Italy 2014
This hasn’t
been my first time in most of the places we have visited in Italy, but this
experience has changed me in some different ways. It is worthless to say that
Italy is a beautiful country with a lovely culture, because that is simply obvious.
But meeting the artful city of Firenze, connecting with the essence of the
beautiful Tuscany region or sailing the magic city of Venice with a gondola is
something that it is actually impossible to explain with words, because you
have to experiment it by yourself.
First of all,
that school trip has enriched my artistic and cultural knowledge (which I have
to admit that wasn’t wealthy enough). Specially, visiting Firenze, its Ufizzi
Gallery and some of its churches have really encouraged me to learn more about
Art History, which I find a very interesting subject since then.
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Ponte
Vechio’s view from the Ufizzi Gallery
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Firenze
charms, as Ponte Vechio or the impressive Duomo are also really recommendable
places to visit.
Secondly, the
Tuscany region in Italy (in which Firenze is) has also made me fall in love
with it. My favourite place in it is the little but amazing town of San
Gimignano. This village is considered part of the mankind patrimony, which I
think is actually very logical. You can wander its medieval streets, as you can
enjoy the amazing landscape which can be seen from the top of the main church.
Also, another necessary visit is the city of Siena, which has an amazing Duomo
and a lovely and huge square (Piazza del Campo).
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Tuscany’s
landscape from San Gimignano
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And finally,
here comes my favourite part of the trip: Venice. There’s no place in the world
like this city. I had already been there some years ago, but I enjoyed it like
the first time. The channels, the architecture, San Marco Square and the
masks make it a really incredible and mysterious place. We had the chance to
get on a typical ‘gondola’, in which we sailed the city for 40 amazing minutes.
We could see the city from a very interesting position, while the ‘gondolero’
was explaining us very interesting facts of Venice. It was an incredible
experience. I also loved the islands of Murano and Burano, specially the last
one.
Finally, we
visited the cities of Verona and Milan. I must say that I didn’t like them so
much as Firenze or Venice, but maybe the reason was the tiredness of the last
day.
This trip has
also given me the opportunity of meeting people who I have been with a huge part
of my life, and I have realized that some people are nicer than they seemed to be
in the school.
Anyway, this
trip has really influenced me in some different ways, and I feel really
thankful for this experience, which has helped me to be a better person.
JAUME ESTELLERS
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