{"id":1698,"date":"2026-07-06T18:46:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T16:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.yourtuscanyexpert.com\/story\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T23:46:39","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T21:46:39","slug":"story","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.yourtuscanyexpert.com\/en\/story\/","title":{"rendered":"STORY"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Rooted in Tuscany The story behind Your Tuscany Expert<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Lorenzo Goretti<\/span><\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

FOUNDER<\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Growing up in Tuscany shaped my understanding of travel, hospitality, and human connection.<\/span><\/em><\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\nAfter graduating from the Hotel Management School of Montecatini Terme and specialising in guest relations, at the age of 19 I moved to the United Kingdom, where I spent many years working in <\/span>luxury hospitality<\/span><\/strong>. One of the most defining chapters of my career was working at <\/span>The Connaught<\/strong>, <\/span>a legendary five-star hotel in London, where excellence is a daily practice rather than an abstract concept.<\/span>

After years abroad, I felt the need to <\/span>return to Tuscany with a different perspective<\/span><\/strong>: not as a visitor, but as someone reconnecting with a place that had always been part of my identity. I spent time travelling throughout the region, deepening my understanding of the territory through direct experience, and connecting with local people.<\/span>

Your Tuscany Expert was born from the desire to help travellers experience Tuscany in a clear and authentic way, guided by local knowledge rather than generic recommendations. I work independently, allowing every suggestion to come from <\/span>personal experience <\/span><\/strong>and genuine familiarity with the region. The aim is to help travellers discover both iconic destinations and lesser-known places, creating balanced and tailored itineraries designed to help you experience the real Tuscany.<\/span>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1698","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"pbg_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"pbg_author_info":{"display_name":"Alessandra Focosi","author_link":"https:\/\/staging.yourtuscanyexpert.com\/en\/author\/alessandra-focosi\/","author_img":"Alessandra Focosi"},"pbg_comment_info":" No Comments","pbg_excerpt":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.yourtuscanyexpert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.yourtuscanyexpert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.yourtuscanyexpert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.yourtuscanyexpert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.yourtuscanyexpert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1698"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/staging.yourtuscanyexpert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1698\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1742,"href":"https:\/\/staging.yourtuscanyexpert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1698\/revisions\/1742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.yourtuscanyexpert.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}