Hélène Salvadori

Was born in France to a Venetian father and a French mother. She grew up in Venice in a family of art historians and thus developed a deep interest and intimate knowledge of her town.
She spent a year studying at Warwick University in England and after finishing her degree in history at Ca’ Foscari in Venice she worked at the French Consulate and as a tour leader and interpreter. Seven years ago she specialized in wedding organization with major travel agencies, thus developing excellent working relations with Venice institutions and vendors. In 2000 she obtained her licence to be an official guide of the city (see www.aguideinvenice.com)
Her passions are travelling, cooking, contemporary dance and above all yoga. She often spends the winter months in India practising this ancient Hindu discipline. She is fluent in French and English.

Anna Bozza

Was born in Padua, and has lived in Venice since 1994. With a school-leaving certificate in foreign languages and a degree in Art History she worked for important art galleries in Venice, then seven years ago she switched to the tourist industry. She has been working for the last five years for a US-based company renting vacation properties in Venice, thus acquiring invaluable experience concerning customer care services aimed at an American and European clientele. Also working as a property manager for several apartment owners, she has developed a problem-solving attitude which came in useful when she organized her own wedding last year, where she could use her creative skills as well as her organizational ones. A lover of anything and everything beautiful, she enjoys reading, photography, music and recently developed a passion for flower design. She is fluent in English and French.

Giovanna Wurmbrand Stuppach

Was born in Cortina d'Ampezzo to an Austrian father and Italian mother. She has been living in Venice from the age of 12. She studied languages at the University of Ca' Foscari and spent a few years sailing in the Caribbean. Back in Europe, she became a journalist and in the late eighties started working for the most important Italian auction house where she was in charge of the press office and foreign customer relations, as well as website manager. Working with the auction house also meant extensive travelling and interacting with antique dealers and collectors from all over the world, an activity in which her upbringing among antique family heirlooms proved extremely useful.
She is fond of travelling, reading and, like Hélène, loves practising yoga. She is currently attending a school to become a yoga teacher. With Anna she shares her love for flower design. She is fluent in French and English, and she can also speak fairly good Spanish.