About
My name is Maria Teresa Farriols , I really love my job, it Is my passion
I am working as an official local guide in Catalonia (license nº 510) since 1995 .
Usually , I guide customized .private tours in English , Italian and Spanish .
I guide many diffent tours , Cultural , historical , gastronomic , literary and children tours
but also shopping tours , tapas tours etc .
As I told you I am very passionate about my work and enjoy showing my clients , the loveliest and most exclusive places in my home town Barcelona and all Catalonia region .
I Studied Art history and I have the PHD , Doctorate in art history ...subject Salvador Dalí & Sigmund freud .
I have also the Bachelor's Degree in Art History , and I teached this subject in some tourism shools , I really enjoy teaching the matters that I love .
I am very interested also in Humanities , so I have the Bachelor´s Degree in Humanities
When I was very young i studied tourism so I have the Bachelor´s degree in Tourism too .
Just 5 years ago I finished my Master in Marketing and leadership skills in Barcelona's university
Also i have a Postgraduate in Cataloguing Catalonia´s Cultural and historical heritage , I love history .
PROFESIONAL EXPERIENCE
I have been working since 1995 as an official guide in Catalonia , guiding my clients ,in English , Italian and Spanish .
I was working as a Tour leader for 10 years , visiting mainly , Europe , Asia an USA , with Juliá Tours , Tour operator with Spanish clients , and also I have been working as a tour leader with the American company Abercrombie & Kent, of course always with American clients .
I have been t eacher in tourism schools , teaching Geography , Art History and Hotel's management .
-I have been since 1996 the private guide for luxuries travel agency's such us Abercrombie & Kent , Kuoni , Celebrity cruises , etc .