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A group of four students and two teachers, Mr. Manuel Mizzi and Ms. Josefa Spiteri, from the Sacred Heart Minor Seminary in Gozo, recently had the opportunity to experience a week-long mobility placement in Barcelona, as part of the Erasmus + Project Young Historians of Europe.
The students were active participants in different workshops, including cooking classes, with particular focus on traditional food items.
They also had the chance to learn the basics of Catalonian folklore dances and express their fearlessness of building human towers better known as the Art of Castells.
In order to get acquainted with some of the cultural, historical and artistic beauties contributing to Barcelona’s status as one the major global cities, some tours were organised around this capital.
The Maltese team visited Placa Catalunya, walking along the busy streets of Las Ramblas and paid a visit to Mercado de La Boqueria, which is the oldest and most famous food market in Barcelona worldwide and had an amazing time at Camp Nou Stadium which is the home to the world famous Barcelona Football Team.
The students also saw a number of marvellous works by Antonio Gaudi. One of the World Heritage Sites visited was The Basilica de la Sagrada Familia. They enjoyed a lovely afternoon at Park Guell and had a look at the Arc Triomf, which is a gateway to Parc de la Ciutadella and Montjuic – a prominent hill overlooking the Barcelona harbour.
A short hiking activity was organised along one of the trails of Montserrat where they had the opportunity to visit the Montserrat Monastery, visit the Black Madonna, know as La Moreneta and listen to the outstanding voices of one of the oldest boys’ choirs in Europe – The Escolania.
The Minor Seminary said that “this Erasmus mobility was a fruitful and pleasant experience for all students and teachers involved.”
The mobility was funded through the Erasmus+ programme in collaboration with EUPA, the Maltese National Agency coordinating Erasmus+ projects in Malta.
