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Dino was so passionate about archeology and history.  His tour was a really terrific experience.  His tour was filled with great information that was really accessible and easy to understand what life was like in Ostia Antica.  It is a great half-day trip just 30 minutes outside of Rome.  One of my top Context Travel tours!
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I had the extraordinary privilege of being guided through the Vatican by Dr. Pier Paolo, and I can say without hesitation that it became one of the most profound experiences of my life.

This tour could have been challenging for him, for one simple reason: I am also a Context guide. Which means I arrived not only with admiration, but with an unfortunately well trained curiosity. I spend my days hearing guests and fellow guides speak passionately about remarkable tours around the world..especially in Italy, and at some point I realized that I had no choice but to experience one for myself. 
I joined the tour with extremely high expectations. What Dr. Pier Paolo offered us went far beyond them. In fact, that it feels like something I may never experience again in my lifetime.

We came from Osaka, which he said we are the first guest from Japan. Traveling all the way to Italy is not a simple thing for us, but something deep inside told me that this was the moment—we had to come now. As I write this, I am still moved to tears by what we experienced.

We told him, somewhat modestly, that we “didn’t know much.” The truth is that we have spent years studying the history of painting, and we arrived with countless questions and intense curiosity—in other words, we are genuine art nerds. For many guides, guests like us might feel intimidating...if I were in his shoes, I might have been tempted to run away barefoot.

Dr. Pier Paolo never once showed the slightest discomfort. Instead, he welcomed our perspective with genuine excitement. Every question was met not only with clarity and generosity, but with an added spark—something that made the question itself come alive. Again and again, he revealed connections and meanings we would never have noticed on our own, breathing life into details that might otherwise have remained invisible.

He is not only an expert, he is a truly exceptional teacher—someone who awakens the human desire to know, to look deeper, to understand. I cannot help but think how extraordinarily fortunate his students must be to learn under him.

Seeing how wide-eyed and moved we were, he went even further, gently adding insights perfectly attuned to what he sensed we were searching for. Despite his immense knowledge and experience, he never once spoke about himself. Instead, he stood beside us as equals, treating us with warmth, respect, and quiet generosity.

There have been many moments in my life when I tried to convince myself, “This is good enough.” But I have never felt such complete and unquestionable satisfaction as I did during this experience. I will never forget it. What he taught us is something we hope to truly carry with us and apply throughout our lives.

I worried that I wouldn’t be able to put these feelings into words—but before I realized it, I felt as though I could write an entire book.
With the deepest gratitude,
Miyo and Yuka, from Osaka, Japan
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Paolo is an extremely knowledgeable and engaging art historian. This tour of the Borghese was fantastic. His remarks were focused on the art itself, with revealing insights and connections that went well beyond the typical tour. Everything we had hoped it would be!  
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