GUIDED TOURS IN ROME,rome and vatican private guided walking tours by english speaking tour guides.

Licensed tour guides and Italian tourism rules

To ensure high standards and protect the consumers, Italian law, defines the tourism professions and requires that firms and individual operators be licensed.

Tour operators, travel agency directors, tour leaders and tour guides must all be licensed for  that particular  services. To earn their licenses they  have to  pass examinations given by the Italian authorities.
In Italy the tour guide is a licensed professional and working  they  have to show it upon request.

In Rome tour guides are licensed for Rome, Vatican City and roman province.