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Bilbao, a historic city
We decided to make the most of our last day in Bilbao. Our bus would leave around 7pm and we had to collect everything from the hostel. We wanted to visit as much as possible during the morning. We focused in particular on seeing the Old Town that was very connected to...
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Padua: from A to Z
Hello to each and everyone one of you readers, I hope the summer of 2017 is treating you well. In the following post I want to give you more details about the places I have been getting to know when I visit the city known as "Padova", or Padua, almost all of the...
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The Beauty of Modena
Hi everyone, this is the first post of the "Europe behind the lens" blog, and I've decided to start writing about the last important trip that I took. It was a trip to Italy with my friends. The cities we visited were Modena, Bologna, Verona and Bergamo. In addition, we...
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Bologna and its towers
After partying in Modena with my friends and other Erasmus students of the city, we woke up very late, had breakfast quickly and went to the train station to catch a train that would take us from Modena to Bologna. We had to wait a long time after missing the first...
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Falling in love with Verona
The next city that I visited on my trip around Italy with my friends was Verona. Without doubt this was the place that made us feel the most excited. Because it's famous, because it's romantic, because it's full of adorable souvenirs, because it has many hidden secrets,...
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Choosing Bergamo
Now it was time to go back. Having spent some wonderful days together visiting Italy, our journey had come to an end. We returned again to Milan to catch our flight back, this time from Milan to Zaragoza, sadly. The choice of Bergamo We had some time before we had to...
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From Bologna to Salerno - Rimini (1/9)
Hello! It's now been a few weeks since I returned from an incredible trip through some of Italy's cities. The journey began in Bologna and ended in the Gulf of Salerno. The total cost of the trip was no more than €550, we spent 12 days there. The total includes, of...
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From Bologna to Salerno - Republic of San Marino (2/9)
We spent the 1st of July in the peaceful Republic of San Marino, which is supposedly the oldest Republic and the third smallest State in Europe. It was, without doubt, the star of our Italian tour, especially because of the medieval essence it shows. How do you get...
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From Bologna to Salerno - The enchanting Florence (3/9)
Florence A cloudy day on the River Arno, in Florence On the second day of July we caught a train in Rimini that would take us to Florence, the Renaissance city. The price of the ticket was less that 15 euros. In my case, it was the third time that I'd be visiting this...
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From Bologna to Salerno - San Gimignano (4/9)
From Florence we went on an excursion to San Gimignano, a beautiful medieval village whose historic centre was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1990; it's located between Florence and Sienna. To get there you need to take a bus from the bus station, just...
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From Bologna to Salerno - Arrival in Naples (5/9)
Napule Harbour in Naples; in the background, Vesuvius On the 5th July, after spending some days in the wonderful city of Florence, we set off for the chaotic city of Naples, or Napule as the Neapolitans say. To get from one place to another we caught two trains, the...
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From Bologna to Salerno - Exploring Pompeii (6/9)
Pompeii When one travels to Naples, Pompeii, the magnificent Roman city, is a must-visit. The best way to get there is with the Circumvesuviana. You need to take the blue train line, which travels to Sorrento. More or less half way along the line the stop Pompei Scavi...
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From Bologna to Salerno - Discovering Herculaneum (7/9)
Herculaneum In the ruins of the Roman city of Herculaneum Another archaeological area very close to Naples is Herculaneum, another known city that, like Pompeii, it was buried under ash. Although I was dying to visit Pompeii and it was a unique experience to walk...
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From Bologna to Salerno - Sorrento and the Sirens (8/9)
One of the most beautiful areas in the Bay of Naples is Sorrento, the mythical place where Sirens come from, according to legend. It seems that the Sirens, the creatures that caused shipwrecks with their songs, have a temple dedicated to them in this area. In fact, it's...
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From Bologna to Salerno - Last Stop: Salerno (9/9)
Salerno To get to the beautiful coastal city of Salerno we caught a train in the Central Station of Naples; the return ticket price was €10 with Trenitalia. The journey can last between 40 minutes to 1½ hours, so don't forget to check the timetables. View from the...
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Valencia
Happy Saturday everyone! In this first post of this new blog, I want to tell you about the experience I had on my trip to Valencia, a city I had the pleasure of visiting twice, during a cruise of West Mediterranean sea: the first time was Wednesday 31st July 2008,...
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Cádiz
Happy Saturday afternoon everyone! In the second post of this blog dedicated to Spain I want to describe my experience on my trip to Cádiz, which I had the fortune and pleasure of visiting only once during a 12 day cruise on the Mediterranean and Atlantic sea during...
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Palma de Mallorca
Happy Saturday afternoon everyone! In this third post of this blog, I want to tell you about the experience I had on my trip to Palma de Mallorca, a city I had the pleasure of visiting twice, during a cruise of West Mediterranean sea: the first time was Monday 1st...
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Ibiza
Happy Saturday afternoon everyone! In this third post of this blog, I want to tell you about the experience I had on my trip to Ibiza, a city I had the fortune and pleasure of visiting only once, exactly on Wednesday 9th August 2017, thanks to a cruise of the Western...
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Barcelona
Happy Saturday evening everyone! In this fifth and final post of this blog dedicated to Spain, I want to tell you about the experience I had on my trip to Barcelona, a city I had the pleasure of visiting twice, during a cruise of West Mediterranean sea: the first time...