Born and raised in the seaside city of Naples, Franco Assorgi is a licensed guide—from a family of guides—who specializes in tours around his hometown and in Rome. He moved to Italy’s capital in 1989 and began his career in tourism as a tour director, touring throughout Europe and in North Africa. Later, he expanded his work experience into the cruise industry as a pier supervisor and port agent. Franco joined Viking more than ten years ago as a Mediterranean guide. With his passion for art and art history plus more than three decades of experience in Italian tourism, Franco is the perfect host to showcase the antiquities of Rome, Naples and the surrounding Amalfi Coast.