MARIACLAUDIA GHERARDINI
Founder and CEO of Secret Tuscany consultants.
Italian, born in Florence and with degree in Literary Criticism from the University of Florence.
Mariacludia is from the Gherardini family one of the most illustrious old Florentine families, and a descendant of Monna Lisa (Gherardini) known as ‘La Gioconda'. Leonardo painted her at the one time residence of the Gherardini family, the villa of Vignamaggio near Greve in Chianti; a place witness to bloody battles between the Guelf and Ghibelline, in which many of her ancestors participated.
She travels much between Florence and New York, and in professional curriculum already boasts many important names, she is motivated by her great enthusiasm and remained faithful to her travel philosophy; always made to measure, of high quality and for civilized travelers. She personally meets her clients as they travel through Florence, because it is they that turn her work from being a job into a passion.

ÅSA JOHANSSON
Åsa Johansson, Italian lover since childhood, grew up in Stockholm, Sweden and moved to Italy in 2001. She studied the Italian language and has also a degree from the University of Florence in Media and Journalism. During the past years she's been working as a guide on Wine and Food Tours all over Italy and as a professional interpreter. Åsa is now in charge of the Swedish part of Secret Tuscany that opened in 2009, she plans group and private tours in Italy with a special attention to wine & food experiences. She also writes about Italian food and wine for several Swedish magazines and newspapers.

ALESSIA ROSSINI
Alessia was born in Italy, but she grew in a multilingual context, as her mother was an English and French teacher.
She passed most of her summer holidays of her childhood in the United Kingdom and Ireland. After a degree in History of Art at the University of Perugia, she continued her studies in Paris for 2 years with a scholarship. 
She also made a Master in Preservation of Culture Heritage at the University of Siena, at the end of which she passed 3 months in stage at the Louvre Museum with a scholarship of the Region of Tuscany. 
She is guide of both Siena and Florence, she has got a great enthusiasm for her job that she thinks has to be a mix of education, but also entertainment.

ELISABETTA MARCHI
“My name is Elisabetta, I was born in Siena and I am a qualified guide for Florence, Siena and their provinces. Meeting people from all over the world has always fascinated me, I also like to travel and get deeper into different cultures, I love cinema and wine too. I am fluent in English, in German and in French. I have been working in tourism since 1989, in 2002 I decided to become a tour guide and ever since I have been providing tours with a personal touch, as some of my guests beautifully said. Hope to meet you soon in Tuscany and be able to share with you my passion for this magnificent part of the world.... “

MARIANGELA MACCALLINI BELLI
Native Florentine, and authorized Professional Tour Guide for the city of Florence , she will escort you through the secret and most hidden parts of the city. She says: “ Florence is not made just of big Museums, but it's a mixture of different styles and peculiar characteristics”. Her profound understanding our history will ensure that you'll be spiritually enriched by this unique experience. She's also our wedding coordinator , and thanks to her experience knows how to be attentive to every detail; she's an expert on the theme of weddings and on the subject of art, knows how to fascinate with her stories rich with curiosities.

SIMONA CUCCHI
Native Florentine, she has worked as a Tour leader and Professional Guide in the United State's East Coast and as a city tour guide in New York mostly with Italian groups. A great traveler, she will be your tour assistant during the excursions and she will make everything possible with her practical sense and charm.

JACOPO TENDI AND ANNA BIGI
Jacopo Tendi, is a Florentine Professional Chef , he has great skill and patience and with passion will pass on to you his knowledge of Tuscan cooking and its culinary secrets. He has been a chef in some of the finest restaurants in Florence, but his passion for teaching gives him more scope for his skills, from organized dinners in Tuscan country villas, to brief cooking courses for amateurs and finally to his professional weekly courses. What Jacopo is to the cooking experience, Anna Bigi is to the art of cooking desserts and sweets , she's a professional with excellent knowledge of this particularly delicious aspect of the cooking experience.

SIRIA RIELLI
Siria is not a professional chef but she has great passion for cooking. You will taste the typical Tuscan dishes, who still keeps the secrets of our regional cuisine, handed down from her grandmother and through her mother.

EMMA MANTOVANI
Emma is a Florentine lady  that started as a director of an Indian & international cookery school, then she founded and managed – for 8 years - the famous Florentine chocolate bar “Hemingway”. Actually she’s retired, but she didn’t loose her passion for cooking. She’s also a certified olive oil taster acknowledged by the Regione Toscana.

MANGINI FAMILY
Our drivers are the true ‘Motor' of our company, always available attentive to the needs of our clients, and for years have been our great strength, with their precision and flexibility.

We work closely with them studying new routes and better services, grateful for their wealth of experience gained after many years in the field.