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 John Fort was born in London and educated at Eton and University College Oxford, where he read Turkish with Arabic. He is married with three children and has lived in Rome for thirty-seven years.
In 2001 he received the commission to update and completely recast Georgina Masson's classic guide, The Companion Guide to Rome, originally published in 1964 and in print ever since. This book came out in October 2003 to considerable acclaim, with a new and further updated version published in November 2009. He now works showing individuals and small groups around Rome, on itineraries adapted specifically for each client. These may consist of seeing the city’s well-known monuments and buildings, or going off the beaten track, or whatever may be of interest to the client.
Private visits to the Vatican Museums and Sistine Chapel or the Borghese Gallery are a speciality.
The Forts also own holiday houses next to Horace’s Villa at Licenza, thirty miles from Rome (see http://www.vigna-la-corte.com) Article by John Fort published on the Daily Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/expat/4191689/Rome-Fish-and-frescoes.html |