Roberto  -  T&T President and Direttore Tecnico (roberto@tourandtravel.it)
Roberto is the mind of T&T and has been in the field of tourism for 8 years. Given his vast experience in Incoming in Italy, he works following this motto ”Quality and Services are our first Priority”. He supervises every activity of T&T, collaborating closely which each member of his team.

Lucianna Coppola – Programming & Sales Manager
 l.coppola@tourandtravel.it    info@umbriaintour.it
As an experienced Italian tour operator and service provider, Lucianna brings a great knowledge and dedication to the specialist Umbria in Tour programs. After a six year period in public relations for the well-known Italian tour operator, Valtur, Lucianna organised tourist companion services for several Italian travel agencies, such as Account, as part of the tourist operation for the Egyptian Government and for some of the larger societies in Rome and Milan. For four years she was the coordinator of travel/study programmes for a large and prestigious private school of Italian Studies for foreigners as well as being responsible for arranging the full immersion courses in English. Over the last three years, she has collaborated with a tour operator in Umbria organising all of the enogastronomic programmes as well as running, and hosting,  the day to day group programmes across a broad cultural range of activities.
All of this experience, together with her love of languages, travel, people and a real passion for her homeland of Umbria, has now culminated in the creation of "Umbria in Tour" project. From march 2009, Umbria in Tour, with Lucianna as its director and programming, has been able to offer a broad range of activities focussing on the Umbrian culture in all its diversity and colour. Lucianna is actually T&T Tour & Travel Sales Manager and responsible for the promotion, organization, coordination and, for specific programmes, the hosting, of all activities put forward as part of the great range of services provided by  "Umbria in Tour".

Giuseppina Restivo - Coord. English Full Immersion / Cook
While coming from a very well established Umbrian family Giuseppina was born in Melbourne Australia. Together with her family she moved back to Italy when she was 18. This means that not only does she have perfect English (she is a very highly qualified and respected English language teacher) but also perfect Italian with the great love and passion for Umbrian food and traditions that all Umbrians inherit down through the generations.      One of her greatest challenges and satisfactions is in preparing meals for her large extended family that includes 5 children, as well as cooking for groups of foreigners and visitors. This particular challenge, in satisfying many different tastes, has added to an already extensive repertoire of cooking skills and recipes, more so because she has also had to develop and adapt particular recipes to accommodate a gluten intolerance.  For these reasons the recipes Giuseppina offers in her cooking classes reflect not only the rich heritage of Umbrian cuisine but also the particular passions and satisfactions in providing real food for real people. What an amazing opportunity to prepare and taste all of those great courses that we all fall in love with while travelling this wonderful region and to be able to do so in a warm family environment, even better. ourses on the new methodologies of teaching.

Judith Greenaway (MA-Lib, BA Hons-English Literature & Classical Studies, Cambridge/RSA-ESL English Language) judithgreenaway@discoveringitaly.com   
 is the director of La Cultura d'Italia P/L, programme developer and leader of the small group travel programmes and customised/private itineraries. She is a writer with an extensive background in language, literature and cultural studies and having travelled widely throughout the world, now divides her time between residences in the ancient centre of Orvieto Italy and Australia. Together with her partner Victor she shares an abiding interest in all things Italian. 

Kylie Greenaway (B Ed. Melbourne University) kyliegreenaway@discoveringitaly.com   
has been Head Coordinator for all senior studies and a state exam assessor for Art studies for many years. She is an experienced teacher of Art, Studio Art, Design Technology and Psychology at all levels, with a passion for culture and history.  She uses her comprehensive understanding of assessment requirements for theoretical and practical senior studies to advise on programming for school groups and to liaise directly with the schools. Kylie is also the chief advisor for the Senior Traveller options.

Cristina De Angelis - Guida turistica abilitata   info@umbriaintour.it
Cristina De Angelis completed a Bachelor of Arts (history major) in 2005 and subsequently qualified as a professional tourist guide, in Italian and English. Over the past number of years she has collaborated with some very large agencies and museums (including the Vatican Museums in Rome) as a tourist guide. Her areas of expertise include the province of Viterbo, Rome and Florence and especially her home base of Orvieto. Her sweet and affable nature, together with her great qualifications and professionalism, make her the ideal guide to work alongside Umbria in Tour and to uphold the philosophy.

VICTOR GREENAWAY – OUR SPECIAL GUEST!
 Victor Greenaway is a well-known and celebrated Australian artist and Fellow of the Australia Council for the Arts ( www.victorgreenaway.com ) and is currently living and working in Orvieto, Umbria. He is not only a master of ceramics for which he is widely known, but also of drawing and painting. As an accomplished artist who also teaches with a passion and dedication, he leads small groups and individuals through the process of seeing through line and form, helping in the creation of a personal “Grand Tour” diary of drawings and sketches from life. Victor also conducts private classes in ceramics with a special emphasis on design, throwing and turning, and glazing skills in both porcelain and terracotta and works in collaboration with Umbria in Tour in providing special classes and courses for their clients.

we also cooperate with...

La Cultura d’Italia P.L. is an arts/cultural travel company based in Melbourne Australia. As professional associates and colleagues, La Cultura d’Italia (trading as Discovering Italy) has been working closely with Lucianna Coppola for many years and now continues the close collaboration through the Cultural Association of Umbria in Tour.