{"id":16,"date":"2026-01-07T19:13:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T19:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luccatravelguide.com\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2026-04-03T11:35:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T11:35:47","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.colorsoftuscany.com\/en\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About me"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16\" class=\"elementor elementor-16\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fd4e0b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2fd4e0b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e101b02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"e101b02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb13d4c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"eb13d4c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eeecbb3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"eeecbb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3882202 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3882202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Me<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a60ebc4 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a60ebc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My name is Claudia and I live in the countryside around Lucca, together with my husband and our three children.<\/p><p class=\"translation-block\">It is a place I deeply love: gentle hills, silences filled with light, and the timeless beauty of the historic Villas of the Lucca area, some of which are part of my tours.<\/p><p>My work began almost by chance, ten years ago, at a time of change in my life. After losing my job, I was looking for a new direction. During that same period, my eldest daughter, who had graduated in tourism, was also looking for her professional path. Together we explored possibilities, new directions, and new ideas.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a8d187 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9a8d187\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2597cc9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2597cc9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"784\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colorsoftuscany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/home1-784x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-154\" alt=\"Colors of Tuscany - Claudia Cesari\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colorsoftuscany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/home1-784x1024.jpg 784w, https:\/\/www.colorsoftuscany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/home1-230x300.jpg 230w, https:\/\/www.colorsoftuscany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/home1-768x1003.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.colorsoftuscany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/home1-1176x1536.jpg 1176w, https:\/\/www.colorsoftuscany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/home1-1568x2048.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/www.colorsoftuscany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/home1-scaled.jpg 1960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 784px) 100vw, 784px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6431f87 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6431f87\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b437081 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b437081\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce6a646 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ce6a646\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcdd295 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fcdd295\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0925d75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0925d75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colorsoftuscany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Villa-Reale-e-io-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-156\" alt=\"Colors of Tuscany - Claudia Cesari\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colorsoftuscany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Villa-Reale-e-io-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.colorsoftuscany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Villa-Reale-e-io-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.colorsoftuscany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Villa-Reale-e-io-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.colorsoftuscany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Villa-Reale-e-io-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.colorsoftuscany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Villa-Reale-e-io-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce5eff9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ce5eff9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-131eb20 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"131eb20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"translation-block\">While reading about the profession of a tour guide, I felt something spark inside me: art, history, people, sharing. Everything I had always loved, all brought together in one job.<\/p><p class=\"translation-block\">When I proposed the idea to my daughter, she replied, a bit exasperated:\n    \u201cBut why don\u2019t you do it yourself?\u201d<\/p><p><strong>And she was right.<\/strong>.<\/p><p>So I started the course to become a tour guide, without imagining that this decision would become the work I love. Today I guide travelers in discovering Tuscany with passion, curiosity, and the desire to create authentic experiences, not just simple visits.<\/p><p>I love reading and cooking\u2014especially improvising. The best dishes are created when I open the fridge and turn leftovers into something surprising. A bit like in my tours: creativity, attention, and love for what surrounds me.<\/p><p>I mainly organize tours in Tuscany, along the coast and in the areas that I know and live every day. <strong>Toscana<\/strong>, lungo la costa e nei territori che conosco e vivo ogni giorno.<\/p><p>If you would like to discover this land through the eyes of someone who truly loves it, I look forward to welcoming you to Tuscany.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-459be8f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"459be8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b602f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2b602f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33759dce e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"33759dce\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7eea76b6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7eea76b6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b3a80c3 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7b3a80c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Experience the magic of Tuscany<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4de0890c elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4de0890c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you are planning a trip to Lucca or Tuscany and would like to explore these places with a local guide, feel free to contact me. I will be happy to help you organize the tour that best suits you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc05f0b elementor-align-right elementor-mobile-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"bc05f0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-grow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.colorsoftuscany.com\/en\/contatti\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">contact me<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c658ae e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"76c658ae\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2738ae54 elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2738ae54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colorsoftuscany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sul-Monte-Forato-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-161\" alt=\"Colors of Tuscany - Claudia Cesari\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colorsoftuscany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sul-Monte-Forato-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.colorsoftuscany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sul-Monte-Forato-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.colorsoftuscany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sul-Monte-Forato-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.colorsoftuscany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sul-Monte-Forato-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.colorsoftuscany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/sul-Monte-Forato-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12e7647c elementor-widget-mobile__width-initial elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"12e7647c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.colorsoftuscany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vino2-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-160\" alt=\"Colors of Tuscany - Claudia Cesari\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.colorsoftuscany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vino2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.colorsoftuscany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vino2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.colorsoftuscany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vino2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.colorsoftuscany.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/vino2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Me Mi chiamo Claudia e vivo nella campagna intorno a Lucca, insieme a mio marito e ai nostri tre figli. \u00c8 un luogo che amo profondamente: dolci colline, silenzi pieni di luce e la bellezza senza tempo delle storiche Ville della Lucchesia, alcune delle quali fanno parte dei miei tour. 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