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The best master's degree to get a job in Italy

We have just landed in the new year, leaving a rather difficult 2020 behind. Now more than ever we realised that everything can change in a blink of an eye. So, we don’t want to be caught unprepared! In order to be competitive in this ever-changing market, to...

0 0 , 3 years ago
Turin, it's like a city you see in a film

Hi! I would like to share a very bella experience with you today about the incredible città di Torino (Turin). You can tell I've learnt a lot of Italian during my trip, right? Why Turin? It was one of my good friend's fault since he was staying in Turin as an Erasmus...

0 0 , 3 years ago
Besana in Brianza: the big reveal

Obviously tears were flowing at Machester aiport as I hugged my mum goodbye. After my experience of ERASMUS in Spain, I was apprehensive about starting this second placement to say the least. If you don't know already, I'm a language student. For my 3rd year I have to...

0 0 , 4 years ago
Road trip through Italy

A road trip? What's that? Yes, I know that we are writing in Spanish (original version of this text) but on a social network which is as international as this one, I think that everyone should know what the word "road trip" means. Even though I am a big defender of...

0 0 , 4 years ago
Cinque Terre: everything that you need to know

Cinque Terre: everything you need to know Hello again! Previously, we spoke for the first time about Cinque Terre: a natural park in La Spezia. If you haven't read this post, you can do that now by clicking here. I know that telling you everything that I have in my head...

0 0 , 4 years ago
Cinque Terre: 5 Italian villages that you have to visit

Hello, hello! Today's entry is very special because I am going to talk to you about Italy. I have only visited this country twice: The first time I visited Venice and Pisa, and this time, Summer 2018, I went to Cinque Terre. For those who aren't aware, Cinque Terre is...

0 0 , 4 years ago
Some Italian Stereotypes

Italy, a great country that is so loved by Spaniards... and why is that? There is something in our Mediterranean veins that makes us go crazy whenever we hear the world "Italy". And, admittedly, it is something that Italians have, an "I don't know what I know",...

0 0 , 4 years ago
15 lesser-known towns in the north of Italy that you need to add to your bucket list

One of the things I love most about Italy – and which a lot of people I know have remarked upon, too – is the fact that even the tiniest, most remote towns have something to offer tourists. It could be a church with stunning frescoes; it could be a hill, offering...

1 0 , 4 years ago
Rovato: Lombardy's hidden gem

If you’ve been following my posts for a while, you’ll know that I spent three months earlier this year living and teaching in the small Italian town of Rovato. At first, I was slightly worried that I’d have nothing to do there: I was staying with a lovely host...

0 0 , 4 years ago
Sicily's 10 most beautiful towns

When it comes to the natural beauty, historical value, and culinary expertise of a place, there are few islands in the world that compare with Sicily. One moment, you could be hiking among magnificent ancient temples, and the next, you could be gazing up at a smoking...

0 0 , 4 years ago
My experience teaching English in an Italian primary school!

I’ve been working as an English language teaching assistant in an Italian scuola elementaria (primary school) for just over five weeks now, and have absolutely loved the experience so far! I never thought I’d enjoy teaching, but more often than not I find myself...

0 0 , 5 years ago
4 Lessons from the mountains

4 Lessons from the mountains Over the summer, I spent a week in Dolomites, Italy, climbing and hiking. It was one of the most challenging and yet exhilarating things I have ever done. Coming from a tiny city state with no mountains, I have always dreamed of being...

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Crotone 4 - Classical and Roman Age

From the Archaic and Classical Period, we can see these meandering patterns which were used on walls for decoration. This Roman mosaic shows a bear hunt with dogs - dangerous! On this red-figure vase, you can (again) see a man chasing a woman ... ah, these...

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Crotone 3 - Bronze Age

The third part of the museum showed us parts from the Bronze Age, for example this spear. These bronze swords are typical of these times with their ornamental handle. Paintings like these reconstructions of Bronze Age people help visualize the times. Entering the...

0 0 , 5 years ago
Crotone 2

In the next part of the museum, we saw this terracotta dragon's head. This is a gravestone for a beloved woman: It reads D<3M Fabia Sperata Sallustis; the rest is not legible anymore. Apparently, they had also invented leetspeak back then ... just kidding. This is...

0 0 , 5 years ago
Crotone

After passing the Capo Colonna, we arrived at Crotone, where we saw the Archeological Museum. Here you can see early ceramics with animals such as goats drawn unto them. This black-figure vase showed war scenes (maybe about the Trojan War as so often). This...

0 0 , 5 years ago
Scylla

Driving by bus, our view was always nice: Wide landscapes like this bay opened up before us in the sunshine! Passing by a village, we saw the beach ... ... and we arrived at the castle (again of Norman origin). Now for the main attraction: In the sea around this...

0 0 , 5 years ago
Tindari

Tinadri greeted us with this colourful mural ... Italians know their country and their arts! The famous cathedral looks very modern and fake with its shiny facade ... indeed, it was rebuilt, yet I think it's still beautiful! Inside, they keep a black Madonna statue on...

0 0 , 5 years ago
Messina: Castello Milazzo

Messina has a long history which is basically the same as the rest of Sicily's: Early Greek colonisation, Carthaginian and Roman assaults, Goths and Byzantines, Arab and Norman conquests, Swabians, Aragonese, Habsburg, Bourbons, Garibaldi and lots of destruction in...

0 0 , 5 years ago
Patti

As we were driving along the shore, we saw these craggy cliffs ... they reminded me of Ireland. Marina di Patti is the wonderful beach of the village Patti ... look at all the tourists besides the historical buildings! We passed another ruin on a small peninsula ......

0 0 , 5 years ago