Lisa Anderson is a professional tour guide in Italy, working for Rick Steves since 1999. She moved to Italy temporarily to teach English in the 90’s and fell in love with the country…and an Italian man. Lisa spends her time guiding tours, exploring the region and cooking up a storm with her garden’s produce. She lives in Piedmont with her husband and sons.



Tucked into the northwest corner of Italy, Piemonte is one of the most prosperous and less visited regions in Italy.
Tucked into the northwest corner of Italy, Piemonte is one of the most prosperous and less visited regions in Italy. Castle-topped hill towns will delight you with stunning view of farms, fields and vineyards and the magnificent mountains.
I have always loved the mountains and I remember my first train ride to Piemonte fondly as the train chugged its way through the Maritime Alps from the city of Ventimiglia to the town of Fossano in the region of Piedmont.
Buongiorno amici! It is time for a new recipe and a short video clip. I’ve been working a bit on my video skills, and while I’m certainly not a professional film maker yet, (ha-ha) the bar has been raised
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Hello Lisa,
My wife and I along with her two sisters and their husbands are visiting Italy in October 2024. I heard you recently on Rick Steves Radio Program. Do you do private tours of Venice. We plan on spending three days there at the start of our vacation. We would like to see the usual sights, plus a few others. Stanley Tucci has a program on CNN about food in the different regions of Italy. Among the places he visited in Venice was a winery on the Island of Mazzorbo. He went to the Venissa Winery there. We would like to visit it. I would like to visit Harry’s Bar. As you probably know, it was a favorite hangout of Ernest Hemingway.
If you can do this tour, please let me know. If not, can you recommend another tour guide?
Thank you for your consideration! Have a great day!
Saluti,
John Palmer
Hi John,
Thanks for your message. I am fully booked next September but I would try talking with Elena Zampiron. She was also interviewed in the same episode, lives in Venice and guides locally. https://elenazampiron.com/
Have a wonderful time in Venice.
All My Best,
Lisa