Katie Parla

I am American, and I am now living in Italy. I am currently in Rome, Naples, Lazio, Campania.

About me

Katie Parla is an art historian. Since moving to Rome in 2003 she has worked leading a wide range of private walking tours in Rome, Naples, Sicily and Puglia. She has written guidebooks for Time Out, The Rough Guide, Eyewitness Guides, Fodors and Insight Guides and is a contributing writer for the Encyclopedia of Society and Culture in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds. Katie is also an urban speleologist for the city of Rome and has produced five episodes of the History Channel Series Cities of the Underworld in which she appeared as an expert on underground Rome, Palermo and Naples. Recently Katie became a certified sommelier and holds an MA in Food and Wine History from Rome's Tor Vergata University.

My birthday is on 9 March

Interests

archaeology, art, food, italy, rome, wine

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Registered: 2008-10-12