Guide at a Glance
Company
The Red Bicycle Touring Org
Locations
Rome, Lazio, Italy
Activities
Bike Tour, Sightseeing
Guiding Experience
12 years
Languages
English, Italian
Awards
Fullbright
Favorite Trip
Rome City Bike Tour
Guide Bio
I am Michele De Gregorio, an independent historian with a special interest in people’s history and urban studies, freelance writer, tour guide, avid cyclist and full-time community activist involved in local consumer cooperative networks and in an oral history project of Rome. I was born and raised in Rome. I discovered my city by cycling and cycling, criss-crossing all its neighborhoods in all directions, working out different itineraries. Riding a bike through the “eternal city” is like traveling back in time where traces of every period can be found in its roads, squares and hidden street corners.
I earned my bachelor’s degree in American history at University of Siena, a Ph.D in labor history at University of Teramo and a fullbright scolarship in migration history at University of Minneapolis. Currently I live in Rome, Testaccio, with my partner Emilia and my daughter Alice.
