EUROPEAN AND LATIN TOUR In January this year, 26 students and four teachers attended the Latin and History Tour across Europe. The journey took them through three countries and several cities such as Rome, Orvieto, Sorento, Naples, Paris, London and Bath. This was a fantastic experience. They enjoyed visiting places that most of them had never visited before, and had some very insightful experiences. Daniel, a Year 10 student said ‘as a Latin language student, visiting the ruins of Pompeii was one of my favourite experiences. There, we completed our pilgrimage to the House of Caecilius, a location known well to all those who have studied the Cambridge Latin course’. ‘While it is true that nothing can truly top this, there were many other aspects that were in the running for second place. These included the visit to the British Museum, where we saw the famous Rosetta Stone, the Valley of the Forum in Rome, and the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. Another highlight was, of course, our day in Paris and the visits to the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe’ he said.
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It was a fast-paced tour, and they all appreciated stopping at the farm stay in Orvieto where they cooked traditional Italian meals with the Nonna of the house and slept in original stone farmhouses.
‘We definitely won’t easily forget this trip and will forever cherish the experiences gained during it!’ Daniel said.
