Valeria Sophia Blanco Rodriguez (Milan)
Born into a multicultural family, Valeria had a well-traveled childhood living abroad in America, Mexico, and France (where she started her studies in wine culture). Valeria holds a degree in Liberal Arts and a Master's in marketing from the EOI in Madrid. After many years of working in the world of wine education and marketing, she pursued formal studies at the Wine and Spirits Education Trust. Valeria moved to the city of Florence in 2014, where she has been leading tours in the wine country since, and in 2017 she became a licensed guide of Italy. Her studies and her passion for making travelers live the cities like true locals will lead you to a whole cultural experience.
Valeria is a wonderful guide and very knowledgable--she gave us a great introduction to Milan, the Duomo, and the Castle. She clearly has an excellent memory and ability with history--we were very impressed!
Valeria was amazing, as was our experience at Mag! All the cocktails were delicious and Valeria was a pro at matching our tastes with drinks. The Backdoor bar wasn’t booked that evening so as we finished, we also got to visit Backdoor for another round in the world’s smallest cocktail bar— what serendipity! It was wonderful learning the history of this up and coming area of Milan with a local expert. Cheers to Valeria!
Felt like I was meeting up with a very cool old friend who knew a lot of history. Fascinating, relaxing, uber cool and joyful.
