Finding your Italian heritage, a journey back to your roots

Are you willing to take a dip in the past and get to know more about your Italian family roots?

Do you want to discover your origins? Do you want to complete your family tree? You can do it with me!

I started to work with Ancestry tours many years ago while working for a Car Company in the area. My job was to drive people to their relative’s village and work more as an interpreter.

I always felt that it is an amazing job where you can learn lots of stories about Italian immigrants and families. It’s very emotional to see when they find a relative, when they meet each-other and they are looking into each other's eyes to find a similarity.  

So I made up my mind and I said I want to do this!. I want to make people happy and build a family tree. I'm not a genealogist, however I am passionate about people’s stories and discovering and connecting them with their Italian roots.

I would love to help you to find your family.

The success of your ancestry tour is contingent upon of me receiving as much information as possible, having this in advance will help me to understand your goals and plan your journey.

I offer an exciting and emotional tour to give you the opportunity to visit your ancestral hometown, spending the day with townspeople and/or relatives to find out your heritage of affection. I can facilitate the access to documents, serve as an interpreter and finally get in touch with your family members and possibly to meet them, maybe have a lunch together in a local trattoria where the traditional flavors have not change and drink the local wine. In Italy we say that wine "melts the tongue and opens hearts."

We will meet at the lobby of your accomodation at the fixed time, and I will drive you to your destination by a sanitized and comfortable Luxury Air-Conditioned Mercedes Vehicle and entertaining you with my "blah blah blah".  

Upon our arrival in your town of origin, we will go directly to the town hall to meet the Major who will welcome you and where we will have the opportunity to do a first search together. I will stand by your side and I will be your interpreter. We will be able to browse the old records of the birth, marriage or death of your relatives then you can take pictures or have a copy of them.

In the afternoon I will also help you to access the ancestral birth and marriage certificates at the local churches. Often times it helps meeting the oldest priest who always knows the stories of the local families.

Then before our journey back we will walk through the streets of the village looking for the family home, talk to the locals, there are always gossip or funny stories to know. At the end of your exciting day with a backpack full of new emotions we will go back to your accommodation.

This tour is not available on Saturday, Sunday and during festive days because the Town halls are closed.

The tour could be arrange for one or multiple days in the Campania Region. In all the municipalities in the Province of Salerno, Naples, Benevento, Avellino and Caserta. However, tell me the name of the village or town where you want to go and I will let you know if it is possible for me to help you.

"Every family is unique and so are my services."
- Stefania