"The ruins of the past to power Europeans' future" by Sonia Dimova

PARTNERS Istituto Superiore Larino - Larino, Italy http://www.istitutosuperiorelarino.it/liceo-classico-scientifico

Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici del Molise – Campobasso, Italy Comune di Larino - Larino, Italy Camera di Commercio Industria Artigianato e Agricoltura di Campobasso - Campobasso, Italy Ufficio Scolastico Regionale per il Molise - Campobasso, Italy Ataturk Anadolu Lisesi - Kayseri, Turkey http://www.kayseriataturklisesi.meb.k12.tr/

Kayseri Metropolitan Municipality - Kayseri, Turkey

Zespol Szkol Katolickich - Sosnowiec, Poland http://www.katolik.sosnowiec.pl/

Stowarzyszenie Wspierania Edukacji Chrzescijanskiej Sosnowiec, Poland

High school of natural sciences and mathematics “Acad. Nikola Obreshkov” – Burgas, Bulgaria http://pmgbs.com/

22- 27. 03. 2015 Larino, ITALY

2- 6. 09. 2015 Bourgas, BULGARIA

“THE RUINS OF THE PAST TO POWER EUROPEANS’ FUTURE” All our students have been accepted in the team after a fair competition , presentations of a site of UNESCO in Bulgaria, letters of motivation and declarations signed by them and their parents. The success of the previous European projects under the Comenuis programme of the High School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics in Bourgas motivated a large number of students. Soon after joining the Facebook group and registering on e-twinning, our students created their ideas for a logo of the project. In March 2015.

The project logo During the course of the project start, it required a logo. The majority of the students took part in this “competition”. Among the wide diversity of creative ideas, the winner, of course, was only one. The excellent work of the Turkish group managed to collect 35 by 80 votes and won the contest

The keen competition chose the Turkish logo and we have been using it in all our documents and products.

27.10- 2.11.2015 Sosnowiec, POLAND

THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN FUNDED WITH SUPPORT FROM THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION. THIS PUBLICATION [COMMUNICATION] REFLECTS THE VIEWS ONLY OF THE AUTHOR, AND THE COMMISSION CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY USE WHICH MAY BE MADE OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN.

Poland Travel Booklet MADE BY THE BULGARIAN TEAM : KALINA Y ANAKIEVA, DIMITRINA P ASHOVA, STANISLAVA PISKYULIEVA, DENISLAV MIHALEV, MARIA PAVLOVSKA, IVANINA STOYANOVA, INNA KURTLAKOVA

WARSAW

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, in east-central Poland, roughly 260 kilometers from the Baltic Sea and 300 kilometers from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population is estimated at 1.740 million residents within a greater metropolitan area of 2.666 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 9th most populous capital city in the European Union. The city limits cover 516.9 square kilometers, while the metropolitan area covers 6,100.43 square kilometers.

1.1 The Royal Castle in Warsaw â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Museum The history of the Royal Castle goes back to the fourteenth century when the Great Tower was erected. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries during the reign of Sigismund III Vasa, the Castle underwent large-scale expansion and was transformed into a five-winged edifice with an inner courtyard. It was a royal residence, the place where parliamentary deliberations were held and the administrative and cultural centre of the country. Destroyed in the middle of the seventeenth century during the Swedish Wars, it gradually regained its former magnificence during the reign of the SaxonWettin dynasty. In the second half of the eighteenth century, artists in the employ of Stanislaus Augustus (Jan Christian Kamsetzer, Marcello Bacciarelli, Domenico Merlini) reconstructed the interiors of the chambers, comprising the Great Apartment and the King's Apartment. During the period of the partitions (in the nineteenth century) the major part of the collections of the last Polish king ended up in Russia. After Poland regained its independence, some of the works of art were 8

reinstated to their rightful place in the Castle. In September 1939 the Castle was bombed by the Germans. However, museologists, under the leadership of Professor Stanisław Lorentz, managed to salvage some elements of the interiors and also some of the works of art. In September 1944 the Castle was blown up by the Germany army. In the years 1945-1970, the Communist authorities delayed making a decision on whether to rebuild the Castle. The decision to do so was taken in 1971. Funds for the rebuilding of the Castle which took until 1980 were provided thanks to the dedication of the community. In 1984 the reconstructed interiors were opened to the general public. Since 1995 work has been undertaken on the conservation of the Kubicki Arcades and the reconstruction of the gardens. Once these works are completed, and the Tin-Roofed Palace refurbished, the rebuilding of the Royal Castle complex will have been finalized.

1.2 Polin- Museum of the History of Polish Jews The Museum of the History of Polish Jews opened its doors to the public in April 2013. It currently functions as a cultural and educational center with a rich cultural program, including temporary exhibitions, films, debates, workshops, performances, concerts, lectures and much more. The Core Exhibition, presenting the thousand-year history of Polish Jews, has been opened on October 28, 2014. Formally founded in 2005 by the Association of the Jewish Historical Institute of Poland, the City of Warsaw and the Polish Ministry of Culture and National Heritage, the Museum is a unique and unprecedented initiative, spanning many fields of research and drawing on the expertise of scholars and museum professionals from around the world. It also work with the community at large to create a vibrant place of exchange and dialogue where all have the opportunity to express their views, ask questions and grow. Occupying around 4 000 meters, the Museum’s Core Exhibition will immerse visitors in the world of Polish Jews, from their arrival in Polin as traveling merchants in medieval times until today. The exhibition was developed by an international team of more than 120 scholars, working under the direction of Professor Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett from New York University. It is being produced by the Association of the Jewish Historical Institute of Poland thanks to the support of donors from all over the world. Each of the eight galleries will present a different chapter of the story of Polish Jews, enabling visitors to come into intimate contact with those who lived that story through images, artifacts, first-person accounts and interactive multimedia. The Museum stands in what was once the heart of Jewish Warsaw – an area which the Nazis turned into the Warsaw Ghetto during World War II. This significant location, coupled with the Museum’s proximity to the Monument to the Ghetto Heroes, demanded extreme thoughtfulness on the part of the building’s designers, who carefully crafted a structure that has become a symbol of the new face of Warsaw. The design by the Finnish studio Lahdelma & Mahlamäki was selected in an international competition. In 2008, with the building still under construction, it received the prestigious Chicago Athenaeum International Architecture Award (2008). Grand Theatre The Grand Theatre in Warsaw is a theatre complex and opera company located on historic Theatre Square in Warsaw, Poland. The Grand Theatre in Warsaw is officially one of the largest theatres in Europe. The theatre was inaugurated on February 24, 1833, with a production of Rossini's The Barber of Seville. After the building's bombing and near-complete destruction in World War II, the theatre was rebuilt, and the building reopened on November 19, 1965, after having been closed for over twenty years. For over 170 years the Grand Theatre (now "the Grand Theatre and Polish National Opera") has been Poland's grandest opera and ballet institution.

1.3 Presidential Palace The Presidential Palace in Warsaw, Poland, is the elegant classicist latest version of a building that has stood on the Krakowskie PrzedmieĹ&#x203A;cie site since 1643. Over the years, it has been rebuilt and remodeled many times. For its first 175 years, the palace was the private property of several aristocratic families. In 1791 it hosted the authors and advocates of the Constitution of May 3, 1791. It was in 1818 that the palace began its ongoing career as a governmental structure, when it became the seat of the Viceroy of the Polish (Congress) Kingdom under Russian occupation. Following Poland's resurrection after World War I, in 1918, the building was taken over by the newly reconstituted Polish authorities and became the seat of the Council of Ministers. During World War II, it served the country's German occupiers as a Deutsches Haus and survived intact the 1944 Warsaw Uprising. After the war, it resumed its function as seat of the Polish Council of Ministers.

1.4 Palace of Culture and Science The Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw is the tallest building in Poland and the eighth tallest building in the European Union. It is 231 meters tall, which includes a 43metre high spire. The building was conceived as a "gift from the Soviet people to the Polish nation", and was completed in 1955. The structure was built in three years according to the design of the Soviet architect Lev Rudnev. Architecturally, it is a mix of Stalinist architecture, also known as Socialist Classicism, and Polish historicism inspired by American art deco skyscrapers. Currently it is the headquarters of many companies and public institutions, such as cinemas, theaters, libraries, sports clubs, universities, scientific institutions and authorities of the Polish Academy of Sciences.

1.5 The Royal Łazienki Museum There are not so many places in Poland that have so strongly engraved in our emotionality and imagination as the summer residence of King Stanislaw August. The Royal Łazienki Park is a symbolic masterpiece of Stanislaw August – a politician, reformer, crowned philosopher, outstanding patron and collector of art who through his entire reign, from his coronation in 1764 to abdication in 1795, strived to transform the kingdom into a modern country. In the end, following the third partition of the country among Russia, Prussia and Austria Stanislaw August suffered a political defeat but his utopian vision of the “Republic of Dreams” is symbolised by Warsaw Łazienki. King as Apollo rules a world of justice, peace, prosperity and simplicity of life. The Royal Łazienki Park is an allegory of Stanislaw August’s political visions and views. It is essential to visit the Łazienki Royal Gardens where one may stroll through paths and garden lane ways among old trees, bushes and beautiful flowers. The first thing that is recommend to see is the Fryderyk Chopin monument in Modernist Garden. The monument to the outstanding Polish composer Fryderyk Chopin (1810–49) is the best-known Polish sculpture in the world, situated close to the Belvedere Palace on Aleje Ujazdowskie. The present-day 76-hectare Łazienki Gardens are formed by three gardens developed in various years and differing in style: the 18th century Royal Garden, the 19th century Romantic Garden and the 20th century Modernist Garden. There are accompanied by a number of 18th and 19th century palace buildings and garden pavilions as well as outdoor 18th, 19th and 20th century sculptures. A 21st Century Garden, currently on drawing boards, is to be ready in the near future and cover an area of roughly 2.5 hectares. Everyone who would like to take a break in sightseeing and rest for a while is invited to visit a special deck chair area near the New Orangery. The guests are advised to acquaint themselves with rules and regulations binding visitors which can be found in the Savoir Vivre bookmark.

KRAKOW

Kraków is the second largest and one of the oldest cities in Poland. Situated on the Vistula River in the Lesser Poland region, the city dates back to the 7th century. Kraków has traditionally been one of the leading centres of Polish academic, cultural, and artistic life and is one of Poland's most important economic hubs. It was the capital of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland from 1038 to 1569; the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from 1569 to 1596, the Free City of Kraków from 1815 to 1846; the Grand Duchy of Cracow from 1846 to 1918; and Kraków Voivodeship from the 14th century to 1998. It has been the capital of Lesser Poland Voivodeship since 1999. The city has grown from a Stone Age settlement to Poland's second most important city. It began as a hamlet on Wawel Hill and was already being reported as a busy trading centre of Slavonic Europe in 965. With the establishment of new universities and cultural venues at the emergence of the Second Polish Republic in 1918 and throughout the 20th century, Kraków reaffirmed its role as a major national academic and artistic centre. The city has a population of approximately 760,000 whereas about 8 million people live within a 100 kilometres (62 miles) radius of its main square. 11

After the invasion of Poland at the start of World War II, Kraków became the capital of Germany's General Government. The Jewish population of the city was forced into a walled zone known as the Kraków Ghetto, from which they were sent to German extermination camps such as the nearby Auschwitz never to return, and the Nazi concentration camps like Płaszów. In 1978, Karol Wojtyła, archbishop of Kraków, was elevated to the papacy as Pope John Paul II – the first Slavic pope ever, and the first non-Italian pope in 455 years. Also that year, UNESCO approved the first ever sites for its new World Heritage List, including the entire Old Town in inscribing Cracow's Historic Centre. Kraków is classified as a global city by GaWC, with the ranking of High sufficiency. Cited as one of Europe's most beautiful cities, its extensive cultural heritage across the epochs of Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture includes the Wawel Cathedral and the Royal Castle on the banks of the Vistula river, the St. Mary's Basilica and the largest medieval market square in Europe, the Rynek Główny. Kraków is home to Jagiellonian University, one of the oldest universities in the world and traditionally Poland's most reputable institution of higher learning. In 2000, Kraków was named European Capital of Culture. The city will also host the next World Youth Day in 2016.

2.1 The Cloth Hall

Built from its earliest nucleus outward, and having escaped much of the destruction endured by Poland during the 20th-century wars, Kraków's many architectural monuments can typically be seen in historical order by walking from the city centre out, towards its later districts. Kraków is one of the few medieval towns in Poland that does not have a historic Ratusz town hall in its Main Square, because it has not survived the Partitions of Poland. Kraków's historic centre, which includes the Old Town, Kazimierz and the Wawel Castle, was included as the first of its kind on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 1978. The Stare Miasto is the most prominent example of an old town in the country. For many centuries Kraków was the royal capital of Poland, until Sigismund III Vasa relocated the court to Warsaw in 1596. The whole district is bisected by the Royal Road, the coronation route traversed by the Kings of Poland. The Route begins at St. Florian's Church outside the northern flank of the old city-walls in the medieval suburb of Kleparz; passes the Barbican of Kraków (Barbakan) built in 1499, and enters Stare Miasto through the Florian Gate. It leads down Floriańska Street through the Main Square, and up Grodzka to Wawel, the former seat of Polish royalty, overlooking the Vistula River. Old Town attracts visitors from all over the World. Kraków historic centre is one of the 13 places in Poland that are included in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The architectural design of the district had survived all cataclysms of the past and retained its original form coming from the medieval times. The Old Town of Kraków is home to about six thousand historic sites and more than two million works of art. Its rich variety of heritage architecture includes Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque buildings. Kraków's palaces, churches, theatres and mansions display great variety of color, architectural details, stained glass, paintings, sculptures, and furnishings.

2.2 Kanonicza Street Kanonicza Street, which leads to the Wawel, is home to a number of 16th- and 17th-century architectural masterpieces In addition to the old town, the city's district of Kazimierz is particularly notable for its many renaissance buildings and picturesque streets, as well as the historic Jewish quarter located in the north-eastern part of Kazimierz. Kazimierz was founded in the 14th century to the south-east of the city centre and soon became a wealthy, well-populated area where construction of imposing properties became commonplace. Perhaps the most important feature of medieval Kazimierz was the only major, permanent bridge (Pons Regalis) across the northern arm of the Vistula. This natural barrier used to separate Kazimierz from the Old Town for several centuries, while the bridge connected Kraków to the Wieliczka Salt Mine and the lucrative Hungarian trade route. The last structure at this location (at the end of modern Stradom Street) was dismantled in 1880 when the northern arm of the river was filled in with earth and rock, and subsequently built over.

2.3 Basztowa Street Basztowa Street, one of Kraków's wide, representative radial boulevards By the 1930s, Kraków had 120 officially registered synagogues and prayer houses that spanned across the old city. Much of Jewish intellectual life had moved to new centres like Podgórze. This in turn, led to the redevelopment and renovation of much of Kazimierz and the development of new districts in Kraków. Most historic buildings in central Kazimierz today are preserved in their original form. Some old buildings however, were not repaired after the devastation brought by the Second World War, and have remained empty. Most recent efforts at restoring the historic neighborhoods gained new impetus around 1993. Kazimierz is now a well-visited area, seeing a booming growth in Jewish-themed restaurants, bars, bookstores and souvenir shops.

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Palace of Art at Szczepański Square

Palace of Art at Szczepański Square, prime example of Art Nouveau architecture in central Kraków. As the city of Kraków began to expand further under the rule of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the new architectural styles also developed. Key buildings from the 19th and early 20th centuries in Kraków include the Jan Matejko Academy of Fine Arts, the directorate of the Polish State Railways as well as the original complex of Kraków Główny railway station and the city's Academy of Economics. It was also at around that time that Kraków's first radial boulevards began to appear, with the city undergoing a large-scale program aimed at transforming the ancient Polish capital into a sophisticated regional centre of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. New representative government buildings and multi-story tenement houses were built at around that time. Much of the urban13

planning beyond the walls of the Old Town was done by Polish architects and engineers trained in Vienna. Some major projects of the era include the development of the Jagiellonian University's new premises and the building of the Collegium Novum just west of the Old Town. The imperial style planning of the city's further development continued until the return of Poland's independence, following the First World War. Early modernist style in Kraków is represented by such masterpieces as the Palace of Art by Franciszek Mączyński and the 'House under the Globe'. Secession style architecture, which had arrived in Kraków from Vienna, became popular towards the end of the Partitions.

2.5 The Municipal Savings Bank With Poland's regained independence came the major change in the fortunes of Kraków—now the second most important city of a sovereign nation. The state began to make new plans for the city development and commissioned a number of representative buildings. The predominant style for new projects was modernism with various interpretations of the art-deco style. Important buildings constructed in the style of Polish modernism include the Feniks 'LOT' building on Basztowa Street, the Feniks department store on the Main Square and the Municipal Savings Bank on Szczepański Square. The Józef Piłsudski house is also of note as a particularly good example of interwar architecture in the city. After the Second World War, new government turned toward Soviet influence and the Stalinist monumentalism. The doctrine of Socialist realism in Poland, as in other countries of the People's Republics, was enforced from 1949 to 1956. It involved all domains of art, but its most spectacular achievements were made in the field of urban design. The guidelines for this new trend were spelled-out in a 1949 resolution of the National Council of Party Architects. Architecture was to become a weapon in establishing the new social order by the communists. The ideological impact of urban design was valued more than aesthetics. It aimed at expressing persistence and power. This form of architecture was implemented in the new industrial district of Nowa Huta with apartment blocks constructed according to a Stalinist blueprint, with repetitious courtyards and wide, tree-lined avenues.

2.6 The Pawilon Wyspiański 2000 The Pawilon Wyspiański 2000 is a rare piece of modern architecture present in the Old Town. Since the style of the Renaissance was generally regarded as the most revered in old Polish architecture, it was also used for augmenting Poland's Socialist national format. However, in the course of incorporating the principles of Socialist realism, there were quite a few deviations introduced by the communists. One of these was to more closely reflect Soviet architecture, which resulted in the majority of works blending into one another. From 1953, critical opinions in the Party were increasingly frequent, and the doctrine was given up in 1956 marking the end of Stalinism. Currently the soc-realist centre of Nowa Huta is considered to be a meritorious monument of the times. This period in postwar architecture was followed by the mass-construction of large Panel System apartment blocks, most of which were built outside the city centre and thus do not encroach upon the beauty of the old or new towns. Some examples of the new style recently listed as heritage monuments were built during the later half of the 20th century in Kraków. After the Revolutions of 1989 and the birth of the Third Republic in the later half of the 20th century, a number of new architectural projects were completed, including the construction of large business parks and commercial facilities such as the Galeria Krakowska, or infrastructure investments like the Kraków Fast Tram, giving the city a great deal of quality solutions blending with its centuries-old heritage. A good example of this would be the 2007-built Pawilon Wyspiański 2000, which is used as a multi-purpose information and exhibition space, or the 14

award-winning Małopolski Garden of Arts (Małopolski Ogród Sztuki), a multi-purpose exhibition and theatre complex located in the historic Old Town.

2.7 Parks and gardens There are about 40 parks in Kraków including dozens of gardens and forests. Several, like the Planty Park, Botanical Garden, Park Krakowski, Jordan Park and Błonia Park are located in the centre of the city; with Zakrzówek, Lasek Wolski forest, Strzelecki Park and Park Lotników (among others) in the surrounding districts. Parks cover about 318.5 hectares (2002) of the city. The Planty Park is the best-known park in Kraków. It was established between 1822 and 1830 in place of the old city walls, forming a green belt around the Old Town. It consists of a chain of smaller gardens designed in various styles and adorned with monuments. The park has an area of 21 hectares (52 acres) and a length of 4 kilometres (2.5 mi), forming a scenic walkway popular with Cracovians. The Jordan Park founded in 1889 by Dr Henryk Jordan, was the first public park of its kind in Europe. The park built on the banks of the Rudawa river was equipped with running and exercise tracks, playgrounds, the swimming pool, amphitheatre, pavilions, and a pond for boat rowing and water bicycles. It is located on the grounds of a larger Kraków’s Błonia Park. The less prominent Park Krakowski was founded in 1885 by Stanisław Rehman but has since been greatly reduced in size because of rapid real estate development. It was a popular destination point with many Cracovians at the end of the 19th century.

AUSCHWITZ Auschwitz concentration camp was a network of German Nazi concentration camps and extermination camps built and operated by the Third Reich in Polish areas annexed by Nazi Germany during World War II. It consisted of Auschwitz I (the original camp), Auschwitz II–Birkenau (a combination concentration/extermination camp), Auschwitz III–Monowitz (a labor camp to staff an IG Farben factory), and 45 satellite camps.

Auschwitz I was first constructed to hold Polish political prisoners, who began to arrive in May 1940. The first extermination of prisoners took place in September 1941, and Auschwitz II–Birkenau went on to become a major site of the Nazi "Final Solution to the Jewish question". From early 1942 until late 1944, transport trains delivered Jews to the camp's gas chambers from all over German-occupied Europe, where they were killed with the pesticide Zyklon B. At least 1.1 million prisoners died at Auschwitz, around 90 percent of them Jewish; approximately 1 in 6 Jews killed in the Holocaust died at the camp. Others deported to Auschwitz included 150,000 Poles, 23,000 Romani and Sinti, 15,000 Soviet prisoners of war, 400 Jehovah's Witnesses, homosexuals, and tens of thousands of people of diverse nationalities. Many of those not killed in the gas chambers died of starvation, forced labor, infectious diseases, individual executions, and medical experiments.

In the course of the war, the camp was staffed by 7,000 members of the German Schutzstaffel (SS), approximately 12 percent of whom were later convicted of war crimes. Some, including camp commandant Rudolf Höss, were executed. The Allied Powers refused to believe early reports of the atrocities at the camp, and their failure to bomb the camp or its railways remains controversial. One hundred forty-four prisoners are known to have escaped from Auschwitz successfully, and on October 7, 1944, two Sonderkommando units—prisoners assigned to staff the gas chambers—launched a brief, unsuccessful uprising. As Soviet troops approached Auschwitz in January 1945, most of its population was evacuated and sent on a death march. The prisoners remaining at the camp were liberated on January 27, 1945, a day now commemorated as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. In the following decades, survivors, such as Primo Levi, Viktor Frankl, and Elie Wiesel, wrote memoirs of their experiences in Auschwitz, and the camp became a dominant symbol of the Holocaust. In 1947, Poland founded a museum on the site of Auschwitz I and II, and in 1979, it was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

4 KATOWICE Katowice is a center of science, culture, industry, business, trade, and transportation in Upper Silesia and southern Poland, and the main city in the Upper Silesian Industrial Region. Katowice lies within an urban zone, with a population of 2,746,460 according to Eurostat and also part of the wider Silesian metropolitan area, with a population of 5,294,000 according to the European Spatial Planning Observation Network. Today, Katowice is a rapidly growing city 16

and emerging metropolis. It is the 16th most economically powerful city by GDP in the European Union with an output amounting to $114.5 billion. Katowice has been the capital of the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999. Previously it was the capital of the Katowice Voivodeship, the autonomous Silesian Voivodeship in Poland, and the Province of Upper Silesia in Germany.

4.1 Silesian Insurgents' Monument The Silesian Insurgents' Monument in Katowice is a monument to those who took part in the three Silesian Uprisings of 1919, 1920 and 1921, which aimed to make the region of Upper Silesia part of the newly independent Polish state. The monument was unveiled on 1 September 1967, and was designed by sculptor Gustaw Zemła and architect Wojciech Zabłocki. The wings symbolize the three uprisings, and the names of places where battles were fought are etched on the vertical slopes. The monument was funded by the people of Warsaw for Upper Silesia.

4.2 Cathedral of Christ the King Archikatedra Chrystusa Króla w Katowicach is a classicist archcathedral in KatowiceŚródmieście, Katowice, Poland. Constructed between 1927 and 1955, the Archcathedral of Christ the King is the largest archcathedral in Poland.

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St. Mary's Church

St. Mary's Church is one of the

oldest churches in Katowice, Poland, dating back to 19th century. This neoGothic church is located in the Śródmieście district.

4.4 Goldstein Palace The Pałac Goldsteinów or Goldstein Palace is neo-renaissance palace, which was built by two brothers, Abraham and Joseph Goldstein. It is located in Katowice, Silesia, Poland, at the west end of the city centre. The palace is representative for the building style of second part of the 1870s. Front elevations and interior staircases are decorated in typical neo-renaissance ornamentation. The opulent use of marble and sandstone testifies of the owner's wealth. It has two floors. On every floor there are lords’ room, kitchen, bathroom, pantry and two rooms for staff.

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Drapacz Chmur

Drapacz Chmur is a historical building in Katowice, Silesia, Poland. It was the first skyscraper built in post-World War I Poland. Finished in 1934 after five years of construction, it made pioneering Polish use of steel frame construction. Today, Drapacz Chmur is considered the most spectacular and beautiful example of functionalism in Poland. The building has seventeen stories, fourteen above the ground, and contained one of the first garbage chutes in Poland. It is 60 m tall and until 1955, it was the highest building in the country. It was designed by architect Tadeusz Kozłowski and structural engineer Stefan Bryła to house Polish Revenue Office employees. The flats are spacious and luxurious. Gustaw Holoubek and Kazimierz Kutz were among the building's notable residents after World War II. Drapacz Chmur is located at 15 Żwirki i Wigury Street.

TATRA MOUNTAINS

The Tatra Mountains are a mountain range that form a natural border between Slovakia and Poland. The Tatras should be distinguished from the Low Tatras which are located south of the Tatra Mountains in Slovakia. Tatra Mountains, the highest mountains in Poland are the only part of Carpathians that present extremely Alpine characteristics, it means there are five climatic-vegetation belts in the mountains. However, Tatra Mountains differ from the Alps for sure in respect of their lengthiness. At similar peak heights (2300 metres) the mountain range is very short and narrow. The length of Tatra Mountains as the crow flies amounts to 53 kilometres, whereas the length along the main ridge on almost entire length both along the tourist route as well as the border between Poland and Slovakia, 80 kilometres. The width of the Tatra Mountains is “up to” 30 km. On the territory of Slovakia and Polish Podhale there are many places, from which it is possible to admire their full splendor with no difficulty

The Tatra Mountains occupy an area of 785 square kilometres, of which about 610 square kilometres (77.7%) lie within Slovakia and about 175 square kilometres (22.3%) on the territory of Poland. The highest peak called Gerlach is at 2,655m , The Tatras are protected by law by the establishment of the Tatra National Park, Poland and the Tatra National Park, Slovakia, with membership in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves of UNESCO. The overall nature of the Tatras, together with their easy accessibility, makes them a favorite with tourists and researchers. Therefore, these mountains are a popular winter sports area, with resorts such as Zakopane, called also "winter capital of Poland" The climate is fluctuating in the range from −40 °C in the winter to 33 °C in warmer months. This will define the flora and fauna of the area. The Mountains have a diverse variety of plant life. They are home to more than 1,000 species of vascular plants (higher plants).The fauna is rich as well.

ZAKOPANE

Zakopane is a town in the extreme south of Poland. It lies in the southern part of the Podhale region at the foot of the Tatra Mountains. From 1975 to 1998 it was in Nowy Sącz Province, but since 1999 it has been in Lesser Poland Province. It had a population of about 28,000 as of 2004. Zakopane is a center of Góral culture and is known informally as "the winter capital of Poland". It is a popular destination for mountaineering, skiing, and qualified tourism. Zakopane is visited by over 250,000 tourists a year. In the winter, tourists are drawn to Zakopane for its excellent conditions for winter sports: alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, and ski jumping. In the summer, tourists come to enjoy hiking, climbing, and spelunking. Many come to experience góral culture, which is rich in its unique styles of food, speech, architecture, music, and costume. Zakopane is especially popular during the winter holidays, which are celebrated in traditional style, with dances, decorated horse-pulled sleighs called kuligs and roast lamb.

6.1 Morskie Oko The peaks that surround the lake rise about 1,000 meters above its surface. In the past, Morskie Oko was called "Rybie Jezioro" ("Fish Lake") due to its natural stock of fish, which are uncommon in Tatra lakes and ponds. In the clear depths of the water, one can easily notice trout - so called "famine" trout - that live in the lake. The name "Morskie Oko" ("Sea Eye", "Eye of the Sea") is derived from an old legend, according to which the lake was connected to the sea via an underground passage. The hut of the Polish Tourism and Local Lore Society (PTTK) stands on the moraine that closes the lake from the north. The hut is situated 1,405 meters above sea level and belongs to the oldest Tatra chalets.

6.2 Czarny Staw pod Rysami Czarny Staw pod Rysami (Black Lake below Mount Rysy) is a mountain lake on the Polish side of Mount Rysy in the Tatra Mountains. At 1,583 m above sea level, it overlooks the nearby lake of Morskie Oko. Its maximum depth is 76 m. A walking path circumnavigates the lake, and leads up to Mount Rysy, or down to Morskie Oko.

6.3 Rysy Rysy is the highest peak in the Tatra Mountains that is accessible to individual tourists on foot without a mountain guide. It is possible to ascend the peak from the Slovak side, starting at Štrbské pleso and passing Chata pod Rysmi, a mountain chalet at an altitude of 2,250 m (7,380 ft), open during the summer season (May–October). The mountain can also be ascended from the Polish side coming from the Morskie Oko Lake, which is a harder and steeper route. In the period November 1 - June 15, the trail on the Slovak side is closed. The border can be crossed between 16 June and 31 October for only in this period is the trail open on the Slovak side. Since the accession of Poland and Slovakia to the Schengen Agreement in 2007, however, the border between the two countries may be easily crossed at this point like at any other.

6.4 Krupowki Street

Krupówki is the most popular street. Everything is here, shops, bars, restaurants, street entertainment and more. It is the wonderful vibrant heart of this town. There are many things to do and see. Don't miss the market at the lower end where wooden shacks sell every conceivable souvenir that you require to keep family quiet.

SOSNOWIEC

Sosnowiec belongs to the group of most important towns of Upper Silesia, and is situated in its eastern part. Typically for the urban areas of the region, Sosnowiec is an industrial centre with 4 mines and several factories; however, recently it has striven to develop its trade and services. Sosnowiec is mostly visited for business purposes, attracting people with its good location close to Katowice, Dabrowa Gornicza, Myslowice and other towns of the Silesian Industrial Area and its proximity to the international airport in Pyrzowice (20 km). Almost 220,000 people live in Sosnowiec, which is predominantly an economic centre that is developing successfully due to its Special Economic Zone, but if you expect only to see grey blocks of flats and factory chimneys then you may become confused. The neatly renovated downtown includes some very interesting historical sights, such as Sielecki Castle occupied by the Sosnowiec Centre of Art, the Schoen Palace and Dietl Palace or the Orthodox church of Faith, Hope and Love.Among the several green areas in the town, the most recommendable is the Leon Kruczkowski Park with its Exotarium, designed to show everyone the diversity of flora and fauna from around the world. There are about 80 species of plants while the animal section has fish, reptiles and mammals. Sosnowiec was home in 1920-30 to Jan Kiepura, a tenor of international fame. The town formerly had a significant population of Jews – and among the most famous citizen of Sosnowiec is Wladyslaw Szpilman, the composer and musician portrayed in Roman Polanski’s The Pianist.

7.1 Dietl Palace The palace of Dietl in Sosnowiec is one of the most beautiful residential buildings not only in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie, but also in whole Silesia. The palace was erected by Heinrich Dietl at the end of the nineteenth century. Heinrich Dietl was a German entrepreneur, who launched in Sosnowiec the first worsted spinning mill in the Polish Kingdom. The palace was built in the neo-Baroque style. It impresses with its magnificent interior design.

7.2 The Museum in Sosnowiec The Museum in Sosnowiec is a palace built by Ernst Schoen Schoen, a family member manufacturers of Werdau in Saxony. The family arrived in Sosnowiec in 1875. This settlement, even if not a city, which lies on the western borderlands of the Russian Empire, was then an attractive place for foreign investors, because then carried out between Germany and Russia called Customs war. Museum occupies the whole building palatial. His pride is the only one in Poland native collection of contemporary glassware exhibited in the permanent exhibition. This exhibition presents a fragment of a collection of around 5,000 exhibits. A large part of the museum offer are the temporary exhibitions from the collections of external and exhibitions, related primarily to the history of the region and the city prepared by the museum staff. The result of these exhibitions are publishing a historical and regional issued by the museum.

7.3 The Cathedral Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Apart from secular historic buildings, the city can boast some impressive sacral monuments, among which the Cathedral Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Eastern Orthodox Church deserve particular attention. This Neo-Romanesque church was built in 1893-1906. Its interior is decorated with frescos presenting scenes from the history of Poland, made by such outstanding artist as Włodzimierz Tetmajer and Henryk Uziembło. Włodzimierz Tetmajer is the author of many polychromos decorating the Polish monuments, such as the Wawel Cathedral, a church in Wieliczka, Kalisz or Kalwaria Zebrzydowska. For many years the City of Sosnowiec has been providing financial support for renovation of the paintings, which are slowly regaining their former splendour.

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DIARY- IVANINA STOYANOVA

My name is Ivanina Stoyanova and I will tell you about my journey from Bulgaria to Poland and my stay there. After hours of travelling we finally arrived in Sosnowiec at 21:00 o’clock. In front of the school was waiting for us and after that we went to the houses of our hosts. The family was amazing and they welcomed me very warmly and nicely and we had dinner, but I was tired and I went to bed.

On the next day we got to meet the other students. We had a meeting early in the morning in which the Polish partners had to show their presentations. After that we was walking in the school and we saw classrooms during the lessons. At about 13:00 Polish students took around us and showed the sights in Sosnowiec. From 16:00 to 20:00 o’clock I, Agata and her friends went in Katowice where we saw beautiful sights and the mall and ate in Mcdonalds.

On the third day we visited the Będzin castle. The castle was beautiful and the nature around it was amazing.

After that we visited Auschwitz concentration camp with the English speaking guide. The story was interesting and very scary for all the torture that people have experienced. 25

At 21:00 we came back in home , had dinner and went on the second floor where we was talking for hours. (Agata hosted me and one Turkish girl named Muga)

On the fourth day we were taken to Krakow. We visited the Royal Castle on the Wawel Hill. The Castle is now one of the country’s premier art museums. Established in 1930, the museum encompasses ten curatorial departments responsible for collections of paintings, including an important collection of Italian Renaissance paintings, prints, sculpture, textiles, among them the Sigismund II Augustus tapestry collection, goldsmith’s work, arms and armor, ceramics, Meissen porcelain, and period furniture. The museum’s holdings in oriental art include the largest collection of Ottoman tents in Europe. With seven specialized conservation studios, the museum is also an important center for the conservation of works of art.

After that we went to the square – Rynek Glowny and we had free time to do whatever we like and we decided to buy some souvenirs and to have lunch at a KFC restaurant nearby. I had a great time chatting with the other students. The city was very beautiful. It has a lively atmosphere, friendly locals and detailed monuments. It is a great city to live in. 26

From 16:00 to 17:30 we visited the Old City Underground exhibition which is situated below the market square.

At 20:00 we came back in Sosnowiec in Agata’s home and had dinner with her family.

On the fifth day we had trip to Zakopane (the town which lies at the foot of the Tatra Mountains) where we was walking in the mountains with fresh air and saw very beautiful nature and bought special Polish cheese. In the city center we stayed in café named Starbucks and had fun.

At 19:30 we came back to Sosnowiec and went to Stasiu’s home (Polish boy) where we lit fire, drank hot tea, ete something and had interesting conversations.(there were about 20 people)

On the sixth day we had meeting at the Muza concert hall(theatre in Sosnowiec). Everyone was dressed formally for the award of diplomas and every group of teachers had to make a short speech about the time spent in Poland. Then there was a funny stage play about the history of England. After that I went in the skate park with Agata and her friens where I was skating and I was laughing a lot. At 22:00 we came back to home, had dinner with Agata’s family and prepared my luggage. We was talking all night and at 04:00 we went in front of the school and Bulgarian group left this beautiful city.

In my opinion this was amazing trip. We have new friends and spent really good time in Poland!

DIARY- DENIS MIHALEV Hello ! My name is Denislav. This is my trip to Poland. I stayed in Sosnowiec in Sobkiewiczâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s house which from the first sight I thought that they were the nicest people and I was right. On the first day there were some presentations in the school in which they showed different cultures of the countries which are in the project. Afterwards we had a walking in Sosnowiec in which my host was the guide and he did a perfect job.We saw some of Sosnowiecâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s landmarks and I can easily say that it is a town with a really beautiful architecture. When we came back we had some free time with our hosts so we went to the mall of Katowice and it was a really huge mall .

In the morning of the second day we went to a castle and after that we went to Auschwitz.The story of this concentration camp was absolutely shocking for me and I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have words to explain it.It was an experience I will not forget.

On the third day we went to Krakow . We went to a cathedral and then we had some free time to wonder around the town and buy some souvenirs.

On the fourth day we went to Zakopane.It was expected to snow and to be very cold but the weather was nice to us and was around 18 degrees Celsius and sunny .We went to a hill from which we could see the whole town and the view was astounding.We used lift to go up the hill then we had a small walk around the hill and when we got back to Zakopane. We had some time to wonder.From there I bought some souvenirs one of which was their traditional cheese which was really tasty. On the fifth day we had a project meeting at a theatre in Sosnowiec.In there we had our certificates 30

given and then we had a show by two comedians . To be honest I could not stop laughing .They were telling the history of England in the funniest way. They were the best I have ever seen.Afterwards we went to eat with our hosts and later we went home so I can pack my clothes. Overall these were one of the best moments of my life because of the kind atmosphere that the host family provided and the absolute delicious food of course.

You can enjoy the photos from our stay herะต>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/148253574@N08/

PROJECT MEETING IN BURGAS, BULGARIA 13- 19 MARCH 2016

HIGH SCHOOL OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS “ACAD. NIKOLA OBRESHKOV” Burgas, 19 „St. Stambolov” Blvd, Tel./fax: Headmaster: +35956810082; Tel.: Deputy Headmaster:+35956810096 www.pmgbs.com e-mail: pmgbs@abv.bg _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ПРИРОДОМАТЕМАТИЧЕСКА ГИМНАЗИЯ „АКАД. НИКОЛА ОБРЕШКОВ” БУРГАС BULGARIA

We have great pleasure of presenting to our partners: Istituto Superiore Larino - Larino, Italy

Ataturk Anadolu Lisesi - Kayseri, Turkey

Zespol Szkol Katolickich - Sosnowiec, Poland

Our programme of activities during the second students and teachers' short mobility in Bourgas, Bulgaria of the ERASMUS+ Multilateral Partnership Project:

“THE RUINS OF THE PAST TO POWER EUROPEANS’ FUTURE” with reference number No.2014-1-IT02-KA201-00-4253

The purpose of this meeting is to evaluate the work already done, to design tasks for the second year and proudly introduce our country’s culture, history and school life. The meeting will take place from 13th March 2016 till 19th March 2016 . 33

13 March Arrival of all participants, transport to Bourgas. Meeting all the groups according to scheduled arrival times. Accommodation-teachers at the hotel, students- at the hosting families. 14 March 09.00- teachers are taken from the hotel, students are accompanied by their hosts and taken to the Sea Casino Cultural Center in the Sea Garden in Bourgas. 10.00- Opening Ceremony with a concert -students from our school at " Petya Dubarova" Hall 12.00- Lunch- homemade food by students' families at the "Hristo Fotev" Hall 13.30- Presentation of the country, city, school at â&#x20AC;&#x153;Georgi Baevâ&#x20AC;? Hall 19.00- Dinner for the teachers, students are with their hosts 15 March -09.00- teachers and students come to the school. Walk around the shool, presenting different rooms, facilities, etc. Students attend classes. Teachers are invited to attend classes and/or have a meeting and discuss EUROPASS documents -12.00- Lunch -14.00- Meeting with the Mayor/Deputy mayor and the City Hall of Bourgas Mnicipality -15.00- play the game "Discover the City" -19.00- Dinner for the teachers, students are with their hosts 16 March -07.15- students and teachers meet at the teachers' hotel and depart for the city of Varna. -10.00- visit the Historical Museum to see the oldest golden treasure uncovered in the world, guided tour in English -11.30- depart for Kamchiya Complex. Visit the Avio- astronauts' center-guided tour- with the exhibition of the authentic materials from the first Bulgarian astronaut. Visit the Planetarium with a 5D presentation. -13.30- Lunch -14.30- depart for Nessebar- A UNESCO Heritage town. -16.00- Visit the museum with a guided tour in English around the main sights. -17.30- depart for Bourgas 17 March -08.00- students and teachers meet at the teachers' hotel and depart for the village of Brashlyan in the Strandzha mountain. Visit the old school, the old church and attend an authentic show presenting folk songs, traditions , rituals , specially prepared by local women. Tasting local food cooked for the group. -11.30-depart for Sozopol, a 25-century-old town. Visit the museums. -16.00- Late lunch. -18.00-Depart for Bourgas. 18 March -09.00- students and teachers meet at the teachers' hotel and depart for Aqua Kalide- a restored Roman and Turkish baths complex -12.00- back to the school -13.00- Lunch with a ceremony to give participants certificates.

Proud To Be Bulgarian Booklet prepared for our dear guests from our partners’ countries- Italy, Poland and Turkey in the “The ruins of the past to power Europeans' future” ERASMUSPLUS KA2 PROJECT Contract №. 2014-1-IT02-KA201-00-4253 This project has been funded with support from the European Commission.This publication [communication] reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Bourgas- The Best City To Live In You want to take a walk through Burgas, but you don’t know where to go? Probably the best place to start would be the perfect architectural centre of the city, known to the locals as “The Hub”. It is also called the “Compass” and is located on the high street – Alexandrovska St. The Compass marks the zero kilometre of Burgas (elevation 0) and is a bronze art piece – a stylish decorative plate with relief images. This special symbol is the point against which everything else in the city is measured, even the satellite navigation. The sculptor Radostin Damaskov made the Compass by the design of the architect Vladimir Milkov.“The sea bring together all things from afar”- John Exarch, Bulgarian medieval authorTo experience Burgas is to experience your dreams.The caress of the salty sea breeze, the scent of the sea, that little bit of quiet, filling the tiny, huddled streets, the smiling eyes welcoming you…This is Burgas – …the city, open to everything new …the city with the most beautiful lakes …the city, which gave birth to artists and then gave them to the world …the city, whose festivals attract huge audiences from near and far …the city, in which you would like to have a glass of wine in the evening at the beach and to watch the sunrise – still there, at the beginning of the sea… Burgas will make you laugh, to walk barefoot on the sand…, to fall in love…, to be you… and it will definitely make you want to come back. Welcome! It is our pleasure that you are in Burgas.

History Its location near the seaside and the favourable conditions in the fertile Burgas valley have always attracted people to the territories of present-day Burgas, ever since antiquity. The unique archaeological findings are proof of the millennia of history in the area – ancient village mounds from the Neolith, Thracian sanctuaries and tombs, remains of roman cities, ethnographic complexes, churches and monasteries. Some of the biggest battles of the Bulgarian State against the Byzantine Empire took place in the area of Burgas. The victories of Khan Tervel (8th century) at the Anhialo Field in 708 and of Khan Kardam (rules between 777 and 802) at the Karnobat Fortress Markeli in 792 were the ones which established Bulgaria as a state. During the Ottoman rule, the city developed as an educational and spiritual centre. In 17th century, the port of Burgas became the largest one to the south of the Balkan Mountain. Burgas won its Liberation from the Ottoman rule on 6 February 1878. In the beginning of the 20th century the city goes through a period of fast growth and modernisation and quickly earns the reputation of a commercialindustrial centre, a cosmopolitan centre which is connected by air, land and sea. At this time, over 150 companies were created in Burgas. Industrialisation was pushed forward by the expansion and modernisation of the port, the construction of the airport and the oil refinery. Thus, in the first few decades of the last century, the city grows rapidly in the industrial area, which also strengthens the bank industry, education and culture. After the Unification, the city and the area turn in one of the most hospitable places for a large number of refugees in Bulgaria. The city grows not only with Bulgarians, but also Turks, Greeks, Italians, Armenians and Jews. Multi-coloured and multi-lingual, it gradually starts walking toward to its europisation. While the economical side of things goes in an unprecedentedly favourable way, a productive base is laid for the development of culture. The city and the sea inspire painters, poets and writers. The fruit of this inspiration turns into world-class art. Georgi Baev (1924-2007) who was born and lived in Burgas is one of the most famous Bulgarian maritime artists. Petya Dubarova (1962-1979) and Hristo Forev (1934-2002) are among the poets of Burgas, spoken of with pride far and wide. This whole atmosphere and creative intensity strengthens Burgas as a cultural landmark in Bulgaria – a city of big artists and modern events. Fine arts, music, dance and cinema – all of them have had their innovators here. And all of them have left us eternal art, followers and sweet memories in the hearts of people.

Contemporary Burgas In the last few years, Burgas was firmly established as one of the most dynamically developing cities in Bulgaria and acquired the image of a modern European city. Present-day Burgas is an important industrial, commercial, transport, cultural and tourist centre. Since 2009, the city has deservedly won a few prestigious titles: Three times “Best city to live in in the country” , “Best city to do business in” (2009), “Greenest city in Bulgaria” (2011), first award for Contribution to the development of tourism in the country (2012). The natural treasures of Burgas are undoubtedly one of the reasons for the city to be a preferred place of relaxation for people from around the world. “The sea bring together all things from afar” – this thought of John Exarch seems to have been written about Burgas. Wherever you look at it, Burgas is surrounded by water – both sea and fresh. To the east is the Black Sea, to the west of the coast there are three lakes – Burgas, Atanasovsko and Mandrensko Lakes – the form the larges complex of seaside lakes in Bulgaria and are declared protected natural territories. The Burgas Bay 37

has one of the longest beach strips with a fine golden sand, gradually deepening sea level, a calm and clean water, light and pleasant breezes. There are around 140 different types of fish in the Burgas Bay. One of the largest air “highways” of migrating birds of passage in the whole of Europe – Via Pontica passes over the Burgas lakes. There are up to 300 000 storks flying over the city every year during the autumn migration. During their migration period, this is also the place with the highest concentration of Pink and Dalmatian pelicans, reed warding birds and hundreds of other bird species, some of which are protected. 15 km away from the city centre is another natural treasure – the Burgas Mineral Springs – one of the oldest mineral springs with water temperature of 41.5°C. To the south of Burgas is the largest Bulgarian nature park – Strandzha. Burgas is the fourth largest city in Bulgaria, located on the Black Sea Coast, at the eastern border of the European Union. Its strategic place on Europe’s map has helped it to develop as a place you can easily reach…Burgas has an international airport, a maritime station, train station and two coach stations. A highway links the city to the capital – Sofia. There are good road connections between Burgas and all other Bulgarian coastal cities.

Getting around in Burgas Once you’re in Burgas, you will definitely want to see as much as possible in the city – its sights, attractions, relaxation places, shops, restaurants, events. Well, we have good news for you – this will not be hard at all, because getting around in Burgas is not only easy but also pleasant. It is up to you how you do it – the public transport is one of the most modern ones in Bulgaria, taxis are affordable and if you like cycling – the city has a council rent-a-bike system. Burgas is a remarkable city and every marked place on the map will take you to a place that deserves your attention.

Sea Garden If you ask around Burgas which is the most romantic place, most of the people will tell you it’s the Seaside Park. The Seaside Park is not just a park by the seaside, it’s the heart of the city, the muse and inspiration of generations of artists, poets, and musicians; it’s been the stage of a thousand love stories… 38

The Seaside Park was built back in 1910 by the landscaper Georgi Duhtev who turned the bare windy space between the city and the sea into one of the most beautiful parks in Bulgaria. His passion for exotic plants brought hundreds of plant species to the park from all continents; they bring an exotic atmosphere to the park even today. The old part of the Seaside Park has been established as a monument of park art. The park spreads over 600 decres and is more than 5 kilometres long. You will need a few hours if you want to walk around it. If you start your walk from Bogoridi Street, the first thing you will be mesmerised by is the incredible view of the sea, the pier and the port, spreading out before you, standing on the terrace which all Burgas citizens call the “parapet” or the “balustrade”. If the terrace could talk, it would tell you the stories of thousands of lovers’ kisses, of dreamy looks staring into the sea, of children’s laughter, playing with kites in the wind, of the elderly couple who takes a walk to the terrace every day and of all the love, which the Seaside Park sends to the sea just so it can have it back on the sea breeze with the salty spray over the sandy beach. Enchanted by the beautiful view, you will walk past the colourful and refreshing fountains, telling the city story with its sprays, past the Sea Casino which is now both a culture centre and a favourite place for leisurely activities, past the open stage of the “Snail”, where everyone gathers every day to listen to music during the evening concert or just to relax outdoors, while discussing the latest gossip. The Seaside Park will not only move you but it will also tell you about the city heroes, about all the honourable local and foreign people whose sculptures and busts add to the atmosphere of the park. Here you will find the Summer Theatre which gathers thousands of visitors and locals throughout the summer season. Further on along the alleys, among the greeneries, past the sweet corn and ice cream stalls, you will find the domes of the Flora, famous for its annual international flower show. Even if you are a little tired you will feel emotionally recharged. And when you feel like having a bite you can head down to the promenade. It hosts numerous pubs, small and large, which will offer you all kinds of treats, prepared according to old Burgas recipes. Besides a nice walk, numerous little relaxation areas, an outdoors gym and many restaurants, the Seaside Park can also offer you entertainment which attracts a world-wide audience every year. These include “Burgas and the Sea” Popular Song Contest, the International Folklore Festival, “Spirit of Burgas” Music Festival, “Turn on the City” Contemporary Art Festival. Emotions, sea, love, calm, or freshness – whatever you’re looking for, you will find it in the Seaside Park. You will also find something you might not have expected – the certainty that you will come back here again – among the sea breeze, the call of the gulls and the refreshing song of the fountains…

“Lake” Park Lake Park is the natural extension of the Seaside Park in Burgas, only 150 metres from the sea and a 20 minute walk from the city centre; it is one of the preferable places for relaxation in the city. The freshness of the greeneries makes it suitable for walking, biking or jogging both for children and adults. For sport lovers, there are tennis courts and a horse-riding centre, which attract people not only with their location but their good equipment as well. Another attraction in this park is the Sand Figures Festival, which takes place every year and attracts a large audience from near and far.

“Rosenets” Park The picturesque Rosenetz Park (also known as “Otmanli”) is located in the land of Atiya, around 15 km south of Burgas and 19 km north of Sozopol, in one of the end northern hills of Strandzha Mountain. The park is still wild and “pure”, which has turned it into the favourite holiday place of generations of Burgas citizens. It’s suitable for people who want to escape the noise and rush of the big city and indulge in quiet seclusion. There are affordable villas and holiday homes on the territory of the park, which makes it suitable for longer stays and family holidays. Every wild nature lover can observe, take pictures and explore the park forests. There are paths crisscrossing through the park from end to end; you can follow them and find your favourite shade. Throughout Rosenets Park there are gazeboes and barbeque areas, which make it suitable for family outings and picnics. For the sun and beach lovers, one of the most wild and least visited beaches near Burgas is very close; it will make your holiday truly pleasurable among the magnificent nature, between the mysterious Strandzha Mountain and the beautiful Black Sea. If you prefer to try something delicious, prepared according to old fishermen recipes, at the edge of the sea, you can stop by the seaside pub Dalyana – it has the most amazing view of the Black Sea and its beautiful fiery sunsets.

“Mineral Springs” Park Among the wonderful green area of the Mineral Spring SPA there is a wonderful park, which is perfect a walk, picnic, relaxation or sport. The park has garden barbeques, wooden tables, benches, and sport and children playgrounds. The mineral water, at 41°C, is the reason there are so many holiday and rehabilitation houses and homes. The beautiful nature, together with the mineral water and the relaxation areas, has made this place an attractive destination for generations of Burgas citizens and their visitors. Near the park, you can find the antiquity and medieval city of Aqua Calidae – Thermopolis, founded around the warm mineral springs during the Thracian age in the 1st millennium B.C. Also here was the highly honoured Sanctuary of the three nymphs, who were patrons of the healing power of the mineral springs. On the territory of Aqua Calidae were found the ancient buildings of the therms, public buildings, a church dating 6th-13th century, the Justinian fortress wall, a Thracian necropolis and a sanctuary. A visitor’s centre with multifunctional halls and a museum will be opened very soon. For sport lovers, there is a swimming pool, also accessible to disabled people.

“Izgrev” Park The park is situated in one of the largest neighbourhoods of Burgas, in the northeast part of the city. Among greeneries, alleys and relaxation areas, the citizens and visitors of Burgas can have a pleasant and recharging walk. The park has a convenient car park, cycling and walking alleys. It has a children playground, suitable for disabled children. The children playground has both play and fitness equipment. The “Saint Trinity” Church is also located in “Izgrev” Park.

Tsar Boris Park The Tsar Boris Park is located in Vazrazhdane, only a few minutes from the city centre. It has a few tiers and is a favourite place for meetings and relaxation among Burgas citizens. On the territory of the park, there are a few restaurants and cafes, which are perfect for relaxation among the quiet and green in the heart of Burgas. There is a children playground and for sport lovers – football, volleyball, basketball and tennis courts. Cultural and sport events are often organised here which animate the park and gardens even more.

Swimming pools with lye and healing mud The healing mud and lye pools are in the south part of the Atanasovsko Lake and are the largest free outdoor “SPA centre” in the country. All locals know the place and recently more and more visitors are learning about it, too. The mud and lye are acquired sustainable and this does not hurt the lake inhabitants. The black mud is a proven treatment for different illnesses. Healing mud is a sedimentary product of the enclosed saline lake; it’s clean and homogenous, has a dark grey to black colour and smells of hydrogen sulphide due to the numerous decaying microorganisms. It contains inorganic substances such as silicates, sands, gypsum, iron and aluminium compounds, different hydroxides and salts. This composition has been formed for thousands of years of decaying unicellular organisms, weeds, fish, crayfish, mussels. One centimetre of mud takes at least one year to form. The essence of mud treatment is the complex effects on the whole peripheral nervous system. Its thermal properties dilate the blood vessels and open new capillaries. This reduces swellings and pain, heals wounds and reduces scarring, improves metabolism and regenerative processes. Mud not only heals but it also beautifies and rejuvenates by bringing calcium, iodine, phosphorus, etc. to the skin. It heals almost the full range of skin disease, arthritis, disc herniation, gynaecological problems, plexitis. It is only counter-indicative in cases of tuberculosis, venereal and malignant diseases. The Black Sea lye has proven medical results – it’s applied in the treatment and prophylactics of locomotory system diseases, skin inflammations and wounds, varicose veins, colds and flus. It’s recommended for arthroses, arthritis, tendonitis, disc herniation, joint dislocation and sciatica. It is recommended you don’t stay in the lye for more than 20-30 minutes because your heart might be overburdened. Visiting the natural healing mud, salt and lye pools is completely free. That’s why in the summer it’s normal to see people covered in mud. You can follow the local’s example, who enjoy a few healing treatments after the long workday and afterwards have a swim in the sea and get some tan. This is relaxing and recharges the energy of everyone who enjoys the healing gifts of nature – mud, lye, sun and sea water.

There is a car park next to the mud and lye pools, where you can park your car for free. There is also free wi-fi access. You can also find showers nearby and the beach is less than a hundred metres away.

The Atanasovsko Lake The Atanasovsko Lake is located at the northeast end of Burgas and is known as the bird paradise of Bulgaria. It’s a hypersaline seaside lake, divided in two parts by the Burgas – Varna road. The north part is a natural reserve and the south part – a buffer zone, later on changed to a protected area. The lake is surrounded by smaller reservoirs and a canal system, overgrown with marsh vegetation, crystallisers, surrounded by a dyke and a freshwater canal. The lake is approximately 9 km long and 4.3 km wide, its area is around 17 sq. km. It stands at 1.5 m under sea level, which makes it extremely vulnerable. Its average depth is 30 cm. There are 316 bird species found in the area (there is a total of 423 species on the territory of Bulgaria), which migrate, winter or nest in the reserve. Of those, 14 are world-wide endangered – Dalmatian pelican, red-breasted goose, pygmy cormorant, ferruginous duck, corn crake, etc., 83 are in the Red Book of Bulgaria, and 170 are of European environmental significance. The lake is under the Via Pontica migration route and is of European significance in terms of wandering birds, especially pelicans, eagles, harriers and storks. For more than 100 years now, the lake is used not only by the birds but by people as well – to extract valuable salt. Along the Black Sea Coast salt production has centuries-old traditions, dating back to 3rd century B.C. The salt pans of the Atanasovsko Lake were created in 1906. Currently, “Black Sea Salt Pans” JSC who manage the lake, have placed their evaporators on the territory of the lake, which produce around 40 000 tons of sea salt annually.

“The Point” The “Point” is located near the north part of the Atanasovsko Lake, next to the Salt Pans. This is the oldest and most popular place for bird observation, just under the Via Pontica migration route. Every autumn, bird lovers from around the world gather here to enjoy the enormous flocks of white storks, pink pelicans, perns, spotted eagles, etc. To witness the Via Pontica migration, especially during the days of intense migration, is something incredible and unforgettable. The observers open their optical viewing telescopes, bring out their binoculars and cameras and turn towards the sky. Some bird lovers stand there for hours, enjoying the magic of autumn bird migration. This has been their calling point for more than 30 years. There is a beautiful panoramic view of the Atanasovsko Lake Reserve from the “Point”. There are 316 bird species found in the area (there is a total of 423 species on the territory of Bulgaria), which migrate, winter or nest in the reserve. Of those, 14 are world-wide endangered, 83 are in the Red Book of Bulgaria, and 170 are of European environmental significance. This is the only place where the sandwich tern, the Mediterranean gull and the gull-billed tern breed. Since it doesn’t freeze during the winter, the Atanasovsko Lake is a place of international significance for wintering waterfowl such as the common shelduck, the Eurasian widgeon, the northern pintail, the mallard, the Dalmatian pelican, etc. 42

The lake is under the Via Pontica migration route and is of European significance in terms of wandering birds, especially pelicans, eagles, harriers and storks. The Atanasovsko Lake is one of the most significant places in Europe with a narrow front of migration. Every spring and autumn, millions of birds fly thousands of kilometres along the invisible Via Pontica skyway, from their wintering place to their breeding place and back.

Via Pontica In Latin Via Pontica means “Black Sea Road” and has survived as a name since Roman times, when there was an ancient roman road along the Black Sea Coast. Today it’s used as the name of the second largest bird migration route in Europe. In Bulgaria it goes along our Black Sea Coast. The birds mostly migrate along the seaside and within a few kilometres inland but often the migration front is broad and the migrating flocks can be seen hundreds of kilometres inland.

Vaya” Eco zone Don’t miss out on visiting this romantic and remarkable place; enjoy the incredible views – close enough to the city centre, but far away enough to escape the rush and noise of the bustling city. Eco zone “Vaya” is one of the most beautiful places in Burgas. It attracts citizens and visitors of Burgas, romantics, fishermen and ornithologists. It has 4 piers which have a floating part over the water – a pontoon bridge, connected to a stationary pier on the coast. There is a functional covered berth, available to boat-owners, which allows access not only to inflatable boats but also smaller hard-hull boats. Very soon the eco zone will turn into a real attraction – in 2014, it will offer its visitors kayak trips across the lake, among the picturesque nature. The place has car park spaces where you can park your car; if you’re going towards the city centre, it’s at the city exit towards Sozopol.

The lake The eco zone is located on the Vaya Lake, also called Burgas Lake, between Dolno and Gorno Ezerovo, Lozovo and Meden Rudnik. With an area of 2 899.9 hectares it’s the largest natural lake in Bulgaria. The area is partly under the main migration route of European birds “Via Pontica”.

The birds are the jewel in the crown of Vaya Lake. Throughout the year, you can observe around 260 bird species in its waters. Many of them are rare species in Bulgaria and Europe; nine species are world-wide endangered. This makes the Burgas Lake one of the three most significant lake areas for waterfowl along our Black Sea Coast. There aren’t many other places in Bulgaria where you can observe colonies of nesting black crowned night herons, little egrets and squacco herons. Walking along the lake in the winter you’ll have the opportunity to observe pygmy cormorants, Dalmatian pelicans, the beautiful red-breasted geese, the gentle white-headed ducks, the common pochards and tufted ducks. Vaya is a preferred resting place during migration for many species, flying along the invisible skyway Via Pontica. The fish In the last few years, Burgas Lake reclaimed its reputation as one of the richest fish sources in Bulgaria. This was mostly due to the cleaning of the canal, connecting the lake with the sea, which in turn allowed large quantities of grey mullet and other fish to flow in the lake. They are both a challenge for the skills of local fishermen and a source of income for many of them.

“Phoros” Eco zone Eco zone “Foros” is located immediately next to Kraymorie and the protected nature area “Poda”. The place is suitable for ornithologists and fishermen, as well as for nature lovers. The wild beauty of the eco zone attracts many citizens and visitors of Burgas. For boat-owners, there is a functional covered berth, which allows access not only to inflatable boats but also smaller hard-hull boats; for those who like sight-seeing, there is a green area with alleys, which offers viewing points to the archaeological site – the Tower of Foros Peninsula. The Lake Eco zone “Foros” is located at the Mandrensko Lake – one of the most beautiful Burgas lakes, with water surface area of around 1300 hectares. It’s 8 km long and 1.3 km at its widest point. Its bank goes along the northernmost hills of the mysterious and still wild Strandzha Mountain, which makes it naturally beautiful. That’s why some parts of the lake are protected territories. One of the riches of the Mandrensko Lake is the large quantities of fresh water, which is a more and more scarce natural resource. The diversity of fish, some of which are protected, and the abundance of waterfowl, makes the visit to Eco zone “Foros” a real adventure and an unforgettable experience. The birds Undoubtedly, the most interesting thing here is the birds. There are over 250 bird species, some of which are world-wide endangered. Because of this, Mandra is of ornithological significance in Europe. The best represented mammals here are the otter and marten. Archaeological site “Foros” Remains of the lost city, historical ancestor and symbol of Burgas – the antiquity and medieval fortress and port Burgos / Poros are found on the Foros Peninsula. The foundations of 3 buildings are also found – two of which are administrative buildings and one is a luxury villa. The area is also known for a memorable battle in the history of the Second Bulgarian State. In the beginning of 14th century, the Bulgarian Tsar Teodor Svetoslav began a campaign to the Black Sea Coast, where his power spread across significant areas. In 1304, on the bridge over the Mandrensko Lake outlet – Skafida (the Poros), there was a decisive battle, which ended in an indicative victory for the Bulgarian leader over the Byzantine army. 44

The combination of beautiful nature and ancient history makes the place suitable for ornithological, cultural and informative tourism.\

“Poda” Protected area The protected nature area “Poda” is a preferred visiting place for many Bulgarian and foreign tourists, who enjoy the unique Bulgarian nature and its riches. The name of the area comes from the word for wooden raft – “pod”, drawn by rope, which was used to cross the outlet of Mandra Lake until the beginning of 20th century. It’s in the list of 100 national tourist sites. The visitor’s centre has a permanent exhibition, showing the unique biological diversity of the protected area. The bird variety can be observed with specialised optical equipment; the two large terraces and the newly built 7-metre tower allow you to observe the bird undisturbed. The area is a unique nature territory, hosting a huge biological diversity – hundreds of plant, bird, fish, amphibian, reptile and mammal species. All that in only 1 sq. km. For anyone who’s decided to explore the nature miracles of Bulgaria, the protected area “Poda” is the place you have to visit. The birds The most important sight in this incredible nature area is the 265 bird species, turning “Poda” in one of the richest areas in Europe in terms of ornithological significance. Here you can observe the only mixed colony of Eurasian spoonbills and great cormorants along the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast; this is the only place they nest in Europe. During the winter, you can observe some world-wide endangered species, such as the pygmy cormorant, the Dalmatian pelican, the white-headed duck and many others. The second largest European migration route, Via Pontica, goes over “Poda”; there are over 250 000 birds flying over it every year. The whole population of the pink pelican, which consists of over 40 000 specimens, as well as thousands of birds of prey, waterfowl and songbirds fly through here. The animals Besides birds, the area also houses other extremely rare specimens of Bulgarian nature. This is one of the largest habitats of the eastern four-lined snake – the largest snake in the country, the Etruscan shrew – the smallest mammal in Europe, the exotic coypu and the world-wide endangered otter.

Iconic city landmarks The Pier

The Clock

The Compass

The Gramophone

St. Nikolay Miracleworkerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Arch

The Lighthouse

St. Anastasia Island St. Anastasia Island is located in the Burgas Bay in the Black Sea. It is a volcanic rock island, 12 meters high, at some places up to 17 meters high, and its area is almost 9 decres. Between 1959 and 1990 it was known as Bolshevik Island. It is surrounded by mystery and there are hundreds of legends and stories about it. Pirate raids and treasures One of the most famous legends is about the pirates who attacked the island at the time when it was housing a monastery. The monks hid in the church and prayed to Saint Anastasia to help them and save them from the raid. She heard their prayers and sent a fearsome storm which broke the pirate ship in two. Even until today, the remains of the ship are fossilised in a rock, which every island visitor can see. It is believed that the reason for the pirate raids was a golden treasure, buried on the island and protected by the ghost of a dead pirate. According to another story, Vikings used to reach the Island. There are no documents, proving this; however, there are traces of two big fires. There are three rock phenomena on St. Anastasia Island, known as The Mushrooms, The Dragon and The Fossilised Pirate Ship. Some believe that there are two underground caves on the Island, whose entrance is very well hidden and no one can unveil their secrets. However, these have not been discovered until now. The monastery St. Anastasia Island is the only Bulgarian Island which has a church â&#x20AC;&#x201C; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ascensionâ&#x20AC;?, which is part of the monastery, which once existed there. The earliest information on the existence of the sanctuary dates from 15th century. Throughout the years the monastery was burnt down a few times and raided by pirates. The murals are suggested to date from 14th century. 47

The Bulgarian Alcatraz The church sanctuary existed until 1923 when the monastery was turned into a prison, where 132 communists and farmers were exiled. The difficult maintenance of the island prison forces the government to transfer the prisoner into the Burgas Police Station and some of them were set free. After the assassination in the Sofia Church “St. Nedelya” in April 1925, the island is once again turned into a prison. On 29 July, 43 of the inmates manage to escape with two rowing boats to Cape Chukalya, following that they hide in Strandzha Mountain. One of the monastery wings was turned into a museum in their memory. Later, it is used as a hotel. The Lighthouse The island lighthouse was built by a French company in 1889. It was mounted on an iron pole and raised to 40 meters above sea level and in fair weather its light was visible at 10 miles. In 1912, in the north part of the island were laid the foundations of the new lighthouse which guides ships until present day. It was first lit on 13 June 1914. The island in the 1960’s In the 1960’s and 1980’s, the Island becomes the favourite place of the creative bohemians of Burgas. The famous Burgas poet Hristo Fotev was called as its “governor” for a long time as he spent most of his time there. At the time, there was a restaurant, a small hotel, a church and a pier. The island is also famous for having hosted Rangel Valchanov’s films “On the Small Island” and “The Island” with Kamen Kalev, also starring Laetitia Casta. Since 2001, St. Anastasia Island has t he status of a naturalarchaeological reserve.

St. Anastasia Island today A healing place, offering wonder-working herbs and potions from old recipes, medieval monastery cell, where you can stay overnight, restaurant with authentic Burgas meals from old recipes…all this in the most romantic place in the Burgas Bay – St. Anastasia Island. You can get there on a boat, leaving from the most favourite place of all Burgas citizens and visitors – the Pier in the Seaside Park. Until now, this sounded like a fairy tale, but only in a few months, this will be part of Burgas’ reality, thanks to the project, won by Municipality Burgas – “Cultural-historical heritage on St. Anastasia Island” and “Burgas – an attractive and competitive tourist destination”, financed by the Operative Programme “Regional Development”

Sand Festival Burgas In the Burgas Park “Ezero”, on an area of five decres, immediately next to the beach, every summer there is a city built of sand figures. Every year, the festival theme is different – “Sea World”, “Fairy Tale Heroes”, “Circus”, “Cartoon Character”, “Hall of Fame”, etc.

Over 2500 tons of sand is used every year in order to build the fantastic models. The special lighting adds to the charm of the unique sand city in the evening. The sand sculptures festival, organised by Municipality Burgas, welcome participants from around the world – Indonesia, England, Belgium, Holland, Ireland, Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, etc. Data on sand Ancient Egypt. In present hundreds of competitions, Burgas is the proud host of on the Balkan Peninsula.

sculptures art dates as far back as times it is even more popular with organised throughout the world. the only sand festival of its kind

“Sea Casino” Culture Centre One of the most symbolic and memorable buildings in Burgas is the Sea Casino, located on the central alley of the Seaside Park. The idea for its construction dates back in 1936; there was a competition for a casino project in the Seaside Park. One of the great mayors of Burgas – Atanas Sirekov, issued the order for the competition which attracted a lot of attention. 17 projects participated in the competition. The architect Viktoria Angelova won with her project “333”. Both the project and its execution were exceptional achievements in their time due to the complexity of the design and the extreme slope of the terrain. The location was not chosen at random; it has a view of the whole bay and the building can be seen from the ships at sea and from the nearby pier. The official opening of the emblematic Burgas building was on 7 August 1938, which was witnessed by many Burgas citizens and visitors from around the country, including ministers, members of parliament and other officials. A special permit from the Minister of Transport allowed those who wish to attend the event to travel to Burgas with a 70% discount on the train. The festive opening event lasted a week and was captured for the future generations on film and camera. It takes only a short time to make the Casino a favourite place of entertainment for Burgas citizens and visitors.

In 2011, after almost 20 years of abandonment and building deterioration due to lack of funding, the Sea Casino was renovated and reopened as a modern culture centre. In 2011, the building of the renovated Sea Casino won the prestigious award “Building of the Year”. The modern halls and open spaces host concerts, theatre plays, film showings, exhibitions, book readings, creative studios, classes, festivals and many others. The romantic view of the sea makes the Casino a preferred place for wedding ceremonies. The building has a few terraces and you can view the whole bay from the top one with binoculars and telescopes.

Historical Museum The Historical Museum of Burgas is located in a beautiful building, built in 1901. The museum exhibition presents valuable exhibits, connected with the history of Burgas and the area – National Revival icons and European fine arts, separated in independent collections. The ground floor is organised as a crypt, which hosts original Bulgarian icons from the Tryavna School. The most interesting exhibits are the unique samples of old print books and church plates from the National Revival period. The first floor of the museum includes a hall for visiting collections from different museums and organisations from around the country or abroad. Some of the visiting collections in the past few years include the Archaeological collection of the Numismatic Museum in Ruse, the “Gardens of Tolstoy” exhibition, “The Characters of Lazarkevich”, etc. A special place is dedicated to the events and persons from the National Liberation Movement and the following wars. Currently on display is the exhibition called “They protected the honour of Bulgaria”, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Balkan War and the 24th Black Sea infantry regiment, which fought in it. The third floor hosts an exhibition of European fine and applied arts from 18th-19th centuries. Here, you can find original crystal, porcelain and bronze sculptures from the classic and late baroque periods. It is interesting to see the way the museum curators have depicted the social-economic and cultural development of Burgas at the end of 19th and beginning of 20th centuries. The creation of the first church parish and the opening of the first Bulgarian school accelerated the culture development of the city. After the Liberation Burgas grew at a very fast pace and turned in an important commercial port and later on in a successful industrial and tourist centre.

Archaeological Museum Regional Historical Museum in Burgas is the biggest museum in southeast Bulgaria. It was created in 1912 as a private archaeological museum at the Burgas society for archeology "Debelt" a group of intellectuals and pleaders for the recreation and research of the historical past of the Burgas region. The first chairman of the Archaeological Society is governor "Hristo Bogoev" of the Burgas region and the first director of the museum was named Paul Vodenicharov. During the following 30 years the first museum collections have been assembled with unique archaeological and ethnographic valuables. In 1946 members of the society assigned the museum to the municipality and hereby it was declared a People’s Museum of Burgas. The young scholar and archaeologist Ivan Galabov was appointed director (1918 - 1978), he laid the foundations of the modern science and archaeology in the Burgas region. Later on, he became a professor at the University of Veliko Turnovo "St. Cyril and St. Methodius" and the Universities in Salzburg and Vienna. In 1953 the museum expanded to a County Museum and was later converted into a Regional Directorate for Cultural and historical heritage. Since 2000 according to a ministerial decree the museum was approved for Regional Museum of Burgas County, which organizes research and study of cultural heritage in the region, the museum store the cultural heritage in it’s fund and display it for the audience. http://www.burgasmuseums.bg/index.php?tab=home&page=themuseum&lang=en The Archaeological Museum hosts archaeological findings collections from Ancient Thracia, the Greek colonies along the Black Sea Coast and the Roman Empire. The unique exhibits show the early history of sailing along the Black Sea Coast, as well as the development of prospering South Black Sea Coast ports in Bulgaria throughout the Middle Ages until the country fell under Ottoman rule at the end of 14th and middle of 15th century. The museum also hosts archaeological findings from Burgas District. The museum is part of the Regional historical Museum – Burgas, which for the past 10 years has been an actively functioning cultural and scientific institute with a contemporary network of four basic exhibitions – historical, archaeological, ethnographic and a natural history one. They are all located in beautiful buildings – cultural monuments in the city centre, within 4-5 minute walks of each other.

Ethnographic Museum The Ethnographic Museum is located in a beautiful house dated mid-19th century, immediately next to the Cathedral Church “Saints Cyril and Methodius”. The museum showcases the traditional culture and everyday life of the old Burgas. The permanent exhibition shows the collection of Bulgarian traditional costumes ethnographic groups in the Burgas area, Bulgarian immigrants from present day Greece territories. It also showcases unique ritual century, connected to rite practices and folklore typical for the Burgas area: nestinarka, kuker, lazarka, bride and groom.

most attractive from all including those of and Turkey costumes from 19th celebrations, Enyova bulya,

The museum is part of the Regional historical Museum – Burgas, which for the past 10 years has been an actively functioning cultural and scientific institute with a contemporary network of four basic exhibitions – historical, archaeological, ethnographic and a natural history one. They are all located in beautiful buildings – cultural monuments in the city centre, within 4-5 minute walks of each other.

Natural History Museum The Natural History Museum in Burgas is the only one in the Southeast Black Sea Coast. Its exhibition showcases the geo-historical development and contemporary natural diversity of Southeast Bulgaria and helps protect the unique nature of the area. The museum includes the unique collections “The magical world of rocks”, “The flora and fauna in Strandzha Mountain”, “Bird resources of the Burgas lake area”. The museum is part of the Regional historical Museum – Burgas, which for the past 10 years has been an actively functioning cultural and scientific institute with a contemporary network of four basic exhibitions – historical, archaeological, ethnographic and a natural history one. They are all located in beautiful buildings – cultural monuments in the city centre, within 4-5 minute walks of each other.

“Petya Dubarova” House-Museum Petya Dubarova is one of the artists of Bulgaria who will stay young forever. She has become one of the symbols of Burgas, with her original poems, impressions, fairy tales and short stories. Born in 1962, she was barely 17 when she took her own life. This tragic end, however, has not changed the way we feel towards Petya’s talent; she will stay forever not only in history but also in the hearts of the people of Burgas – with her work, which embodies the eternal human values – sea, summer, youth, love, poetry… The “Petya Dubarova” House Museum is a natural result of the wish to experience the authentic spirit of the creative atmosphere of the poet. In the house where Petya used to live you can see different exhibits of scientific nature and the authentically recreated personal room of the poet. The house is not just a museum though. It is also known for the numerous events it hosts throughout the cultural calendar of the city – “Petya Dubarova” National Literary Competition, Summer Workshop, during which young poets meet and work with some of the most eminent contemporary Bulgarian authors, etc. The house of Petya Dubarova is often visited by literary museums from around the country; it also hosts literary readings and newly published book presentations of contemporary Bulgarian poets and writers, as well as literary-scientific conferences. If you wish to experience the authentic poetic spirit of Burgas, don’t miss a visit to the “Petya Dubarova” House Museum.

“Georgi Baev” Gallery-Museum “Georgi Baev” Gallery Museum is dedicated to the most famous Burgas artist, described as one of the “great humanists in Europe and the world”. The Gallery is immediately next to the Seaside Park and the city centre. It’s located in a recently renovated and newly equipped building which will soon host over 40 of the artist’s paintings. Besides the exhibitions presented in the house itself, there will be visiting collections, showcased in the museum garden, which will also host various culture events, adding to the artistic nature of the Gallery Museum and turning it into a favourite place for art lovers. Georgi Baev was born on 9 November 1924. He graduated painting from the Fine Arts Academy in Sofia in the class of acad. Iliya Petrov and prof. Dechko Uzunov. Until 1960 he works primarily in graphics and stage art in the puppet theatre in Burgas. His first international acknowledgement was in 1957, at the 6th World Youth Festival in Moscow. Following that, he had numerous exhibitions in Bulgaria and abroad, received many awards, a membership in the Bulgarian Artists Guild, an honourable membership and correspondent membership in the Austrian Union of Artists “Kunstler Haus”, in the Japanese Association of Artists “Nika-kay”… He had a rough moment in 1983 when his studio was set on fire and everything was burnt. However, this only inspired him to strive for more and the year after he exhibited his new compositions “Aggression”, “Apocalypse now”, “Ordinary fascism”, “The day after the nuclear bomb”, “Drowning man”, “Memories”, which turned into a special event. Later on, the paintings were exhibited in Vienna and prof. Peter Wunderlie announced that these were the works of one of the greatest humanists in Europe and the world. In 1986, Baev received the Herder award of the Vienna Academy of Arts. He is featured in the 34 volume Dictionary of Art, published by the London publishing house “Macmillan”, repeatedly nominated for “Man of the year”, “Influential persons”, “Who’s who” of American and English biographical institutes. His paintings are sought after by gallery curators in Bulgaria and abroad, he is described as an awkward but bold man with an enormous power. His paintings were bought by or donated to a lot of places throughout Bulgaria, the artists has even sent his works to starving children in Vietnam and Kampuchea.

“Petko Zadgorski” Gallery “Petko Zadgorski” Art Gallery is one of the oldest galleries in the country. It’s hosted in the building of a specially reorganised synagogue. The building is an extraordinary architectural monument, built in the beginning of the previous century, by the design of the Italian architect Ricardo Toscani. The gallery is named after the great Burgas artist and sculptor Petko Zadgorski (1902-1974) who was the first chairman of the Bulgarian Artist Company, founded in the 1960’s. The gallery stock consists of 2000 fine arts, sculpture and graphic works of art. Some of the exhibits belonging to the Burgas Art Gallery include works of Ivan Markvichka, Bencho Obreshkov, Tzeno Todorov, Nikola Marinov, Zlatyu Boyadzhiev, Vladimir Dimitrov – The Master, Dimitar Gyudzhenov, Iliya Petrov, Stoyan Venev, Mara Tzoncheva, Asen Vasilev, Dechko Uzunov, Vasil Stoilov, Svetlin Rusev, Vladimir Goev, Georgi Bozhilov, Dimitar Kirov, Atanas Yuranov, Encho Pironkov, Yoan Leviev. These are some of the Burgas artists, showcased in the gallery, from the beginning of the century until now: Gencho Mitev, Todor Karasimeonov, Yani Hristopulis, Pavel Valkov, Panyot Panayotov, Georgi Baev, Stoyan Tsanev, Violeta MAslarova, Damyan Zaberski, Nenko Tokmakchiev, Kiril Simeonov, Rayna Racheva, Bozhidar Kalachev, Zhivko Ivanov, Ivan Bahchevanov, Krasimir Zinin, Svetozar Benchev, etc. There is a special accent on maritime paintings. “Petko Zadgorski” Gallery also hosts valuable icons from around the Strandzha area, created between 15th and 20th centuries. 53

The collection includes the works of icon-painters Zahary Zograph, Dimitar Zograph, Yoan Zograph of Ahtopol, Sokrat Georgiev of Sozopol, Todor Zograph of Hios, and Nikola Zograph of Odrin.

Gallery of Burgas Artists The Bulgarian Artists Union was founded in 1960’s. Its first chairman was the great Bulgarian artist Petko Zadgorski. The exhibition gallery of the Company is in the centre of Burgas and it shows throughout the year works of artists, sculptors and photographers from Burgas, from around the country and abroad. There are two events in the Union’s calendar which you shouldn’t miss because this is the only place you can attend them. On 24 May – the Day of Bulgarian Script and Culture and on 6 December – the Day of Burgas, the exhibition gallery of BAC annually presents the best works of art of contemporary Burgas artists. The awards for “Young artist” and “Artist of the year” are awarded during these two events.

Youth Culture Centre Ever since it was created in 1992, the Youth Culture Centre turned into a place where young talents can meet and can satisfy their cultural needs. Different arts classes and groups carry out their activities in the centre, such as the glass-staining classes, choir classes, folklore dance group, youth theatre classes, zumba classes, etc. Anyone who wants to dance, paint or sing is welcome to the Youth Culture Centre. And don’t forget – being young is a state of mind, age is just a number…

Graphic Base The Graphic Base is right on the beach, in the Seaside Park of Burgas. It was founded in 1982 by the great Burgas artist Todor Atanasov. Since its creation it has printed tens of thousands of etchings, aquatints and most of all lithographs. This is one of the few active graphic bases left in the country. There aren’t many places in Europe which still do lithographs – printing using stone and a special press. In the Graphic Base – Burgas there are international practice sessions, workshops and seminars. A lot of people gather there and not only from the artistic world of the city. The Base is open to visitors who can see the artists’ work first-hand and even try to create something themselves.

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AKVE KHALIDE – THERMOPOLIS The “Aqua Calidae – Thermopolis” antiquity and medieval city is part of that unique magic of antiquity spreading throughout Bulgaria for thousands of years and turning our country into a symbol of historical eternity. Aqua Calidae The balneology complex spreads over 6 decres and is 86 m long from north to south. This makes it one of the largest one in the world. Due to its healing mineral water springs Aqua Calidae – Thermopolis has existed for centuries on end. Empires fell and civilisations changed but people kept visiting the place through the Thracian, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and Bulgarian Ages. Because of the constant interest of visitors, a whole city emerged around the baths. Mineral springs “Aqua Calidae – Thermopolis” was built around the hot mineral springs back in Thracian times, in the 1st millennia B.C. when the Thracians turned the hot spring in the most honoured sanctuary of the Three Nymphs. The legend of the Three Nymphs brought fame and popularity to the city even in the Roman Age. Many historical sources say the hot springs in the city were one of the best ones in the whole world. The city stood out with exceptional beauty and riches. In 16th century Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent appreciated the healing qualities of the water and built a Turkish bath which was extremely modern for its time. During the rule of Emperor Trayan, nearby was built the roman road Via Pontica and the road station Aqua Calidae was built near the baths. During the rule of Septimius Severus special celebrations and sports games, called “Severiya Nimpheya” took place there. Later on, during the late Middle Ages Aqua Calidae became known as Therma or Thermopolis (from the Greek for “warm city”). In 6th century, the ancient village had expanded the baths and built fortress walls. The healing springs of Aqua Calidae were visited by some of the most famous leaders in these lands – Philip II of Macedonia, Justinian I, Khan Tervel, Constantine IV. The wife of Emperor Tiberius II, Anastasia successfully healed in Thermopolis and to express his gratitude he gifted his emperor’s mantle to the local church. During the crusades in 13th century, the Latin knights were accommodated in the warm baths of Therma. After their stay there and the healing in the warm baths, the knights called them “the best ones in the world”. The legend of the Three Nymphs An old legend tells of three virgin girls, who devoted their lives to the gods and to protecting the healing mineral spring near the ancient city and the road station of Aqua Calidae (from the Latin for “healing water”). But the girls sinned and didn’t keep their chastity. They tried to run away from the punishment of the gods but could not and were turned to stone. The remains of this legendary and historically significant ancient city can be seen today in the area of the current Mineral Springs near Burgas.

Archaeological findings The digs at Aqua Calidae in the last few years brought us unique and extremely interesting findings. The archaeologists found the city wall and its north gate, as well as 8 rooms in the east wing of the bath complex, where the shops and kitchens were mostly likely situated. A unique for its time heating system was also found – clay pipes circulating the warm air from the hot water canals and warming up the stone floor slabs. A two-tier pool with marble plinths was also found, it’s one of the earliest ones in the ancient baths. The digs also discovered five lead seals which served to stamp documents in the correspondence of high-ranking military and administrative personnel in 9-10th centuries. They prove that the fortress was of military and administrative significance as it was situated on the road to the Balkan Mountain to the north and the Byzantine capital Constantinople to the south. A small bronze seal with a line in Latin was also found; it was most probably connected to the stay in the medieval fortress of the Latin knights of Henry of Flanders in 1205. Among the archaeological findings are over 200 antiquity coins, jewellery and cult objects. The most valuable ones among these are: a Thracian cult silver hatchet, an earthen cameo with an engraved imperial eagle, a silver medallion with the image of St. Georgi and an earring. A curious fact is that 2/3 of the coins are autonomous bronze coins, minted in the nearby antiquity cities of Apollonia – Sozopol and Messembria – Nessebar. It’s obvious that, despite the often military altercations between the two cities, their citizens valued the healing springs of Aqua Calidae in equal measures and honoured their patrons – the Three Nymphs. Curious findings The findings from the “medical cabinet” of the balneology complex are curious. Special proportioning spoons made of walnut wood were found there. In times when there were no pills, they used to measure out the different healing substances, which were either powders or liquids. Phials were also found in the medical cabinet; they used to hold healing tinctures. Aqua Calidae – the past comes to life In 2012 a large scale restoration programme was launched; it will soon allow the tourists to sink in the atmosphere and magic of the legendary city. The following are envisioned as part of the programme: building an archaeological monument; reconstructing the bath of Suleiman the Magnificent and turning it into a museum of mineral water; building a museum exhibition and a presentational visitor’s centre, which will include commercial sites and a café; landscaping the adjoining land and separating resting areas and an outdoor park-museum.

Phoros/Poros Antiquity and medieval fortress and port Antiquity and Medieval Fortress on Foros Peninsula – the predecessor of Burgas If you want to find the historical spirit of Burgas and its long-kept oldest secrets, this is the place which will take you hundreds of years back in time… The Foros Peninsula is located in the Poda area (in Kraymorie, one of Burgas’ neighbourhoods). In 2008, the first archaeological research was carried out; it found that there are still preserved remains of the lost city, predecessor and symbol of Burgas – the antiquity and medieval fortress and port Burgos / Poros. Here, on Foros, the archaeologists found remains of the mythical ancient tower, featured in the crest of Burgas. The findings prove that our city has a history of at least 20 centuries. The fortress was built in the middle of 2nd century by the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius. It was created under the name of Poro (strait) and served to guard the strait of the Mandrensko Lake. In a dedicatory sign dated 2nd century, it says that along the borders of the Roman colony of Deultum, there were built burgi (fortresses), which is probably where the name of present day Burgas comes from. It was precisely here where the port of Deultum was located and it was guarded by the impenetrable fortress. This area was also the arena of a famous battle during the Second Bulgarian State, which once again showed the relentless and powerful Bulgarian fighting spirit, which has astounded the world throughout the centuries. In the beginning of 14th century the Bulgarian Tsar Teodor Svetoslav began a campaign to the Black Sea Coast. His power spread over Rusokastro, Messembria, Anhialo, Sozopol and Agatopol. The Byzantine Emperor gathered a massive army to stop the Bulgarian rush. In 1304, the decisive battle took place at the bridge over the Mandrensko Lake, where the Byzantine army was crushed.

Sarafovo Antiquity and medieval port and city fortress The antiquity port in Sarafovo is the only antiquity equipment of its kind found on the territory of Bulgaria. Only here along the Black Sea Coast you can see authentic equipment and machines, which used to service the sailing vessels during the Roman Age and Late Antiquity. Here, you can also see remains of an antiquity street and city fortress, dating back to 4-6th century. According to the latest research, there is also a Christian chapel from 6-11th century.

Sarafovo is situated on the seaside, around 1.5 km from the main road from Burgas to Varna. There are special viewing sites for visitors, showing an exciting view of the endless beautiful Black Sea. The restored old pier, going out into the sea can take you back centuries into the atmosphere of antiquity. There are also remains of the antiquity port underwater, which makes it a unique archaeological site. The fortress and the port offer great viewing conditions to Foros Cape and Burgas. For diving enthusiasts and extreme excitement lovers, there are underwater viewings and an underwater walk in diving gear to the sunken pier. Along a walking route by the beach, you can observe prehistoric fossils of ancient animal species. Guided tours in Bulgarian and other languages are also offered. The preserved parts of the antiquity promenade, buildings and other architectural sites are proof of the unique combination of the magic of antiquity and the beauty of nature, both so characteristic of Burgas.

So you want to come to Bulgaria? Thinking about visiting Bulgaria? Think no more. Here are some visual reasons to persuade you.

Bulgaria is a relatively small country in Southeastern Europe (the Balkans). Its neighbours are Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Romania and the shining Black Sea Bulgaria features a lot of variety in terrain. The plains of the Danube River are in the north, the southwest is home to the highest mountains in Southeastern Europe and the

Black Sea coast in the east is full of sandy beaches The Danube Plain is a fertile region of rolling hills and verdant meadows.

The southwest is a place of high mountain peaks like Kutelo in Pirin here…… as well as spiritual Orthodox monasteries like the Rila Monastery, a 1000 years old.

The Rila Mountains, which at 2925 metres are the highest in the country, include the gorgeous Seven Rila Lakes

To the east in the Upper Thracian Lowlands you will discover Plovdiv. One of Bulgaria’s largest cities, Plovdiv is famous for its charming Old Town with cobblestone streets and colourful houses. At the highest point of the Old Town is the Roman Theatre of Plovdiv. It is still used for music performances and theatre plays today, just like it was during the time of Roman Emperor Trajan. Just south of Plovdiv begin the Rhodope Mountains. The little town of Asenovgrad is nested in their foothills with its medieval castle and scenically-located church from the 12th century.

Going further east will finally get you to the seaside. This is the gorgeous town of Nesebar, connected to the mainland via a narrow spit of land. Nesebar features unique churches and picturesque old houses to stroll among.

Varna, Bulgariaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Seaside Capital, is the home of the intricate palace Euxinograd, today used as a government residence. North of Varna is Kaliakra, a scenic cape featuring a ruined fortress and a charming chapel. Ruse on the Danube River is perhaps the Bulgarian city with the most beautiful urban architecture. Hundreds of houses and public buildings in the Baroque and Neoclassical styles have given Ruse the nickname â&#x20AC;&#x153;Little Viennaâ&#x20AC;?. At the medieval capital Veliko Tarnovo, explore Tsarevets, the huge towering castle of the Bulgarian tsars

South in the Balkan Mountains (Stara Planina), hike to the highest waterfall in Southeastern Europe, Raysko Praskalo. Deep in the northwest at Belogradchik, rock formations and human-made defenses unite to create an impenetrable bulwark. The capital Sofia is bustling with life and entertainment. Its nightlife is absolutely astonishing, and there’s a lot to see too… from an ancient rotunda to gorgeous mountain vistas just an hour from the city in its very own mountain, Vitosha! Bulgarian cuisine is southern, mildly spicy and absolutely delicious! And the traditional fruit brandy rakia is an experience on its own… … while Bulgarian wine is already famous over the world! Enjoy your time in beautiful Bulgaria! As traditional, we welcome you with bread and salt!

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Plan for City Game – 15.03.2016 Start of the game – 3 o’clock. We divide into 4 groups, each group consisting of people of different nationalities, with equal number of boys and girls. Each group is given an envelope with photos of 3 places in Burgas, map of the city and 5 additional challenges. All groups begin on the square in front of the municipality hall and have one hour to complete the game. There are 2 or 3 Bulgarians in each group, but they are not allowed to speak during the game. They are responsible for the other participants not to get lost. It is written on the back of each photo what the group has to do and how many points they will gain. Example: 1 point for photo of the place; 2 points for a photo of the place with a couple in love; 3 points for a photo of the place with a person in uniform; Each of the additional challenges gives 2 points, but they are counted only if the other three tasks are completed. Final photo in front of the ‘Sea Casino’ Cultural Center-1 point. Maximal number of points – 20. The winning group is awarded at ‘Sea Casino’ Cultural Center. Group №1 The Clock Photo in front the Clock – 1 point Photo with the Bulgarian flag – 2 points Photo with 5 blond girls – 3 points

2. Pushkin memorial Photo in front of the memorial – 1 point Photo with a bouquet of flowers – 2 points Photo with 6 small kids – 3 points 78

3. The Wall of Fairy tales Photo in front of the wall – 1 point Photo in the bumping cars – 2 points Fairy tale recreation photo – 3 points Group №2 1. The Russian warrior monument Photo in front of the memorial – 1 point Photo with a couple in love– 2 points Photo with a person in uniform – 3 points 2. The Pier Photo on the second floor – 1 point ‘Titanic’ scene recreation photo– 2 points Photo with 2 fishing poles– 3 points 3. The Sailor monument Photo in front of the monument – 1 point Photo of all participants without shoes –2 points Photo with 3 dogs of different breeds – 3 points Group №3 1. The opera house Photo in front of the opera house – 1 point Photo with three elderly men – 2 points Photo with a musician and their instrument – 3 points 2. The old Post office Photo of the group in front of the old Post office– 1 point Photo of each participant sending a postcard– 2 points Photo with a postman – 3 points 3. The Railway Station Photo in the Railway Station garden – 1 point Photo with suitcases – 2 points Photo in the bus to Sunny Beach resort– 3 points

Group №4 The Gramophone Photo in front of the Gramophone – 1 point Photo with popcorn – 2 points Photo of 5 boys without T-shirts– 3 points

2. ‘The Snail’ scene Photo on the scene– 1 point Photo of all participants jumping on the scene – 2 points Video of all participants singing on the scene – 3 points 3. The Pantheon Photo in front of the Pantheon– 1 point Photo of each participant holding the hand of an unknown person of the opposite sex– 2 points Photo on bikes– 3 points Additional challenges: 1. Photo with a person, wearing all ‘Adidas’ clothes. 2. Photo with 2 BMW, parked one next to other. 3. Photo with the Devil. 4. Photo with two typical Burgas chicks (fake-looking girls). 5. Video of all participants doing push-ups.

We proudly presented our school and city! https://twinspace.etwinning.net/2910/materials/files

On 28th January 2016 The Sea Casino Cultural center hosted a promotional seminar which was widely advertised in advance. The event was a co-initiative among the three prominent High schools in the city- The High School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, The English Language School and the High School of Roman Languages- inspired by the results of the new ERASMUS + Projects our school works on. The Ruins of the Past to Power Europens’ Future project was presented in a Power Point presentation specially prepared for the event. Our students made a wonderful poster with texts and photos from our activities so far. To make our work popular with the special guests -representatives from the Municipality of Bourgas, Bourgas Regional Administration, The Regional Educational Inspectorate, Headmasters of schools, representatives of non-profit organisations- we advertised our project with a folder specially designed with information about our partners. The project was presented by teachers and students participants. We shared our experiences, the objectives and aims of the project. We also discussed the new programme in terms of differences from the former Comenius programme. Our students commented on their impressions from the fulfilled mobilities and activities. The seminar and the presentation of our school was widely commented in electronic and press media. Печатни медии: 1. В-к Компас, 5.02.2016, стр. 2- „Математическата обучава ученици в предприемачество по европейска програма“ 2. В-к Новинар, 02.02.2016, стр. 3- „Гимназия изгражда бизнес лидери по европрограма“

Радиостанции: 1.БНР-радио Бургас http://www.radioburgas.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9462:2016-02-01-11-3511&catid=35:2009-10-11-13-5537&Itemid=74 2. Power FM Телевизии: 1. Канал 0 (обща новина за семинара) 2. СКАТ (обща новина за семинара) Електронни медии: 1. www.faragency.bg http://faragency.bg/bg/v-burgas-obuchavat-uchenitsi-v-predpriemachestvo/ 2. www.studyabroad.bg http://www.studyabroad.bg/schlnews/687-%D0%BF%D0%BC%D0%B3-%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%83%D1 %87%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0-%D1%83%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B8-%D0%B2%D0%BF%D1%80% D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE %D0%BF%D0%BE-%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BF%D1%8 0%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0 3. www.morskivesti.bg http://www.morskivesti.bg/19490/pmg-burgas-obuchava-uchenici-v-predpriemachestvo-po-evropeyska-programa 4. www.sliven.net http://new.sliven.net/sys/news/index.php?id=194736 82

5. www.burgas.utre.bg http://www.burgas.utre.bg/2016/02/01/357134-pmg_obuchava_uchenitsi_v_predpriemachestvo 6. www.poligraff.net http://poligraff.net/%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%8F/%D0%9F%D0%9C%D0%93%D0%91%D1%83%D1 %80%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%83%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B 8%D0%B2%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%87%D0%B5%D1%8 1%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%BF%D0%B5%D0%B9%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B 3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0/31299

7. www.zonaburgas.bg http://www.zonaburgas.bg/2016/01/%D0%BF%D0%BC%D0%B3%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%87%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%83%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%86%D0%B8%D0%B2%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B5/ 8. www.burgasnovinite.bg http://www.burgasnovinite.bg/78900075.html

9. www.gramofona.com http://www.gramofona.com/burgas-obshtestvo/pmg-burgas-obuchava-uchenici-v-predpriemachestvo-po-evropeyskaprograma

10. www.burgasnews.com http://www.burgasnews.com/novini-burgas/97282-pmg-obuchava-uchenitzi-v-predpriemachestvo

11. www.itjobs.bg http://itjobs.bg/news/2016/02/01/pmg-burgas-obuchava-uchenitsi-v-predpriemachestvo-po-evropejska-programa/ 12. www.mypr.bg http://www.mypr.bg/news/business/PMG-Burgas-obuchava-uchenitsi-v-predpriemachestvo-po-evropeyskaprograma14262/ 13. www.mypr.bg http://www.mypr.bg/news/business/PMG-Burgas-obuchava-uchenitsi-v-predpriemachestvo-po-evropeyska-programa 14262 14. www.alfarss.net http://alfarss.net/1454248135.html

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16. www.burgasnovini.com http://burgasnovini.com/%D0%B1%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D1%83%D1%87%D0%B8 %D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%89%D0%B0%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B8%D1%8 5%D0%B0-%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82/ 17. www.focus-news.bg http://focus-news.bg/news/2016/02/03/2189151/burgas-tri-uchilishta-predstavyat-proektite-si-po-programataerazam.html

18. www.faragency.bg http://faragency.bg/bg/tri-vodeshti-burgaski-uchilishta-realizirat-savmestni-proekti/

19. www.e-burgas.com http://e-burgas.com/archives/126864

20. www.burgas24.bg http://news.burgas24.bg//615577.html

22.www.dir.bg http://novini.dir.bg/news.php?id=21620614

http://www.burgas.bg/bg/news/details/1/24966 http://burgascity.com/tag/%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B3%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%B0%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%B7%D1%8A%D0%BC/ We believe this first attempt to introduce our work was a great success and feel motivated to plan new promotional events.

As the Italian team created the website and webTv , our students were keen on working on that activity as well and prepared some news for the webTV https://youtu.be/32XFQjisnDc https://youtu.be/jQloRgSNQus https://youtu.be/9VNn052eXLk https://youtu.be/LhIYwP6a1rk https://youtu.be/bPQpZPp5fGo https://youtu.be/KqhuKfX9H8U

The outputs we were responsible for were created with enthusiasm and eagerness. These were the multimedia project products about the cultural heritage of our country which were uploaded both in Facebook, Etwinning and the project website. https://twinspace.etwinning.net/2910/materials/videos

PROJECT MEETING IN KAYSERI, TURKEY 11-13.04.2016

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KAYSERI ATATURK ANATOLIAN HIGH SCHOOL Şirinevler Mh., Erkilet Bulvarı No:1, 38090 Kocasinan/Kayseri Tel:(0352) 338 3732 Web Site: http://kayseriataturklisesi.meb.k12.tr/ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

ERASMUSPLUS KA2 PROJECT STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP FOR SCHOOLS “The ruins of the past to power Europeans' future” TRANSNATIONAL PROJECT MEETING PROGRAMME KAYSERI, TURKEY – APRIL 11th - 13 th, 2016 April 10th , 2016 - Sunday Foreign partners' arrival – meeting at the airport and hotel accommodation April 11 th , 2016 – Monday 08.15 Meeting at the hotel and going to the school 08.30 Welcome at the school and showing the participants around the school 09.15 - 11.15 Project meeting Order of business: 1. 2. 3. 4.

Presentation of Turkish Education System and Kayseri Future Mobilities (students' and the last project meeting) Student/Teacher Exchanges (one-month mobility) Budget and Dissemination Tasks 5. Any Other Business 11.15 – 11.30 Coffee Break 11.30 – 12.10 Job shadowing experience: attending courses 12.20 – 13.20 Lunch at school 13.30 – 17.00 Leaving the school for a city tour  The Museum of Gevher Nesibe (known as the world’s first medical center)  The historical buildings in the city centre (Grand Bazaar, Kayseri Republic Maidan, The Clock Tower, Kayseri Castle, Hunat Hatun Madrasa and Mosque) 17.00 – 19.00 Going to the hotel and having rest until dinner 19.00

Dinner

April 12 th , 2016 – Tuesday 08.00 Meeting at the hotel Trip to Cappadocia 

DEVRENT VALLEY: (also known as Imagination Valley) lunar landscape with rock formations that look like animals

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PAŞABAĞLARI VALLEY: mushroom-shaped fairy chimneys, monk valley

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AVANOS: centre of pottery since the Hittites

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GÖREME OPEN AIR MUSEUM: cave churches with frescoes

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ESENTEPE: the best panaromic view to see Goreme Valley

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UÇHİSAR CASTLE: fairy chimneys, cave homes, pigeon houses and old Greek houses

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Dinner - Turkish Night

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Departure for the hotel

April 13 th , 2016 – Wednesday 08.30 – Meeting at the hotel 09.00 – 11.00 Project Meeting Order of business: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.

Students' communication Outputs and activities Website and WebTV Project evaluation check-lists Documents to certify students' and teachers' competences and mobilities Mobility tool and dissemination platform Any Other Business

11.00 – 11.15 Coffee-break 11.30 – 12.00 Meeting the represantatives of Kayseri Municipality at their offices 12.30 – 13.30 Lunch

14.00 – 15.00 Archaeological Museum in Kayseri 15.30 – 16.30 Visiting the old Talas area, Ali Sait Paşa Street or Sarnıçlı Underground City 16.30 – 19.00

Free Time

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Dinner

April 14 th , 2016 – Thursday Partners’ leaving

1-30. 09. 2016 Larino, Italy During the transnational project meeting in Kayseri-10-14.04.2016-our Polish partners shared their experience from the 1monthmobility they had in Larino and the coordinationg scholl in Italy advised us how to plan and choose the students relying on their 1-month mobility in Poland. We chose 2 girls. Our deputy headmaster Mr Baev and one of our teachers of Bulgarian language and literaure spent 2 weeks each teaching lessons in Bulgarian history, culture, literaure and traditions. Our students attended classes in the Italian school according to a programme prepared in comliance with the requirements of their scheduled activities in their school in Bourgas. They visited sights of UNESCO in the region and Rome.

A diary of my 1-month Erasmus+ mobility in Larino, Italy “The ruins of the past to power Europeans’ future” KRISTINA VALENTINOVA 1st of September The arrival After 4-hour-lasting car trip to Sofia, 2-hour plane flight to Rome, a bus from Rome to Pescara, a train from Pescara to Termoli and a car to Larino - we finally arrived. There, on the square of the town, were waiting us our future families for the first 15 days. We were kind of shy but they were so Italian - talking rapidly, laughing and smiling. Their hearty welcome made us feel safe. Giulia, my girl host, I knew because she had already been in Bulgaria and I was so happy to meet her again. Paola, the perfect mother, or as we later discovered “la mamma ideale” was so kind, open and soooo funny ( later about that). But she wasn’t the only funny member of the family as there was Primiano, the coolest father ever, whose jokes always felt right on place. And last but not least, Marco, the brother of Giulia - the only person in my life who has supported me while watching the TV program “BIZARRE BODY”. Grazie Marco!

2nd of September The tour That day we had the great opportunity to learn more about the city since we were taken out on a tour around the “cittá”. Our guides were Rosa, Petya’s host, Elvira Notarangelo and Vittoria Rimenti, another student part of the project. They showed us every monument and explained us every detail about the history, origin, etc about Villa Zappone,the Civic museum, the Museo Diocesano and the Cathedral San Pardo. Of course, we went to the Amphytheatre, which beauty is stil intact after so many years(). They even showed us every room in the two highschools “Istituto tecnico agrario e geometra San Pardo” and “Liceo classico e scientifico D'Ovidio”. In the evening we went to a village near by named Ururi and we were amazed by how kind and lovely the people were.

3th of September The family day Everyone likes going to the beach, right? Well, if you want to know, in Termoli the beach is perfect! We went to the beach with Giulia, Paola, Petya, Rosa, Enza and Ilde ( Rosa’s mother and sister) and it was a lot of fun. Homemade sandwiches on the beach, chocolate ice cream and the love of the sun. At the end we took a walk around the center of the town and did some shopping :) It was remarkable how beautiful and clean Termoli was. 4th of September The other beach Finally, we were able to get enough sleep, so we woke up very late, just for lunch. Rosa Giulia and their very nice boyfriends took us to an inhabited beach near Campomarino which was definitely something different than the “city beaches” with bars, umbrellas and so on. It was exciting to be at such place. Petya and I, as the “children” of the group, decided to build a castle. So, we did. And it was beautiful 2-storey palace with a moat and a tower! Not to forget - “The ruins of the past to power Europeans’ future”. 5th of September The busy day Everything started with our first Italian lesson with the English teacher Egilda Lupacchino. We had 2-hours lesson in which we learnt a lot of fundamental vocabulary. Later, our Bulgarian friend Dimitar, which was part of the project, arrived in Larino. He and Antonio, the boy whom hosted in Bulgaria, had become very good friends, so he was invited in his house for a week. We met in the mayer hall where all participants of the project had a gathering. We were introduced to the mayor Vincenzo Notarangelo and we had a presentation about the aims of the 1-month mobility. And the best part was yet to come - we went to a party. It was very nice and different than ours in Bulgaria. On the one hand, there were around 100 people. On the other hand, the music was amazing and everyone was dancing, it was unforgettable!

6th of September Gastone In the morning we had our second Italian lessons in which we studied “Gli articoli italiani” and the verbs “essere” and “avere”. I already knew that grammar but it was very useful to me to “refresh” the knowledge. After the lessons (the Italian students had Bulgarian and Turkish) all of us Erasmus+ participants went to a cafe where we talked about everything and anything, while making a “spuntino”. I was impressed by the fact that all of the Italian students were very close-knitted and were all friends. But later, when we were at home with Giulia, happened the best thing ever - their long-haired Dachshund dog Gastone came back to the house. It was so cute and playful. We bathed the dog and then air-dried it with a hairdryer. So cute!

7th of September A day with friends After our Italian lessons, we went to Giulia’s driving lessons and it was very interesting for me since I still hadn’t started mine and I didn’t have any idea what were they. Later, in the afternoon we went to Termoli with Petya, Rosa, Pierpaolo, Osman, Edoardo, Antonio and Dimitar. We ate very delicious fried potatoes (which I didn't even know could exist), did a little bit of shopping and took a walk in the antique part of the town. When we got back to Larino, we decided to gather at one of Edoardo’s places and eat pizza. It was great fun, we ate, we laughed, we played cards (since I can not play cards, I watched Italian cartoons with the little brother of Antonio - haha).

8th of September Cooking lesson In the morning we had our Italian lesson, but with another teacher - Pina Perrota. (Egilda Lupacchino had to change schools) It was very pleasant because we did a lesson about Tuscany, about how to order in restaurant. At 16:15 we had a meeting in Mariagrazia’s house but we didn’t know why - the invited were me, Petya, Ebru and Osman. I was the first to arrive and as always she greeted me with a big smile and fast 93

talking. When I saw her kitchen table I knew what was happening - we were going to cook, because there was sugar, chocolate, flour,etc. Actually, after the experience we had to write about it, so here it is my “essay” : My cooking/studying experience Studying. It’s essential. It’s a big part of our everyday life. The bad thing is that when we say studying - most of the times we think of the boring books with so many unnecessary words and hours of reading. But studying is not always only the books. In that I was convinced by the amazing Italian teacher Mariagrazia Armento. Yesterday, the 8th of September, I had the great opportunity to be in her company, together with my friend Petya, and our Turkish friends Ebru and Osman. We had the best lesson (surprise) you can imagine - cooking lesson… She thought us not only how to make the best “torta al cioccolato” but she also showed us how to work in teams, as we were divided into 2 groups, me and Osman, Petya and Ebru. Moreover, we definitely learnt some important Italian words only by mentioning them a few times.. Now i know how to ask for a “cucchiaio” or a “cucchiaino” when i go to a restaurant ...and if you want to know what these words mean - better go and cook with Mariagrazia :) Studying definitely can be funny, you just have to find the right way to do it! Oh, and by the way - the cake was sooo delicious! So, yes, it was “very cool”. After the cooking, our girls took us from her house and we went straight to Ururi, because that day there was “The fiera”, which is like a feast for the town. It was full of people - young, old, families...everyone was celebrating. Giulia and Rosa’s boyfriends showed us a stable where we saw their beautiful horses. By the way, Ururi is very connected with horses, because they do team races and in the village there are 3 teams, which are making the race annually (every person of Ururi supports one of the teams). 9th of September Pancakes The weather was extremely bad that day so the only time we exited the house was to go to our Italian and Bulgarian/Turkish lessons in the morning. The rest of the day me and Giulia stayed in the house. In the afternoon Petya, Rosa and her sister Ilde came to us and Giuilia made us very delicious pancakes which we ate for a very short 94

period of time. In the evening we had a film marathon - it was a pleasant way of relax after so much tasks in school. :) 10th of September The so called “Family trip” The so called “Family trip” was not just a trip, it was THE trip, the SHOPPING trip. My (perfect) family and the one of Petya (also perfect) had organised for us a day in the city of Pescara. Since the day before, there was created the Whatsapp group “Family trip” in which all of us discussed the plans for tomorrow. I can definitely say that I was feeling as a part of the family. The morning started with a funny picture in our group chat - Marco sleeping (not wanting to wake up). Later, of course, there were more - Marco and Sergio( the men part of the group) trying on hats, Ilde (beautiful as always) looking distracted, Rosa, Petya and Giulia wearing Burger King crowns. Not much to explain about the shopping exhausting but pleasant… as always, right? After the mall, we went for a walk in Pescara’s centre and had some delicious Italian gelato.. Mmmm. And for the record - in Italy the fruit ice cream tastes like the actual fruit… delizioso ! Later, all of us 4, went to a concert to Ururi. The band was playing Vasco Rossi’s songs, which I hadn’t heard till the moment, but i really liked. It was a lot of fun! I was even stunned to see how everyone was lip syncing the songs and knew them by heart, 11th of September Dinner at our house I was feeling a little bit sick in the morning so I decided not to go to Naples with Petya and Mr Baev. I stayed at home, got enough sleep and then went to a cafe with Giulia and her friends, who were more than cool. It was the last day of Dimitar so we decided to make something with all of us - we organised a dinner party at our house. We were about 10 people, we ate pizza, listened to music, the boys even danced. But i still can not forget how “la mamma ideale” came to us and started dancing, she was the best, I miss her even now, in Burgas :( .

12th of September First day at school Dimitar and Antonio parted early in the morning for Bari, where Dimitar would have his flight. On the other side, it was the first day of school for me and Petya. The school in Larino starts at 8:15pm and finishes around 1am. But that day we had only one class - Literature in 5b(the name of the class) with Mrs Armento. She is really interesting person so the lessons with her are very interesting too. We talked about the turkish poem “En guzel” (“Il piu bello dei mari” in Italian, “The most beautiful sea” in English) written by Nazim Hikmet. The most beautiful sea: hasn't been crossed yet. The most beautiful child: hasn't grown up yet. Our most beautiful days: we haven't seen yet. And the most beautiful words I wanted to tell you I haven't said yet... We were all really touched by the poem and we talked about meaning of life, about the most beautiful for us. In the 2nd hour Mrs Armento took us to the Computer hall and gave us the task to write about the poem and express our feelings. After that all of the 5th classes, including me and Petya, went to the hospital, where we had a presentation about health, health care, the serious diseases like tumors, etc. At the end of the day, me and Giulia stayed in the house and watched films. I couldn’t even think about the fact that after 2 days I had to leave her. I really got used to being with her and I was feeling she was like my sister. I was so touched when she told me the same thing even before I did, we were thinking in the same way.

13th of September Opening ceremony At school we had only one lesson, again with Mariagrazia Armento, and we talked about the population in Burgas, Kayseri, Larino and all the close villages around. This way we had the opportunity to imagine how different our homelands are and how we come from very different places but in the end - we are all students, right? I really enjoyed that method of teaching. Then, the whole school went to the amphitheater, because there was an opening ceremony of the new school year. Speeches were said, songs were sang and dances were done. In the afternoon I went with 96

Petya, Rosa, her mother and Elisa(the girl I hosted in Bulgaria) to Termoli. We did a little bit of necessary shopping and had a pleasant walk. When we got back to Larino, we went straight to Rosa’s house where both families would have dinner. Sergio and Ilde (father and sister of Rosa) had already started preparing the pizza but we also helped by chopping potatoes. By the way, my favourite pizza became exactly that one, the potatoes pizza, which I hadn’t tried before coming to Italy. It was very nice evening with the families, but unfortunately one of the two left we had. 14th of September Last night together That day we met other classes we didn’t know but we really enjoyed being with I classico, which were very friendly and hospitable. We had 2 lessons with them Biology and English with Pina Perrota with whom we were having our Italian lesson at the moment. We talked (in English) about the differences between our schools - the Bulgarian, the Italian and the Turkish one. I was very impressed by the interested I classico had in listening us talk about our education. In the evening we had our last dinner both families together and it was great but personally I was a little bit sad because they would miss me. 15th of September Say Hi to Ururi I was really distracted that day since it was the “Big day”. But I remember that Petya and I had a great time again with I classico where we had a philosophy lesson about its origin, actually the topic was “What is philosophy”. We made big posters where we wrote everything we had in mind connected with the subject, it was very knowledgeable. When I got home, I had to prepare my luggage, to have my last lunch with the Pontico family, to have my last shower there… I 97

cried… in my room, under the shower and, of course, in front of Paola, la mamma ideale, when she told me that we had to say goodbye because she was going to work. It was so sad. Primiano, the father, took me and Giulia to Ururi. While we were travelling he asked me 6 or 7 times “Kris, tutto a posto?” (our joke, he was always asking me this) which means “Kris, everything on place?” and I responded 6 or 7 times “Si, tutto a posto”. This made me laugh and thought about all the good memories with the family, so I calmed down and stopped crying. (Finally!) Angela and Antonella (our next hosts) were expecting us on the square. They greeted us warmly and their male friends took our suitcases to the houses. So sweet !!! I already knew her parents so we only greeted them , left the luggage and went out. The girls made us acquaint with all of their friends, who were so friendly. They called themselves “SQUALI” (SHARKS). We had fun, played games such as table football or darts and then went exhausted to beds - sleep! 16th of September Just school I had to get up a bit earlier because Ururi was 15- 20 minutes travel from Larino and we had to get on the bus at 7:45 but that was not a problem for me. And when it comes to school, I honestly don’t remember much the order of the subjects but we had a very productive day. We had 2 hours with 5b - one math and one with Mrs Armento, where we presented our works on “En guzel”. Then we had philosophy with I classico and we finished the posters in Italian. When someone mentions I classico, in our heads (with Petya) pop up the names of Francesca and Lucrezia which we very fast felt like our friends since they were always nice, caring and... translating haha :). After that we had another class with the philosophy/history teacher Mrs Rinaldi but with II classico. We discussed the European Union and its importance and how was Turkey capable of participating in the project when it is not a part of the EU. (It is a candidate.) After finishing school we went to the town square, where all of the students gathered to wait for the buses (for all the close villages) or just to chat. Our bus was coming at 1:30 - 1:40 pm so everyday we had at least 30 minutes to relax under the sun and talk to each other. In the afternoon we went out with the SHARKS. 17th of September THE Birthday party I got used to the changes really fast - I liked the new family very much - they were so caring. The mother was named Elena, like mine, the father - Nicola, and the brother - Giuseppe. They had a dog who was always barking at me, but actually that was its way of saying “Hello”, it was very sweet and was named Malu. That day the most significant lesson was definitely with Mrs Elisabetta D’Ercole. We had chemistry with her and we had to recognize what was the liquid she gave us. It was transparent, without smell and all of us said that it was probably water but she assured us that a 98

lot of poisons are with those characteristics. Then Petya proposed us to see if it was a base or an acid and we started doing different experiments which was very cool. In the end, the liquid was water ( as I said from the beginning) but it was stil very educating to find not by guessing but by logic and science. In the evening we were invited to Giuseppe Mancinelli’s birthday, where we discovered that Italians know how to party. They do their birthdays with a lot of people, from 70 to even 250. We went together with Davide and Marco (from the Squali) so the fun was doubled. We danced all night and made new friends at the party. PS: There is an interesting tradition at their parties - before eating the cake, they show a video made by the closest friends of the birthday guy with photos of him like a baby, a toddler and so on, even the most funny and embarrassing ones. 18th of September The Royal Palace of Caserta That day we had an excursion with most of the participants of the project. We went to see The Palace of Caserta, which was a former royal palace, constructed for the Bourbon kings of Naples. It was one of the largest palaces erected in Europe during the 18th century and part of the UNESCO world heritage. The architectural style of the palace was Later Baroque and Early Neoclassical. It was so beautiful and fascinating, we had a tour guide in English around it. We had lunch in the Palace’s restaurant and after it we had to take a walk around the gardens but it rained so heavily that we had to go home. In the evening we went to the Paninoteca to eat Kebab with the squali. Mmm, delicious! 19th of September School The first class we had that day was Physics with 5A, the lesson was about magnets and the teacher made us demonstrations, which were very interesting. The second hour was with one of our favourite teachers - Gizzi, with 1A class. They had a task to watch the film “The word of the rings” and in the class we had to discuss it, everyone said a line from the film that he liked. I even understood almost everything the teacher was saying in Italian and I was translating for Petya, Ms Minkova and the Turkish. Then we had Philosophy with I classico and we made a 99

Philosophy tree on the interactive board in all the 3 languages - Italian, Bulgarian and Turkish. It was helpful to learn some words in Turkish and Italian for me and Petya. The fourth hour was Italian with 4A where we discussed some of the most famous Italian, Bulgarian and Turkish writers and the last hour was science with 2A. Of course, after that we had Italian as every other day. :) PS: We started having our Italian lessons with Mrs Italia L’allo, who was also very interesting and educated person, keen on cooking (we gave her the receipt of “Banitza”, a traditional Bulgarian dish) 20th of September The best dog Pepa At school we had maths with II classico and we had a lesson about Functions. Then we had 3 classes with 5A - English, Italian and Ethics with Mrs Rinaldi. After them it was our Italian lesson with Italia L’allo. In the afternoon Angela and I went to Davide’s house where Angela helped him wash his car and I played with the lovely Pepa, the dog of Davide. She was amazing! After a while came and Marco, we all listened to music and talked, Marco and Davide were pretending to be DJs. Haha :) 21th of September The busy day The first class we had was with Mrs Armento in 2A,where we talked about students’ council types in the 3 different schools and parents’ councils. We discussed how the elections are held and the mandatories. After that we had 2 hours with III classico which was the class of our girls - Giulia, Angela, Rosa and Antonella. The first was History and we watched a video in English about the Colonization of Africa, the second one was Chemistry - carbohydrates, which Petya and I had already studied so it was good for us to refresh the information. The fourth hour was again with Maria Grazia and we were with II classico in the computer hall where she gave a presentation about the basis of Italian renaissance - Michelangelo and Leonardo’s works. We had to stay in Larino that day until the afternoon because we had to go to Carolina’s house to make a birthday video to Elisa (see day 17th) so we went to Antonio’s house to have lunch. I was really impressed by his family and their hospitality, they made me feel so comfortable being with them. After the lunch we stayed for a while and then went to Carolina’s. At the end of the day we were so exhausted that we went to sleep seconds after we had dinner.

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22th of September PIZZA That day we were lucky to have 2 classes with Gizzi (2A and 3A) where we discussed the Italian types of castles, in particular in Molise. We had also Arts with I classico where we made our Philosophy trees even on paper and had the opportunity to chat more freely with them, since art is all about that - freedom, right? The next hour was with Pina Perrota and II classico, the lesson was about Shakespear and his works, the construction of the stage in the Renaissance theatre very interesting topics. The last hour (except the Italian in the end) was science with IV G. When we got home, we had lunch and went straight to the beds for a nap. After it, we went out for a walk and in the evening we bought pizza and ate it at Davide’s house - it was funny as always with the Squali. :) 23th of September Elisa’s birthday That morning happened that I couldn’t eat at home for breakfast so I accidentally bought a “cornetto” from a caffe near the school and I felt in love with it, so every morning since then I was buying a cornetto. At school we had Physics with 3A, Literature with Gizzi in III classico, History in II classico. The last hour was with Mrs Armento and 5B when Ms Minkova gave a lesson about one of the most famous Bulgarian writers - Ivan Vazov. We got home, ate lunch. Angela, Marco, Davide, Giacinto and I went to Larino. We had made an arrangement with other friends of Elisa to organize her a surprise party, so we all gathered on the square and from there we went to her house. Actually, she was not that surprised because she told us she knew about the “conspiracy” but she was very happy. Everyone were talking, eating, making photos… we watched the “Happy Birthday video” and it was great, the cake was very delicious too. After that almost everyone went to Ururi (including Elisa) where we spent the evening in the cafe/bar Hakuna Matata.

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24th of September Caletorto The first class was with Gizzi and she showed us a short film named “The butterfly circus” which made most of us cry in the end. It was very beautiful and the plot was teaching us how no matter the obstacles we have in front of us - we can do everything, we can be everything and nothing can stop us. We had also a Math lesson about functions and 2 hours with 5B in which Ms Minkova had a presentation about Bulgarian renaissance. Everyone was listening to her and I think that Italian students found the topic very interesting. Then Mariagrazia took us to a video room and told us “Now, you have to say those lines”, giving us a paper, “in front of the camera because we have to make a video platform”. And I didn’t even have make up! HAHA :) The lines were : “Ciao, mi chiamo Kristina ho……….anni, vengo da Burgas(Bulgaria). La mia scuola è l’Accademia di Matematica e Scienze “Nikola Obreshkov” di Burgas, ma ho studiato per 1 mese al Liceo di Larino, grazie al progetto Erasmus+ KA2 “The ruins of the past to power Europeans’ future”. Actually it was a great fun to be literally “under the lights” (projector lights). In the evening we went to Caletorto ( a village nearby) where Vittoria was celebrating her 18th Birthday. It was amazing and for the record - there were 250 people?! PS: I don’t even acquaint with 250 people.

25th of September The excursion Since with Petya and I got home at 4am from the party and we had about 1 hour to sleep, because the excursion bus was parting at 6:30am, we decided to go with our pijamas and sleep in the bus. So, we did it :D ( We changed our clothes later, of course) We went first to Villa Adriana which is a large Roman Archaeological 102

complex in Tivoli. Then to Villa D’Este which is a 16th-century villa in Tivoli, near Rome, famous for its terraced hillside Italian Renaissance garden and especially for its profusion of fountains. After the two villas, we saw a little bit of Tivoli and went back to Larino. It was a day to remember from which we have a lot of nice memories. I still remember very clearly how I couldn’t guess the film Matrix when we were playing the game “Guess the film” and I was so sad, because actually I knew it.

26th of September “Istituto tecnico agrario e geometra San Pardo” We had a slight change in the everyday routine - we went to have classes at the other high school “Istituto tecnico agrario e geometra San Pardo”. The first one was with the class of our ex-Italian teacher Egilda Lupacchino (who were their last year), who had prepared a presentation (in which everyone was involved) about the most famous Italian buildings. We heard a lot of things we didn’t know and it was good for us to gain that knowledge. The class presented themselves very well. The second hour was with the amazing teacher Daniele Gagliardi who gave us a lesson (in English) about Darwin’s evolution theory, we even watched videos about the topic - it was very interesting for me,he definitely knew how to teach. In the afternoon Petya and I, decided to go to Hakuna Matata(the cafe/bar in Ururi) and work together on some tasks from the project that Mariagrazia Armento had given us. Around 5-6 pm we went with Angela and Kostantino to a photographer who had to take photos of Angela for her 18th Birthday invitations. We stayed at his house for at least 3 hours because it took us a long time to make the invitations. We worked with Photoshop and I really liked it because I generally like photography. In the evening we went out and had fun as always :) 27th of September The town hall At school we didn’t have classes that day, but we had an interview. Two Italian students had the roles of the interviewers. They first asked questions to Ms Minkova and Jelal, the Turkish Math teacher, then us - the students. Of course, everything was filmed. They asked us what we found interesting about Italian culture, what places we had visited, if we thought that one month was enough, etc. After school Angela and I went to Antonio’s house again because in the afternoon there was a Goodbye party at the town hall and we wouldn’t make it on time if we had gone back home. I met again his family for which I was very happy. By the way, his mother is an excellent cook and I still remember the pasta we ate there. At the party, the mayor and the president of the school gave speeches, everyone ate something of the buffet and we were all saluting each other ( actually, we were going to stay one more day, but the Turkish were parting on the next day). I was a little bit sad because I had to say goodbye to Paola, la mamma ideale, Ebru, Osman and Jelal. 103

In the evening we went out in Ururi with the Squali and even Antonio and Elisa came. (They live in Larino) 28th of September LAST DAY We didn’t have classes that day but we had to be at school, so Petya, Ms Minkova and I decided to go to each class and thank them for the time we had spent together and to make a final selfie. (Beforehand I have to apologize because we missed 3 classes due to them having tests at the moment and later we didn’t find them) The experience was really touching because we felt how much we were going to miss those people, we had made a lot of friendships and we were even sad that we had to say goodbye to some teachers. In the afternoon, Angela, her mother Elena, a friend of her, Kostantino and I went to Termoli. Personally, I needed the trip because I had to buy some souvenirs and gifts for my family and friends but we also had a great time walking around the beautiful streets of the town. In the evening we went out for a while because we had to say goodbye to all the SQUALI - Davide, Giacinto, Marco, Gianluca, Kostantino the DJ and the sister of Antonella - Francesca. PS: They are amazing, I miss them very much! 29th of September ROMA It was soooo sad. I didn’t want to go, I didn’t want to leave Angela ( who is an amazing girl and I stil feel her like my sister even now in Bulgaria) and I definitely didn’t want to leave Ururi and Larino. I cried a little when I said goodbye to Elena, but I cried a lot when I had to say goodbye to Angela and Antonella. It’s so strange how you can become so attached to someone for such a short period of time. I was so distracted and crying that I don’t remember if I even said goodbye to Mariagrazia and Giordana because we had to hurry up - the bus was parting. IT WAS SO SAD. We didn’t even have enough time. :( We got on the bus but we needed at least 30 minutes to calm down - crying babies :) The bus stopped in Campobasso from where we had to take the regional train to Rome. We arrived at 1pm. Our hotel was 5-minutes walk from Termini so after we found it, left our luggage and went out to see the beauty of Rome. We saw the bigger part of the famous sights - Colosseo, Monumento a Vittorio Emanuele, Campidoglio, via Corso, Pantheon, Piazza Navona, Piazza Colonna, Fontana di Trevi and Piazza di Spagna. After 6 hours 104

of walking, we went straight to Hard Rock Cafe, where we had the best burgers and fries. We were just craving for some junk food because after such a long trip and then such a long walking, we deserved it! :) After the dinner, we got back in the hotel and fell asleep immediately. 30th of September Goodbye Italy, Hello Bulgaria In the morning we decided to make a final tour around Rome, we just couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get enough of it. Petya and I had the best possible breakfast - Italian ice cream, gelato. I have to admit that Italy is the only place where I have tried a fruit ice cream which tastes like the actual fruit - thank you Italy! We also bought some last minute gifts and then we went back to the hotel to take our luggage. From Termini we took the train Leonardo which left us on Fiumicino airport. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have any desire to leave Italy, but I missed my family and friends, so I was a little bit excited. After 2 hours flight, we finally arrived in Sofia, where my sister expected us because she would take us to Burgas. Five more hours with car and we were there - in Burgas, our homeland.

That month was a unique experience and something we can NEVER forget! Thank you Erasmus+

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How I spend my time in Italy Petya Mihova’s diary 1st of September: We arrieved in Larino in the evening and met our host families. I went to the house and had a dinner with the family. They were really nice with me since the moment we met. I ate pasta. Then Rosa and I went out to the old town where we met Kristina and Giulia and Rosa and Giulia’s friends. We went to a café in the center of the city where all the teenagers go in the evenings. Then we went on a walk around the old town. It was really beautiful charming and cozy with all the lights. 2nd of September : We got up early had a breakfast and went to the school. We had arranged tour to the other school in Larino. There we visited some interesting classrooms. Then we went back home to have lunch. In the afternoon we had a tour around the old city. We visited the cathedral and the museum. In the evening we went to another town – Ururi. There we went to a cafe called Hakuna Matata. There was Angela and Antonella and their friends. Later we went to see the horses with which there are races. 3rd of September : We finally could sleep. About 13 o’clock we went to the beach in Termoli with Rosa’s and Giulia’s families. The weather was perfect.. Afternoon we went shopping in Termoli. The town was really beautiful. In the evening we went to Ururi again where we had a lot of fun with our new friends. 4th of September : We went to the beach in Campomarino – a town near Larino. Then we went to a shop where we tried the famous Italian ice cream – gelato. It was really tasty. In the evening we went to a pizzeria Lálternativo with Rosa, Giulia and their friends. I ate pizza with chips. It was the first time I have seen this. It was really cool night. 5th of September : In this day we had our first Italian lesson with teacher Eglida Lupacchino. She was really nice . Later this day Dimitarour friend from Bulgaria arrived. Then we had a meeting with the mayor of the town -Vincenzo Notarangelo in the town hall. After the meeting and the presentation we had a light lunch . In the evening we went to a party in Daniele’s house. It was really fun. I learned some new Italian songs and dances. It was the best party that I have ever been. 6th of September : In the morning we had Italian lesson in the school. We learned the numbers. In the afternoon we went in Termoli on walk and shopping. We ate gelato and some special French fries. In the evening we went out in larino’s old town with our new friends. 7th of September: In the morning we had Italian lesson. In the evening we throw a little party in Eduardo’s house with Kristina, Rosa, Giulia, Ebru, Osman, Dimitar , Antonio, Erika, Pier Paolo and Eduardo . We ate pizza and played some games. 106

8th of September : In the morning we had Italian lesson . In the afternoon we had cooking lesson with Mrs Armento in her house . We were cooking chocolate cake and learning Italian. The cake was delicious. In the evening we went to Ururi. We went to Hakuna Matata again , made some new friends and later went to see the horses. 9th of September : Italian the weather was really bad this day. We had Italian lesson in the morning. Later Rosa and went to Guilia’s house where we cooked pancakes. We played with her dog, watched some movies. 10th of September : In Saturday we had a shopping day in Pescara with our host families. We went to really big mall. I bought some stuff that I can’t find in Burgas. Later we went to a walk in Pescara. We went to the beach, ate gelato etc. In the evening we went to a concert in Ururi. They were playing Vasco Rossi’s songs. 11th of September : In Sunday I went to a trip to Napoli and Amalfy coast. In Napoli we had a long walk around the city. We went to Cattedrale San Gennaro. We ate sea food from a street shop. Then we went to some museums and to Galleria Umberto I. after that we went to Amalfi – small seaside town on the Amalfi coast. This was the most unforgettable place that I have ever been. I’m inlove in this town. It was so cozy, beautiful and peaceful. After that we went back in Larino. 12th of September : This was the first day of the school year in Italy . we went to the hospital where we had a presentation. Later we had a Turkish literature class. We studied a poem from really famous Turkish autor. In the evening we watched movies at home. 13th of September : In the morning we were visiting different classes. We had a lesson with Mrs. Armento about the population. After that there was official opening of the school year in the amphitheatre. In the afternoon we went shopping in Termoli. In the evening we had a dinner with the both families at my house. we ate 5 different kinds of pizza. 14th of September : In the morning we were visiting different classes. We had Biology with first classico. Then we had English class with Mrs. Perrota. We were talking about our schools and school systems in our countries. In the afternoon Kristina and I prepared traditional Bulgarian dish – banica. Then we had family dinner in Giulia’s house. 15th of September : In the morning we had I philosophy class with 1 classico – what’s philosophy, then we had art lesson about the castles in 5b and a population lesson in 2a. in the afternoon I went to my new family – Antonella’s. they live in Ururi. I loved them from the beginning. We had dinner – pasta with pesto. In the evening we went out with, Antonella, Angela and their friends. We went to Hakuna Matata and played Darts , foosball etc. 16th of September : The weather was bad it was raining all day. In school we had math lesson then “What’s the philosophy for us?” . We presented our homework – essay about the most beautiful thing for us, in class 5b with Mrs. Armento. After that we had a quiz game about the European Union and I got the best score. 107

17th of September : In school we had chemistry class. We had a task to find out what’s the liquid in the test tube. It was really interesting. In the evening we went to a birthday party. We were dancing and having awesome time. The Italians know how to throw great parties. 18th of September : We had to get up really early… I mean really early to leave for Caserta to see the Royal palace. The palace was so huge and beautiful. We went to walk in it’s gardens and it started to rain. Everybody were so wet but it was fun . in the evening we went to paninoteca Duner Kebap with friends. 19th of September : In school we were talking about the magnets and were making some experiments. Then we had literature class where we were talking about the Lord of the rings . In philosophy lesson we made a tree on the interactive board. In the evening I went to Antonella’s aunt birthday party. There was the whole family. After that Antonella, her sisterFancesca and I were watching videos when they were young. 20th of September : In school we had different classes. In the afternoon Francesca I and Antonella tried to make banica- traditional Bulgarian dish. It was so fun. 21st of September : In school we were having history lesson about the colonization of Africa. After that a Chemistry lesson about the carbohydrates, then an art lesson for Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo. In the afternoon we went to Termoli for a walk and shopping with Antonella and Francesca 22nd of September : In school we had an English literature lesson about Shakespeare. After that lesson about the castles in Italy with class 3a and then art lesson in 1 classico. In the evening we had pizza in Davide’s house and made little party. 23 th of September: In school Kristina, I and Ms. Minkova were talking about the greatest Bulgarian writer - Ivan Vazov. Kristina was trying to translate some of his poems in Italian. 24th of September : In school we had math lesson about functions. Then we were presenting presentation about the Bulgarian Revival. In the afternoon we were shooting a video for the platform of the project. After that at home we made Tiramisu cake. In the evening we went to a birthday party of Vittoria. It was huge party. We were dancing and having fun. 25 th of September: We had to get up at 5 so we can leave on a trip to Villa Adriana and Villa Deste. They are near Rome so that we traveled a long time. First we visited Villa Ardriana, which is build in the 2 nd B.C. Then we went for gift shopping. After that we went to Villa Deste where we found BUlagarian group of tourists. 26 th of September:

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We went to the other school in Larino where we had a presentation about Darvin’s theory of evolution and about famous buildings in Italy. In the afternoon Kristina and I went to the café to do some work. After that went on Angela’s photoshoot. In the evening we went out with friends. 27th of September : In the morning we had different classes in school. In the evening we had a goodbye party in the town hall. There were all the students from the project and their families. We had a delicious meal. After that we went to a little party in Davide’s house. We were listening music and dancing . 28th of September: In school we went to all the classes we have been visiting last month to say goodbye and took pictures with the students. In the afternoon we – I and Antonella’s family went on shopping for gifts in Termoli. In the evening I packed my luggage. After that we went out with Rosa so I can say goodbye to her . 29th of September : Early in the morning we left for Rome. About noon we were in the hotel. We went out to have lunch and then on a big 14km walk aroud the most famous landmarks in Rome – the Coliseum , piazza Navona , fountain di Trevi, the Spanish steps , the Pantenon. In the evening we had dinner I Hard Rock Café. Then we went to the hotel. 30th of September : We left for Bulgaria from Rome. Late in the evening we were at home.

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ERASMUS+ KA2 PROJECT The “ruins” of the past to power Europeans' future Project code 2014-1-IT02-KA201004253 STUDENT'S SHORT MOBILITY November 6th – 12th, 206 (2 travelling days+ 5 staying days)

November 5th, 2016 - Saturday Bulgarian and Polish guests' arrival at Larino (Hotel Campitelli) at 21.30

November 6th, 2016 - Sunday Polish and Bulgarian teachers will have lunch at Mrs Armento's Polish and Bulgarian students will stay at the hosting families Turkish guests' arrival at Larino (Hotel Campitelli) at 1:20 a.m (Nov.7th)

November 7th, 2016 - Monday 9:00 9:50 The headmistress will meet at the main auditorium of Agrario Institute the guest delegations and Erasmus+ Italian students (22 + 8 from 5th + 4th year) Regional Educational Authority representatives and Local Council representatives will join the meeting 9:50 – 10:10 guest students and teachers will travel by bus from Agrario to LICEO

10:05 - 12:50 Activities at Liceo with Erasmus+ students (Guests + Italian students 22 from 5th year + 8 from 4th year) Science Lab with Mrs D'Ercole and Mrs Di Buono in the Science Laboratory Art Lab presenting Alberobello, Matera, Plovdiv, Cappadocia underground cities and Rock churches in Cappadocia and Bulgaria - Mrs Iammarone at Aula Fixo Creative Lab with Mrs Cavaliere at Aula Ricreativa (17/18 students each group)

10:55 – 11:05 Coffee break For teachers at the teachers' room For students with hosting students at school

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13:15 - 15:00 Guest teachers: lunch at the school canteen with Italian teachers Students at the host families

15:00 - 18:00 Guest teachers with Italian teachers Visiting Termoli anf free time for shopping 19:15 - dinner at Osteria del Borgo restaurant in Larino

November 8th, 2016 – Tuesday Visiting Unesco sites of Alberobello and Matera Participants (24 guest students + 5 guest teachers + 8 Italian students (4th year) + 2 Italian teachers (Mrs Lallo and Mrs Iammarone) Leaving at 5:30 Arriving at Alberobello at 9:00 from 9:00 to 11:00 guided tour of Alberobello in English 11:00 leaving for Matera 12:00 arriving at Matera 12:00 - 13:30 lunch at restaurant 13:30 – 17:00 Guided tour of Matera in English 17:00 leaving Matera 21.00 arriving at Larino

November 9th, 2016 - Wednesday 8:15 – 12:50 Laboratories at school 8:15 -10:55 3 lessons: Web-TV and Creative Writing Teachers: Mrs Armento, Mrs Lallo, Mrs Perrotta (17/18 students each group) (24 guest students + 8 Italian students (4th year) + 22 students 5th year class) – classes: aula fixo, computer lab, Web-TV, aula ricreativa

11:05 – 12:50 2 lessons: Creative lab. Teachers: Mrs Cavaliere, Mrs Armento, Mrs Lallo, Mrs Perrotta – class: aula magna

13:15 Guest teachers lunch at the school canteen with Italian teachers Students at the host families 14:30 – 15:55 Project meeting

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(Guides: Miss Mancini, Miss D'Onofrio, Miss Franceschiello) 19:30 Dinner at Mrs Marchetti's

November 10th, 2016 - Thursday Visiting Campobasso and Isernia, 39 participants (24 guest students + 5 guest teachers + 8 Italian students (4th year) + 2 Italian teachers (Mrs Armento and Mrs …..................) 8:00 leaving from the bus station in Larino 9:00 – 10:45 visiting Sannitico Museum transfer to the Regional Government offices 11:00 – 12:30 Meeting the Regional Governament representatives 12:30 – 13:30 transfer to Isernia 13:30 - 14:30 lunch at a restaurant 14:30 - 16:30 visiting Paleolithic Museum 16:30 leaving for Larino; arrival at about 18:00 18:30 - 20:00 Delivering certificates and Farwell party (light dinner at school provided by the Italian students' families) – Local Council representatives will join

November 11th, 2016 – Friday Visiting ENEA research centre in Frascati, 39 participants (24 guest students + 5 guest teachers + 8 Italian students (4th year) + 2 Italian teachers (Mrs Armento and Mrs Perrotta) Leaving at 5:30 from Larino bus station Arriving at Frascati at 9:00 From 9:00 to 11:00 visiting the Enea research centre 11:00 leaving for Rome 12:00 arriving at Rome 12:00 - 13:30 lunch in a pizzeria 13:30 – 17:00 visiting Rome town centre 17:00 leaving Rome 21:00 arriving at Larino

November 12th, 2016 – Saturday Guests departure

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KA2 PROJECT THE RUINS OF THE PAST TO POWER EUROPEANS’ FUTURE PROJECT CODE 2014-1-IT02-KA201-004253 LARINO,ITALY 05.11.16-12.11.16

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KA2 PROJECT The ruins of the past to power Europeans’ future Project code 2014-1-IT02-KA201-004253 Short mobility to Larino,Italy 05.11.16-12.11.16

ROME Rome, is a special comune and the capital of Italy. Rome also serves as the capital of the Lazio region. Rome's history spans more than two and a half thousand years. While Roman mythology dates the founding of Rome at only around 753 BC, the site has been inhabited for much longer, making it one of the oldest continuously occupied sites in Europe. The city's early population originated from a mix of Latins, Etruscans and Sabines. Eventually, the city successively became the capital of the Roman Kingdom, the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire, and is regarded as one of the birthplaces of Western civilisation and by some as the first ever metropolis. It was first called The Eternal City by the Roman poet Tibullus in the 1st century BCE, and the expression was also taken up by Ovid, Virgil, and Livy. Rome is also called the “Capital of the world. Beginning with the Renaissance, almost all the popes since Nicholas V (1422– 55) pursued coherently along four hundred years an architectonic and urbanistic programme aimed to make of the city the world's artistic and cultural centre.

Naples Naples is the capital of the Italian region Campania and the third-largest municipality in Italy, after Rome and Milan. Naples is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. Bronze Age Greek settlements were established in the Naples area in the second millennium BC. A larger colony – initially known as Parthenope, Παρθενόπη – developed on the Island of Megaride around the ninth century BC, at the end of the Greek Dark Ages. The city was refounded as Neápolis in the sixth century BC and became a lynchpin of Magna Graecia, playing a key role in the merging of Greek culture into Roman society and eventually becoming a cultural centre of the Roman Republic.[10] Naples remained influential after the fall of the Western Roman Empire, serving as the capital city of the Kingdom of Naples between 1282 and 1816. Thereafter, in union with Sicily, it became the capital of the Two Sicilies until the unification of Italy in 1861. Naples has long been a major cultural centre with a global sphere of influence, particularly during the Renaissance and Enlightenment eras. In the immediate vicinity of Naples are numerous culturally and historically significant sites, including the Palace of Caserta and the Roman ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum.

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Alberobello is a small town and comune of the Metropolitan City of Bari, Apulia, southern Italy. It has about 10,700 inhabitants and is famous for its unique trulli buildings. The Trulli of Alberobello have been designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1996. Alberobello was first mentioned in the early 16th century when the first 40 families were granted land to farm in the area. The abundance of calcareous sedimentary material in the area lead to the building of houses with dry stone without the use of mortar. These houses were the first trulli which contributed to the expansion of the settlement. Building the houses of dry stone was a requirement of Count Giangirolamo II as in this way it was avoidable to pay taxes on them. The inhabitants of Alberobello were feudal vassals of the Acquaviva of Aragon until May 27, 1797, when King Ferdinand IV of Bourbon received Alberobello and issued a decree that elevated the small village to a royal city, freeing them from feudal serfdom.

Matera Matera is a city and a province in the region of Basilicata, in Southern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Matera and the capital of Basilicata from 1663 to 1806. The town lies in a small canyon carved out by the Gravina.Known as "la CittĂ Sotterranea" Matera is well known for being one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world. Its historical center called "Sassi", along with the Park of the Rupestrian Churches, is considered a World Heritage Site by UNESCO since 1993. The area of what is now Matera has been settled since the Palaeolithic. The city was allegedly founded by the Romans in the 3rd century BC, with the name of Matheola after the consul Lucius Caecilius Metellus. In AD 664 Matera was conquered by the Lombards and became part of the Duchy of Benevento. In the 7th and 8th centuries the nearby grottos were colonized by both Benedictine and Basilian monastic institutions. The 9th and 10th centuries were characterized by the struggle between the Byzantines and the German emperors, including Louis II, who partially destroyed the city. After the settlement of the Normans in Apulia, Matera was ruled by William Iron-Arm from 1043.

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Florence Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the Metropolitan City of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with 383,083 inhabitants, expanding to over 1,520,000 in the metropolitan area.Florence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of the time. It is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, and has been called "the Athens of the Middle Ages". A turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family, and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city was the capital of the recently established Kingdom of Italy. Florence originated as a Roman city, and later, after a long period as a flourishing trading and banking medieval commune, it was the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. According to the EncyclopĂŚdia Britannica, it was politically, economically, and culturally one of the most important cities in Europe and the world from the 14th to 16th centuries. Florence was home to the Medici, one of European history's most important noble families.

Venice Venice is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is situated across a group of 117 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by bridges. These are located in the shallow Venetian Lagoon, an enclosed bay that lies between the mouths of the Po and the Piave Rivers. Parts of Venice are renowned for the beauty of their settings, their architecture, and artwork.The lagoon and a part of the city are listed as a World Heritage Site. The Republic of Venice was a major financial and maritime power during the Middle Ages and Renaissance, and a staging area for the Crusades and the Battle of Lepanto, as well as a very important center of commerce and art in the 13th century up to the end of the 17th century. The City State of Venice is considered to have been the first real international financial center which gradually emerged from the 9th century to its peak in the 14th century.This made Venice a wealthy city throughout most of its history.It is also known for its several important artistic movements, especially the Renaissance period. After the Napoleonic Wars and the Congress of Vienna, the Republic was annexed by the Austrian Empire, until it became part of the Kingdom of Italy in 1866.

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Erasmus+ KA2 - Strategic partnership “The ruins of the past to power Europeans’ future” Project code 2014-1-IT02-KA201-004253 - Cultural Heritage as common field of investigation to make the students aware of their Cultural Heritage not as “ruins” or remains to know and help to preserve, but as job opportunities – - a best practice -

FINAL EVENT February 17, 2017 - Friday PROGRAMME 08:30 - 09:00 Registration of the participants 09:00 - 09:35 Introducing the project Mrs Lucia VITIELLO - Principal at Istituto Superiore Larino - Project coordinator Mrs Małgorzata GAJDA – Principal at Zespol Szkol Katolickich – Sosnowiec – Poland – Project partner Mr Krasimir STOYANOV - Principal at Profolirana Prirodomatematicheska Gimnaziya Academik Nikola Obreshkov” - Bourgas Bulgaria - Project partner Mr Ahmet AKÇEŞME - Principal at Ataturk Anadolu Lisesi - Kayseri - Turkey - Project partner 09:35 - 10:20 Presenting Project output 2 - An enriched curriculum Introduction Mrs Maria Grazia ARMENTO - teacher at Istituto Superiore Larino Archeological classes Mrs Teresa Elena CINQUANTAQUATTRO - Regional Cultural Heritage Department Mrs Angela DI NIRO - Regional Cultural Heritage Department Entrepreneurship classes Mrs Marianna TARTAGLIA - Molise Chamber of Commerce Spanish classes Mrs Mabel MARTINEZ - Spanish language teacher Mrs Maria Egilda LUPACCHINO - teacher at Istituto Superiore Larino The project in the regular curriculum - some examples Mrs Maria Parisa PIZZICOLI - teacher at Istituto Superiore Larino Mrs Giuseppina PERROTTA - teacher at Istituto Superiore Larino Mrs Italia LALLO - teacher at Istituto Superiore Larino 10:20 - 11:15 Foreign Partners’ project activities Mrs Jacqueline MUTAFYAN-NEYCHEVA - Output 2 - Bulgarian school activities Mr Magdalena RUTKOWSKA KOWALSKA - Output 2 - Polish school activities Mr Jankat KHILISHBI - Output 2 - Turkish school activities Mr Przemysław KOPCZYŃSKI - Polish non-profit partner activities Mrs Neslihan BALABAN - Kayseri Municipality activities 11:15 - 11:30 COFFEE BREAK 11:30 - 11:55 Job training and work bursaries Mr Vincenzo NOTARANGELO - Larino Mayor Mrs Maria Libera PETRIELLA - Larino Municipality Competences and certification Mrs Elvira NOTARANGELO - archeologist and students’ tutor for Larino Municipality Mrs Giordana MARCHETTI - teacher and students’ tutor for Istituto Superiore Larino 11:55 - 12:15 Enriched curriculum - best practice validation - Regional Education Authority – USR - Molise 12:15 - 12:30 Non formal education in the project Mrs Erika GERARDINI - expert in non-formal education and European projects’ management 119

12:30 - 12:50 Erasmus+ KA2 projects in Italy Mrs Sara PAGLIAI - Erasmus+ Italian National Agency 13:00 - 14:20 Lunch 14:30 - 14:45 Short Learning Mobilities and Europass Mrs Mrs Maria Grazia ARMENTO - teacher at Istituto Superiore Larino Mr Pierpaolo MENTORE and Mrs Rosamaria TERZANO - students at Istituto Superiore Larino 14:45 – 15:00 Italian Europass Centre Mrs Nicolina TORTURO - Italian Europass Centre’s representative 15:00 - 15:20 Learning and working in Europe - European Documents Mrs Sandra D’AGOSTINO - ISFOL representative 15:20 – 15:35 Europe Direct in Molise and in “The ruins of the past to power Europeans’ future” project Mrs Carmela Basile – representative of Europe Direct in Molise 15:35 - 16:15 Other KA2 Erasmus+ project approved in 2014 with a school as coordinator Mr/Mrs …………….. representatives of Istituto Professionale Servizi per l’Enogastronomia e l’Ospitalità – Santa Cesarea Terme (Lecce) Mr/Mrs ………………….. representative of Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale “A. Bernini” – Fidenza (Parma) Mr/Mrs ………………….. representative of Istituto Tecnico Economico “Enrico Tosi” – Busto Arsizio (Varese) Mr/Mrs ………………….. representative of Liceo Scientifico Statale “Gaetano Salvemini” - Bari

16:15 - 16:35 Erasmus+ and other European Programme’ Opportunities Mr Aldo PATRICIELLO - Member of the European Parliament 16:35 - 16:55 Regional plans for education and training in the field of tourism Mr/Mrs Paolo Di Laura Frattura - President of the Regional Government 16:55 - 17:15 Cooperation among stakeholders to effectively help students decide on their future Mrs Lucia VITIELLO Principal at Istituto Superiore Larino - project coordinator 17:15 - 18:15 Debate and certificate of attendance's withdrawal

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ERASMUS+ KA2 PROJECT The “ruins” of the past to power Europeans' future Project code 2014-1-IT02-KA201-004253 STUDENTS' SHORT MOBILITY February 13th – 19th, 2017 (2 travelling + 5 staying days)

PROGRAMME February 13th, 2017 - Monday Bulgarian and Polish guests' arrival at Hotel Campitelli in Larino at 20:30

February 14th, 2017 – Tuesday 08:15 - Polish and Bulgarian students will arrive at school with hosting Italian students 08:45 - Polish and Bulgarian teachers will arrive at school 09:00 - The principal, Mrs Vitiello, will welcome guests 09:15 - Guest students and teachers will be involved in learning/job-shatowing activities 13:30 – Light lunch at school with guests and Italian teachers 15:00 – Project meeting 20:00 – Dinner at a restaurant in Larino for guests and Italian teachers

February 15th, 2017 – Wednesday 08:15 – Arrival at school to follow lessons 13:00 – Guest students will go to the hosting families and will spend their time with them Free afternoon for the guest teachers – activities' details will be given in the morning

February 16th, 2017 – Thursday 07:30 – School trip to Naples and guided tour of the Royal Palace 19:00 – Back to Larino from Naples

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18:00 Delivering certificates of attendance

February 18th, 2017 – Saturday 08:15 – Arrival at school to follow lessons 13:00 – Guest students will go to the hosting families and will spend their time with them Free afternoon for the guest teachers – activities' details will be given in the morning

The Principal Mrs Lucia VITIELLO

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Alberobello

Alberobello is a UNESCO heritage site, located in Apulia, Southern Italy. It is well known due to its unique trulli buildings.

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Alberobello was first mentioned in the early 16th century when the first 40 families were granted land to farm in the area. The abundance of calcareous sedimentary material in the area lead to the building of houses with dry stone without the use of mortar. These houses were the first trulli which contributed to the expansion of the settlement. Building the houses of dry stone was a requirement of Count Giangirolamo II as in this way it was avoidable to pay taxes on them. The Italian term il trullo refers to a house whose internal space is covered by a dry stone corbelled or keystone vault. The style of construction is specific to the Itria Valley, in the Murge area of the Italian region of Apulia. Trulli may be found in and out of Alberobello, and in the areas around Locorotondo, Fasano, Ostuni, Cisternino, Martina Franca and Ceglie Messapica. A trullo is a traditional Apulian dry stone hut with a conical roof. Trulli were generally constructed as temporary field shelters and storehouses or as permanent dwellings by small proprietors or agricultural labourers. In the town of Alberobello, in the province of Bari, whole districts are packed with trulli. The golden age of trulli was the 19th century, especially its final decades marked by the development of wine growing. Additionally, the cone itself may have a symbol painted on it. Such symbols may include Christian symbols such as a simple cross, a cross on a heart pierced by an arrow (representing Santa Maria Addolorata, i.e. Our Lady of Sorrows), a circle divided into four quarters with the letters S,C,S,D in them (for Sanctus Christus and Sanctus Dominus according to one source, but more likely the initials of Santo Cosma and Santo Damiano, the two saints the local basilica is dedicated to) and quite a few others

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Matera

Matera is a UNESCO heritage site, located in Basilicata, Southern Italy. It is well known due to its long history, cave dwellings and Rupestrian churches.

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Matera has gained international fame for its ancient town, the "Sassi di Matera" (meaning "stones of Matera"). The Sassi originated in a prehistoric troglodyte settlement, and these dwellings are thought to be among the first ever human settlements in what is now Italy. The Sassi are habitations dug into the calcareous rock itself, which is characteristic of Basilicata and Apulia. Many of them are really little more than caverns, and in some parts of the Sassi a street lies on top of another group of dwellings. The ancient town grew up on one slope of the rocky ravine created by a river that is now a small stream, and this ravine is known locally as "la Gravina". In the 1950s, the government of Italy used force to relocate most of the population of the Sassi to areas of the developing modern city. Until the late 1980s the Sassi was considered an area of poverty, since its dwellings were, and in most cases still are, uninhabitable. The present local administration, however, has become more tourism-oriented, and it has promoted the regeneration of the Sassi with the aid of the Italian government, UNESCO, and Hollywood. Today there are many thriving businesses, pubs, and hotels there. Matera preserves a large and diverse collection of buildings related to the Christian faith, including a large number of rupestrian churches carved from the soft volcanic rock of the region. Matera Cathedral (1268â&#x20AC;&#x201C;1270) has been dedicated to Santa Maria della Bruna since 1389. The decoration is mainly from the 18th century Baroque restoration, but recently a Byzantinestyle 14th-century fresco portraying the Last Judgment has been discovered. Two other important churches in Matera, both dedicated to the Apostle Peter, are San Pietro Caveoso (in the Sasso Caveoso) and San Pietro Barisano (in the Sasso Barisano). There are many other churches and monasteries dating back throughout the history of the Christian church. Some are simple caves with a single altar and maybe a fresco, often located on the opposite side of the ravine. Some are complex cave networks with large underground chambers, thought to have been used for meditation by the rupestric and cenobitic monks.

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Diary Tsveta Krumova Larino, Italy 13-19th February 2016 Arriving At 13th of February Monday, started our journey to Italy. We caught the flight from Airport Sofia and arrived in Larino at 8:30 pm. My host girl-Claudia Sbardi lives in a different city so we had to travel by car for about 20 minutes to Guglionesi (Claudia’s city). Claudia’s mother has prepared a delicious traditional Italian dish (meatballs , beef and tomato sauce) . Claudia and all

On the next day (Tuesday -14th of February) we had an official opening ceremony in the school hall . The Italian country has presented the aims of the project . We also celebrated St. Valentine’s day. Dancing, singing, having fun !!!!! For lunch every student has made a typical Italian meal, everything what I tasted was delicious!!

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After the school reception we went back to Guglionesi. There we started preparing for Otavia’s birthday party ( the girl on the left of the picture). The birthday party started with aperitivo includig good food and introducing Italian guys. It continued with dinner and enjoyable chats with our new foreign friends. On Wednesday we had a tour to two small Unesco world heritage cities – Albrebello and Matera. First we went to Alberebello (in translation- beautiful tree) The city is located in southern Italy, in the region Apulia. What makes this town tourist destination are the round houses called Trulli . They date back from 16 century and were farmers houses. Nowadays people say that it is easy to build Trulli because of its round form and simple construction. On the top of the Trulli there is a symbol which shows the religion of the inhabitants of the house. This city prove me that magical places still exist!!!!

Our next destination was Matera, known of being one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world Matera has gained international fame for its ancient town, the “Sassi di Matera” ( meaning “The stones of Matera”) In Matera we really enjoyed the mixture between old an young, ancient and the reality in our urban life. When you walk on the old street you think that the time has stopped. The spirit brings you back in the very previous time. We were lucky that we lost ourselves in the maze of streets, where the atmosphere was splendid , fabulous !!!!

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We spent the fourth day in Naples. Our tour began with a stroll around the vast square â&#x20AC;&#x153; Piazza del Plebiscitoâ&#x20AC;?. Standing on the enormous square you realize how small are you. This view inspired greatness inside myself.

There was an organized guided-tour around Palazzo Reale . I really imagined how the princesses and prices had lived in the past. The history of the palace is full of interesting stories and tales. I admired the small ornaments and figures everywhere in the palace. 129

Naples is the capital of original Margarita pizza. There was no way not to taste it. We had lunch in a typical Italian pizzeria .

I fell in love with the charming small streets where you can see the houses in many different pastel colors, the terraces with peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all kind of laundry and the crowded space. In the distance we saw Tirenian sea and Vesuvius volcano . I will definitely see them closer.

On Friday was the closing ceremony of the whole Erasmus + project . It was a bit boring but also a perfect place to exercise our English skills and make new friendships. Exactly this is the purpose of the project .

For lunch we went to the old part of Larino and visit a history museum.

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We had a festive dinner in the house of Borqna’s host. Her brother had a birthday . There were 5 different homemade type of pizza and carrot cake. Everything was delicious but the best thing in the night was the warm atmosphere full with loud talks of the hole Italian big family. On the last day in Italy we attended school lessons . after that we had a guided tour to Larino’s amphitheatre. The guide narrated us about the duel between animals and humans which had happened there. After he school day we our hosts take us around Gulionesi . The city is small but lovely. They show us also the biggest city in the area- Termoli . The city is located on the sea coast. There we went shopping for some souvenirs. Our hosts took us to a special meet restaurant for dinner. For first time there I tasted bloody steak and I like it. We had a perfect finale night !!!

The day of departure is always the hardest! I will never forget the warm hospitality of Claudia and her family, the food I’ve tried, everything I learned there, and the things I’ve saw. Claudia and me became great friends! I will always smile when recollecting the memories during this mobility. Italy will be in my heard forever.

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The “ruins” of the past to power European’s feature Diary by Gabriela Cachura 1st day: On the 13th of February we were ready to get on with our trip to the foreign country – Italy. Our starting point was the capital of Bulgaria – Sofia. That’s where our plane had to leave from. At around 4 o’clock we were in Italy, right on schedule. So we were there – at the airport in Rome, waiting for someone to pick us up. We didn’t have many options – we had to stay there in one place, waiting for somebody with a sign for the Bulgarian team. We had a little panic in ourselves but the excitement overcame the fear of the unknown. Finally, a man came to us asking if we were the Bulgarian team and that’s when we knew that our guy has arrived to pick us up. So, we hit the road and after 4 hours we were already in Larino. There all the host families were waiting for us and we had to say goodbye to our teachers for now. My family included my host girl – Cami, her parents and her sister. Cami and her father had come to take me from the hotel where we arrived. Her father kindly took my suitcase and before I knew it we were already traveling to their home.I was very surprised to find out that most of the people there lived in the villages that were close to the big city but not us –we were in Larino. It was so typical for the children to travel everyday by bus from their homes to the school and then back again. However this had a great advantages as living in a house and having a backyard which was very appealing to me. 2nd day: On the second day we had a welcome ceremony in the school and we had to introduce ourselves to the other teams and show our knowledge to the others in a game thought by the Italian students. We danced and sang a lot of Italian songs. It was Valentines day so we had cards made by the students.

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3rd day: This day we had a trip to Alberobello and Matera â&#x20AC;&#x201C;two amazing cities. However it was only for the bulgarian team but we had a great time. Alberobello is a small town famous for its unique trulli buildings. And Matera is well known for being one of the oldest inhabited cities in the world. We had a walk in both of the cities and got to feel the diferent culture there.

In Matera we did also a little shopping for some souvenirs and tried some italian food again and the italian ice-cream called â&#x20AC;&#x153;gelatoâ&#x20AC;?.

After the long day I got back in home, had again an Italian dinner and went straight to bed. After walkin a whole day you get really tired.

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4th day: We had to get up early again because this day we were going to Naples. Today we were the whole group – with the polish and the italian students and teachers. It was a 3-hour-ride but it was full with a lot of funny moments. Then when we arrived at Naples we went to the Royal Palace of Naples. It was a magnificent palace where the kings used to live.

After that we had to try pizza from Naples so we went in a nice restaurant near the castle and on the main street. It was the best pizza I’ve ever had. They say you haven’t lived if you haven’t tried pizza from Naples.

Then we had a little time to walk around Naples and to get to know it better. Of course we went to some shops and bought some presents.

5th day: It was time for the Final event. We were in the theatre of Larino from 8 am till 6pm. Our teacher had a birthday so everyone surprised him with a birthday song. However that was not the reason for us to be there. We had to finish the project the wright way so we had a presentation like the other teams,we called the turkish team through skype and finally we said our thanks to our hosts. At lunch we were at the town hall and there was a lot of different italian food to choose from. It was great.

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6th day: This was our last day â&#x20AC;&#x201C; so for the last time we went to the school had some classes and then got home for lunch. After that we had planned to go to the near city called Termoli because it was bigger than Larino. At 3pm we caught the bus from Larino to Termoli. There we saw the sea cost wich was fantastic. We walked like for an hour and the we sat in some cafe on the main street. We were at the outside tables because the weather was so nice. It was a great day for our final walk in Italy.

7th day: We had to say goodbye to everybody and everything but at least we kept the good memories. We went to the hotel where our bus was waiting to drive us back to Rome. We saw all the hosts that were so kindly to us the whole week and thanked them for everything. The bus headed off to Rome with the Polish team. It was about 4 hours drive and we were finally at the airport. We had plenty of time so we went for a little shopping and then hungry as always went for a snack. Our plane took off at 15:50 and we were back in Sofia at 18:00. Our trip had ended. It was a short but memorable week for all of us. We had the best time in Italy and learned so much about their culture and the people there. I loved how many new friends we had at the end of this week and I hope that some day we will meet again.

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Students’ mobility to Larino, Italy Diary by Kristiyan Popov

Day 1 – 13.02.2017 The first day of the mobility was spent travelling on public transport: bus transfer to Sofia, flight to Rome and bus transfer to Larino. Tired but excited, I was kindly accepted by the Mastantuono family and their freshly prepared Italian food. This was the beginning of a great week.

Day 2 – 14.02.2017 The aim of the second day was to improve communication between the students of the partner schools and the first activity as a party at the school. After making lots of friendships, my host and I used the afternoon to visit the historical part of Larino, experiencing the beauty of Italian towns. A great surprise was the birthday party we attended in the evening, sampling traditional food, meeting people and taking part in local social life.

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Day 3 – 15.02.2017 During the third day of the mobility the Bulgarian group visited two major landmarks of Southern Italy – Alberobello and Matera. Alberobello is a unique place, famous for the typical dwellings – trulli. Those stone-made home buildings have an interesting construction and curious history, we had the opportunity to explore. Next stop on our route was the ancient city of Matera with its

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UNESCO listed Sassi (Caves, dug in the local soft rock). The complex is large and impressive, showing and interesting way of living, collaboration between man and nature.

Day 4 – 16.02.2017 On this day Italian, Polish and Bulgarian partners visited the city of Naples. This famously charming place was introduced to the foreign guests by a visit to the Royal Palace – immense, beautiful building with complex past; a walk through the city centre, a lunch at a pizzeria and a pleasant bus tour of the Lungomare (seafront boulevard). We spent the evening in the cozy atmosphere of Mastantuono family home.

Day 5 – 17.02.2017 Friday was the day of the final event. We spent the most of the time attending a closing ceremony, held in a cinema. We had the opportunity to learn more about our partners and their output to the project. In addition, we had lunch at the Municipality, where we also visited a museum of local history. The best end of the day was an informal meeting with Italian partners, who took part in the exchange with Bulgaria.

Day 6 – 18.02.2017 This was our last full day in Italy. Our group attended classes at the partners’ school and had an English-language tour of the Roman ruins of Larino – the massive amphitheatre and the mosaics. We learned about both local history and Italian educational system. After a quick rest, we left for Termoli – a beautiful town on the Adriatic coast. Even though the town is not quite popular with tourists, it 139

certainly has a lot to offer: tiny romantic streets, beautiful cathedral, impressive defensive fortifications and incredible sea view. We really did not expect such a pleasurable visit, which made the evening even more remarkable. Later, we returned to Larino to be taken to a meat restaurant, where we were introduced to other aspects of the local cuisine.

Day 7 – 19.02.2017 After a sad goodbye and a promise for new meetings, we waved to our Italian friends as the bus took on the long way to Rome. Spending hours and hours of changing means of transport, we arrived in Burgas with plenty of emotions.

Kristiyan Popov High School of Mathematics and Science ‘Acad. N. Obreshkov’ Burgas

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13th of February The day started early in the morning, before the sun has risen over the horizon. The bus trip was accompanied by the smell of hot coffee and the sounds of an adventurous company. At the airport we had plenty of time so I and Chris went straight to the perfumery to try the perfumes of the most recent collections of the famous brands. We enjoyed the breathtaking views from the plane and when we landed in Rome we were surprised by the hot weather. Taken jackets off, we drove off to Larino. The warm meeting of our host families was the perfect beginning of our stay in Italy.

14th of February The second day, or as i call it- the activity day. The school was presented to us and then we were brought in the hall of the school. Singing, playing games and even dancing made us all feel very close since the very start. Hearing an italian opera on live was another great experience for us which will not forget. I had a delicious pasta for lunch and later that day, the city was represented to us. The old part with its white shades was just incredible. Being part of my host friend group for this night was a great honour. I liked them much!

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15th of February Visiting the region of Puglia was a fascinating and unforgetable. Firstly we stopped in Alberobello. Full of Trulli(the white houses) the city was something totally different from what i have seen in all my life. The legend about how it was created by the resisting taxpayers suprised us. The Sassi and the Park of the Rupestrian Churches of Matera are the most outstanding, intact example of a troglodyte settlement in the Mediterranean region, perfectly adapted to its terrain and ecosystem. The first inhabited zone dates from the Palaeolithic, while later settlements illustrate a number of significant stages in human history. Matera is in the southern region of Basilicata. Even the new part is decorated with beautiful facades great architecture.

16th of February With its long tight street Naples was just charming. Even in the the misery we found the beauty and romance. Reale di Napoli was a great museum with its rich history. And the pizza was the thing we of course enjoyed the most. To try the original Margherita in Napoli, the city where it comes from was absolutely great. We had the opportunity to see the Mount Vesuvius.

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17th of February The final event was attended in the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s theater. Flags holding, Skype shows and showing presentations were the most important part of it. After these exhausting 10 hours of sitting, my host family took me to try the local dishes of Molise. 18th of February Attending class lessons such as Philosophy, History and Art lesson was quite interesting for us. But what attracted our attention was our trip to Termoli. Waves, powerful winds made the atmosphere great. At the end of the day we were on a birthday party, where we met amazing people who will miss us ď &#x152;.

19th of February The most heartbreaking moment. We cried all the way since we departured from Larino to Rome. Pathetic feelings were enveloped us.

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