Orto Botanico of Naples

On December 3, 2015, target group students from Urbi, Varvakeio and Plinio Seniore visited the orto Botanico di Napoli.The actual surface area of the Botanical Garden of Naples is nearly 12 hectares in which 9,000 species are present and a total of almost 25,000 samples grouped together according to their systematic, ecological and ethnobotanic.

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Visiting Boscoreale

December 2, 2015, students taking part in the school exchange and target groups from Plinio Seniore visited the Antiquarium of Boscoreale. Instituted in 1991, the National Antiquarium of Boscoreale documents the life of the ancient inhabitants of the Vesuvius area, with exhibits from the sites of Pompeii, Herculaneum, Oplontis, Stabiae, Terzigno and Boscoreale. The visiting itinerary unfolds in two rooms. The first is dedicated to the territory’s physical features, such as the sea, hills, and mountains, and human activities tied to these aspects: hunting, fishing and animal farming, with series of significant objects, such as the interesting remains of foods. The second room presents the principal archaeological finds discovered at the Boscoreale site.

Visiting Pompeii

December 2, 2015, students taking part in the school exchange and target groups from Plinio Seniore visited the archaeological site of Pompeii. the guides of the visit placed special emphasis on environmental and botanical concerns related to F.O.R. project.

Working at Plinio Seniore

December 1, 2015, students taking part in the school exchange watched a documentary on the reconstruction of Stabian villas in 3D, made by a teacher of Plinio Seniore.
Then, there was a little debate about the relationship between Classical and digital culture. Later on, students who were in international groups started to work in the twinspace profile, in their experiences with Italian families, and in the dictionary of mythological plants.

Visit to villa Arianna

November 30, 2015, students taking part in the school exchange visited villa San Marco guided by the student Rosa Martinelli from Plinio Seniore

Visit to villa San Marco

November 30, 2015, students taking part in the school exchange visited villa San Marco guided by the student Enza Savarese from Plinio Seniore.

Arrival at Capodichino airport and Welcome to Plinio Seniore

Incidence in the return flight to Bilbao

The students and teachers of Urbi high school coped with an incidence in their return flight from Frankfurt to Bilbao.
Due to the dense fog in the airport of Loiu, the plane couldn't land, and they were taken to the airport of Barajas in Madrid, where they arrived at 12.10 p.m.
Lufthansa company hosted students and teachers in Marriott Madrid Auditorium hotel, and the following day, December 6, they were driven to Bilbao by bus.
Finally, they arrived home at 14: 20, tired but very very happy.

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