Philosophy
“Seeing the city through the eyes of the locals”
How many are the ways to look at a place? Endless!
It’s a matter of perspectives, and travelling reminds us how important such perspectives are. To discover a place, be it a city, a river, or a mountain, our eyes might not be enough, because we need to listen. Yet, what listen to? The tales of the locals are the essence of such places and listening was the beginning of our journey. Locals have given us the key to access their towns. We felt and saw them with different eyes. Free Walking Tour was born from this vision: an innovative way to relate with the city, thanks to the unique stories, expressions, faces and contraddictions of those living it.
The journey has turned out to be an incredible experience itself.
Here we are, the three of us: Giovanni, Alessandro ed Emmanuele. This picture was taken in 2014, though we haven’t changed a lot since then. If you met us back then, you would sure recognize us now. We had just got back from a big trip in South-East Asia. You might be wondering: why do they carry the “Same Same But Different” sign? Well, if you have ever been to South-East Asia, you would get it. If you haven’t, pack your stuff and go! See, it all depends on the perspective. What you might perceive as non-sense, it might get a mean while you’re moving: we are the ones to set the sail. It’s not what you look at but your idea of it.
Free Walking Tour is our personal view on the reality and we are indeed the stories we tell!
How it all started
We don’t know much about the origins of the Free Walking Tour. Rumors say it first appeared somewhere in Germany in the 2000s. Piece together a city’s square, a boy with a sign saying “Free Walking Tour” and a bunch of young tourists looking for something different: there you have a story. Today, the Free Walking Tour concept is spread around 75 countries and more than 206 cities, including Italy (problably, while you are reading this, a new Free Walking Tour is borning somewhere in the world).
What we know pretty well is our story. It all began during the summer of 2014: Alessandro and Emmanuele were traveling Central Vietnam, on dusty roads, riding two old motorbike from North to South. We were all about to get our Master Degrees. That was supposed to be the last dance. Or they thought so. It came as a flash, an intuition, or perhaps a folly. Back in Italy, I received a call from them. <<We need to talk! We got an idea>>. The journey was yet to come…
Long Story Short
The Anatomy of a Dream
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Underground Network
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Requiem for a Dream
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Our Team
What is Free Walking Tour?
Free Walking Tour is an innovative way to interact with and discover new places, share attraction, knowledge and entertainment.
