ABOUT ME

I'm Melanie, born and raised in Brandenburg, Germany.

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I am an official tour guide of the city of Toledo, nationally and within the European Union.

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At the age of 16 I left my hometown and my parents' house to complete an apprenticeship as a hotel manager in Frankfurt am Main.  After my apprenticeship, I moved to Münsterland and worked there as a restaurant manager for many years. In 2007 I went on the Camino de Santiago (Saint Kevins Way) and from there I took the way to Toledo..

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But before I choose Toledo as my new home I spent some years in Dublin. There I worked for a large German airline. In 2009 I finally moved to Toledo. Here I worked for a big Spanish hotel Group for the first few years. Before my son was born in 2015, I flew for a Berlin airline for a while. After my one-year maternity leave, I worked for four years at a renowned private school here in Toledo as a German and art teacher.

 

My great passions are art, history and photography.

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It has always been my biggest dream to be a city guide here in Toledo and to show my wonderful home of choice to German and English speaking visitors. However, the way to get there was not that easy. Since Toledo is a World Heritage, you can only work as a tour guide in Spain with an official title.

In the meantime, I have mastered the Spanish language so well that I also guide Spanish-speaking visitors through our beautiful city.

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So in 2020 I decided to study and finally make my dream come true. I created Hello Toledo during my studies and have been working on my Instagram account under the same name. Here you can follow me and my life in Toledo.

 

I look forward to hopefully welcoming you soon here in Toledo.

 

Your Melanie