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Florence Artisan Walk Supports Sustainable Travel
Context Travel's Oltrarno Artisans walk in Florence takes small groups on guided visits to some of Florence's traditional artisans and supports sustainable travel. Read more

About.com | Context Travel London Portrait of a City Review

Not so much a walking tour as a "walking seminar", Context Travel offers tours for the "intellectually curious". The small groups are led by docents (scholars) who have that sort of incredible knowledge the rest of us dream about.  read more

Matador Community | Paris, Je t'aime

There is nothing more frustrating than being stuck in a foreign country, growing plump from lemon pie and wine, without knowing how to get around and not having the language capabilities to communicate with the locals.

Fed up with this situation in Lorient, France, I began researching private tour guides in Paris. I stumbled upon a small organization called Context Travel  read more

Galavanting in Rome, Italy

Our awesome guides were Katie Parla — historian and sommelier and expert Rome guide — as well as Jessica Stewart who works for Context Travel. Jessica is an accomplished photographer and also did a lot of the episode shooting for us.

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About.com | Context Travel London Walk Review

I tried the Portrait of a City walk which is a three-hour tour of the oldest area of London. I'd heard it might feel like returning to university but, as there was no coursework and it was simply the opportunity to learn more about my favorite subject (London)  read more

Matador Goods | Gift Ideas: Unusual, Intellectual, and Downright Scary Walking Tou‏rs

Consider treating your favorite traveler to a gift certificate for a walking tour of their next destination.  read more

About.com | Not your usual italy tour

Farm to Fork, Roman Food Culture for Families - Context Travel's 6-day sustainable trip introduces families to Roman food and how it's grown, harvested, prepared, and eaten. read more

About.com | Rome Christmas Holidays Walk

Context Travel's Rome Holiday Walk takes in three very interesting presepi, or nativities. Our walk started at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, home to the oldest presepio (shown in the photo), carved in marble by Arnolfo di Cambio in the late 13th century. read more