelle
9 November 2024
our tour guide was amazing. He had in-depth knowledge of the history of Naples and was able to take us around to see some of the major highlights, understand the culture, and give us suggestions additional places to go for our next visit. A must do tour while in Naples
Agnes
1 November 2024
Coming by cruise ship, we had only a day in Napoli. Our first visit to this city could not have been better. To walk and listen to Raffaele was so absolutely fantastic, we could not believe, how much Raffaele knows about his city. All the historic facts he explained in such a interesting way to us. It was a joy listening to him. He also explained the todays live and showed us the little squares in the Spanish quieter and the old town. We can highly recommend Raffaele. Don’t miss this!!! Absolutely fascinating Tour
Joaquin
29 October 2024
I learnt a lot from Raffaele, and not only about history, but about the Neapolitan way of life, cinema, music, popular culture… Eclectic tour of Naples city center
Francesca
14 October 2024
I had the pleasure of having Raffaele as a tour guide in Napoli. Firstly he was very kind to meet me in a location that was easy for me considering how chaotic and challenging the streets of Napoli can be. We slowly weaved our way through different parts of Napoli during which Raffaele described and explained historical elements and the Neapolitan way of life. The explanations and descriptions were delivered in a clear manner that I could easily grasp. I loved the journey through Napoli experiencing both the visual and visceral of the city accompanied with informative narration conveyed by Raffaele. It was a wonderful and compelling encounter. The best tour guide in Napoli!
Alison
12 October 2024
Very enjoyable. Extremely informative. Raffaele was knowledgeable and very pleasant. My highest recommendation Naples Historical Walking Tour
Peter
10 October 2024
Great walking tour. Raffaele provided in depth historical and current context about the city of Naples. We saw all the important sites and were well informed by him about the ones we should see on our own. Highly recommended.Wonderfull walking tour!
Nancy
4 October 2024
Raffaele is an excellent guide. We learned all about the history and culture of Napoli. Napoli Walking Tour
James
15 September 2024
Had a tremendous private walking tour of Napoli with the highly educated unassuming Raffaele over 3 hours. I had never been to Napoli before but in this tour I got a great overview of the history, art and architecture of this magnificent, unique city. This is a must do for any first time visit and made my few days there an enriching experience. Thanks Raffaele.Great overview of Napoli.

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