-2nd Junior High school of Orestiada (Greece)

-6th Junior High school of Petroupoli (Greece)

-Othisi, Attica (Greece)

-ICS "Leonardo Sciascia" di Misterbianco (Italy)

-Liceul Tehnologic Dr I.SencheaFagaras (Romania)

-Agrupamento de Escolas Santos Simões, Guimarães  (Portugal)

-Escola Básica de Rio Caldo (Portugal)

Let's explore other civilizations!

Our students investigate and make their own research about an other's partner country!

Greece             presents  Italy

Italy                 presents Romania

Romania            presents Portugal

Portugal             presents Greece

Let's meet our hosts

Hi! I am Dimitra from Greece and with my friend Dimitris we will present you Italy!

Hello! I am Dimitris! Nice to meet you all! Shall we start?

Greece

Let's explore our partner's country 

ITALY

We will start with 

Magna Grecia

Bari an old Greek conoly. 

2nd Junior High School of Orestiada

Gela was an important 

ancient Greek colony.

Martano  is located in the Salento and is part of the so-called Grecia Salentina, an area ellenofona which speaks an ancient language of Greek origin, the griko.

Sternatia one of the ancient Greek colony.

Village of  "Grecia Salentina".

Taranto  was founded in the 8th century BC by the Spartans.

Righio is located in ancient 

Syvaris: The city was founded by Achaeans and Ionians.

Messene is the ancient Zagli founded in the 8th century BC. Colony of Chalcidians.

Palermo. It is a beautiful city that 

 Ancient Greeks used it as a stop on their travels. 

Akragantas is one of the ancient largest cities, founded around 580 BC as a colony of Gela.

Syracuses is the most important Greek colony and was founded by Corinthian and Tenean settlers.

The famous ancient 

theatre of Syracuses

VENICE

Venice City of Love, love affairs and famous lovers, the entire history of Venice is intimately linked to Cupid!!

Venice canals!!

Look how beautiful Bourano in Italy is!!!!

Murano is a series of islands linked by bridges in the Venetian Lagoon, northern Italy. It is famous for its glass making.

iS the principal public square of Venice.

POMPEII was an ancient city  near Naples 

The  Amphitheatre of Pompeii.

  The main 

  street of Pompeii, 

  Via dell' Abbondanza

Pompeii and other cities affected by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. The eruption lasted for two days.

SicilY

The city of  Palermo

Scala dei Turchi

Geological formations

The medival and beautiful

 town of Montreal and its

 famous cathedral.

Mount Etna

Mount Etna is an active stratovolcano on the east coast of Sicely, Italy.

PISA

Tower of Pisa

Baptistery of Pisa

MILANO

Milan Cathedral or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary.

Sforzesco Castle in the

 center of Milan dating 

back to the 15th century.

The gate of Milan

GENOVA/GENOA

Genoa lighthouse

Cathedral of San Lorenzo - Cathedral of Genoa

Napoli/naples

Naples Cathedral

Castel Maschio Angioino

Piazza del Plebiscito

Royal Palace of Naples

Toledo Metro

 Art Station

Quartieri Spangoli

Siena

 Cathedral Church of Siena.

 Torre del Mangia   tower in Siena it was built in 1338-1348.

Palio di Siena. It is a horse race which is held twice a year on 2 July and on 16 August.

         OTHISI HIGH SCHOOL 

Vatican City officially the Vatican City State, Stato della Città del Vaticano: Status Civitatis Vaticanae) a landlocked independent country, city-state, microstate, and enclave within Rome, Italy.

ALBEROBELLO

Trullo Siamese

Alberobello is famous for its trulli, small round buildings with conical roofs made of stone.

Church of Saint Anthony

                             ROME

Colosseum It is the largest ancient amphitheatre ever built, and is still the largest standing amphitheatre in the world, despite its age.

The Trevi Fountain (Italian: Fontana di Trevi) is an 18th-century fountain in the Trevi district in Rome, Italy, designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi and completed by Giuseppe Pannini in 1762 and several others. Standing 26.3 metres (86 ft) high and 49.15 metres (161.3 ft) wide, it is the largest Baroque fountain in the city and one of the most famous fountains in the world.

                 Pantheon

It was originally built as a temple to the gods of Ancient Rome, and rebuilt about 126 AD during Hadrian 's reign

 Victor Emmanuel II National Monument also known as the Vittoriano or Altare della Patria ("Altar of the Fatherland"), 

is a large national monument built between 1885 and 1935 to honour Victor Emmanuel II, the first king of a unified Italy, in Rome, Italy.

The Catacombs of Domitilla are an underground Christian cemetery named after the Domitilla family that had initially ordered them to be dug. They are located in Rome, Italy. They are situated over 16 metres underground, about 2 kilometers from the south of Appia Antica (Appian Way) and span 15 kilometers in distance.

6th Junior High School of Petroupoli

Italian opera refers to the art of opera in Italy and opera in the Italian language. Opera was born in Italy around 1600, and Italian opera has continued to play a dominant role in the history of the form to this day.

TRADITIONAL MUSIC OF ITALY

           ITALIAN OPERA

 Many well-known operas were written in the Italian language by foreign composers, such as Georg Friedrich Handel, Christoph Willibald Gluck and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The works of Italian composers of the 19th and early 20th centuries, such as Gioachino Rossini, Vincenzo Bellini, Gaetano Donichetti, Giuseppe Verdi and Giacomo Puccini, are among the most famous operas ever written and are performed in opera houses around the world today.

Chittara Battente

Organetto

TRADITIONAL ITALIAN

MUSIC INSTRUMENTS 

Piffero

Zampogna

Ghironda

TRADITIONAL DANCES OF ITALY

The tarantella is the most popular traditional dance of Lower Italy, also known as "the spider dance". Named after the tarantula spider named after the Italian city of Taranto, where the species is found. 

Salento also means pizzica salentina, meaning dance. The original pizzica salentina takes us back around 1300 as a pre-education ritual, while the first news as a dance date back to the 18th century.

TRADITIONAL ITALIAN COSTUMES

Fashion and tradition have always been intertwined in Italy. Italian traditional clothing, known as “tracht” or “trachten”, has a long and rich history, deeply rooted in the country’s culture and heritage. The clothing of Italy reflects the country’s diverse regional cultures and has distinct features that make them unique.

TRACHTEN

One of the most iconic pieces of traditional Italian clothing is the pizzica dress, which comes from the Puglia region. The pizzica dress is a colourful dress with a long, flowing skirt and a tight-fitting bodice. It is usually made from bright, colourful fabrics, such as cotton or linen, and features intricate embroidery or lacework.

PIZZICA DRESS

Another iconic piece of Italian traditional clothing is the camicia, which is a traditional Italian shirt. The camicia is usually made from lightweight cotton or linen and features a loose, flowing design with a ruffled neckline and cuffs. It is often paired with a vest or jacket, such as the gilè, which is a traditional Italian vest that is worn over the camicia.

CAMICIA

In addition to the pizzica dress and camicia, there are many other traditional Italian clothing pieces, such as the zimarra, which is a long, flowing robe that is worn over formal clothing. The zimarra is typically made from silk or velvet and is often adorned with gold or silver embroidery.

ZIMARRA

The first day of May is celebrated as Labor Day, which is also a national holiday. Protests or public demonstrations held by trade unions happen throughout the country to raise awareness about the issues and problems faced by laborers. Other than this, certain concerts and events are held in Rome on this day.

ITALIAN FESTIVALS

The Carnival in Venice

The Carnival in Venice was first documented in 1296, with a proclamation by the Venetian Senate announcing a public festival the day before the start of Lent. During the Renaissance, masked comic performers performed in Venice's piazzas. It is the most important event in the city and the biggest Carnival celebration in Italy.

Italy

Let's explore our partner's country 

Romania!

Hello I'm Andrea from Italy!!

Hello! I'm Ileana from Italy.

We'll guide you on a journey through Romania.

Built in the second century, the tall clock tower of Sighiosara is the main landmark of the city, as well as one of the most photographed towers in Romania

Nicknamed the Black Church after a fire engulfed its walls, this cathedral in Brasov impresses with its architecture and the many cultural and religious treasures it holds inside.

The Danube Delta is one of the most important natural monuments in Romania. Nesting place of hundreds of species of birds, it is one of the richest natural areas in Europe in terms of biodiversity

A building that would not be out of place at all in an episode of Game of Thrones, Corvin Castle in Hunedoara is one of the largest and most beautiful Gothic castles in Europe

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Church of Bertan 

Built by the  Transylvanian Saxons in the sixth century, this UNESCO World Heritage Site attracts many visitors every year with its fairy-tale charm

Cave of Sc Grotta

One of the most spectacular caves in the beautiful Apuseni Mountains, Scarioara Cave is home to Romania's largest glacier, a 4,000-year-old natural wonder

Sarmizegetusa Regia       

Sarmizegetusa Regia is a historical site very dear to Romanians. Ancient high-altitude city, it was the center of the powerful kingdom of the Dacians, the ancestors of the Romanian people. Today you can stroll through the ruins of the fortress and admire the impressive sundial, while the site's greatest treasures, solid gold Dacian bracelets, are on display at the National Museum of Romanian History in Bucharest.high-altitude city, it was the center of the powerful kingdom of the Dacians, the ancestors of the Romanian people. Today you can stroll through the ruins of the fortress and admire the impressive sundial, while the site's greatest treasures, solid gold Dacian bracelets, are on display at the National Museum of Romanian History in Bucharest

Coasa

Literally "the scythe" and similar to a tarantella, it does not have a precise text, it is danced in very few places in Romanian Moldova and in the Republic of Moldova

Sarba (Cырба) in Cyrillic, is a typical Romanian dance and that of the entire Balkan area.  They dance in a circle holding hands, with alternating steps, going first from left to right, then in the opposite direction.  

Ciuleandra

The "Ciuleandra" is a dance, very similar to the sirtaki, danced in Romania.  It is also known in Macedonia and Greece.

In the Oltenia region the soil is very fertile in rainy periods; in periods of drought, however, the wind carries pollen from harmful herbs (ciulini), a sort of wild thistle with large seeds covered with a thorny shell, which, in addition to remaining on clothes, sticks to the sheep's wool.  This dance was danced to ward off this nefarious event: the name in fact means "Dance of evil herbs".

The song that accompanies the dance is by Maria Tănase

Alunelul

The alunelu (or alunelul) also originates from Oltenia, but is also danced in other regions.  The ethymology of the name of the dance and its origin are uncertain: according to some it was danced by Romanian children who gave it the name of a fruit, "little hazelnut" "aluna".  According to Theodor Vasilescu "alunelu" could also be traced back to "A luiNelu";  according to this interpretation Nelu would be the diminutive of the given name "Ion - Ionel - Nelu", the title would therefore mean "The dance of Nelu

Romanian folk costume is a mix of local tradition, geographical position, climate and economic possibilities. It is an emblem of recognition, a sign of ethnic identity, a document of undoubted historical and artistic value. This garment accompanied man in all the fundamental events of his life, from birth to death.
 “The secrets of the artisanal art of making clothes were not learned from books, but from the women of the village.  They have been passed down from generation to generation.  Girls did not marry until they knew how to spin and weave.  While they weaved, the women prayed; the popular costume, therefore, was the reflection of the soul of the woman, who, with skill and mastery, sewed her clothes with all her soul, naturally immortal.  She sewed every leaf, flower, figure.  She kept every phase of the work in her memory, the clothes embroidered in this way were real spiritual weapons, ensuring protection from demons.  By dressing in these popular clothes, man dresses with the entire universe, therefore the popular costume represents a symbolic recapitulation of the entire mythology and cosmogony of the origins” (Pavel Panduru – “The meaning of the Romanian national costume”) 

The traditional costume consists of a shirt, precisely the Ia, a long skirt and a decorated apron is worn over the skirt.  The Ia is woven in the shape of a cross, from a single piece of cloth, usually linen or wool. 

Portugal

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Greece

 Greece

  Santos Simões School

  Athens

Athens' Panathenaic Stadium

Odeon Theatre of Herod of Athens

Agora of Athens

Museum of the Ancient Agora

National Archeaological Museum of Athens

Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens

National Library of Greece

Monastiraki square, Athens

Acropolis of Athens

The Acropolis of Athens was built around 450 BC, under the administration of the famous statesman Pericles, It was dedicated to Athena, the city's patron goddess. Most of the structures on the Acropolis of Athens are in ruins; among those that still stand are the Propylaea, the gateway to the sacred part of the Acropolis; the Parthenon, Athens' main temple; the Erecteion, temple of the gods of the countryside, and the Temple of Athena Nké, symbolic of the harmony of the ancient city-state of Athens.

Parthenon

The Parthenon is a 5th century BC temple dedicated to the goddess Athena.

Temple of Atena Niké

Erecteion Temple

Propylaea

 Olympia

The archaeological site in Olympia consists of a sanctuary (altis) with various buildings, such as the Temple of Hera, the Temple of Zeus, the Pelopion and the area of the sacrificial altar. To the east are the hippodrome and the stadium. To the north of the sanctuary are the Pritaneum and the Philippeion, as well as a series of votive chapels known as Treasures, offered by the various ancient city-states. 

Ancient Olimpic Games       Museum

Olympic Stadium

In Ancient Greece, the Olympic Games were held every four years in honour of Zeus. The most important event was the pentathlon.

Thessaloniki

Church of Agia Sofia

Church of Saint Dimitrios

White Tower of Thessaloniki

Museum of Byzantine Culture

Archaeological 

Museum of Thessaloniki 

Aristotle Square

  Corfu

  Old Fortress

  Corfu Museum of Asian Arte

   Barbati beach

  Porto Timoni beach

  Meteora

Complex of Christian monasteries

  Delphi

Delphi was the site of the Pythian Games and a famous oracle - the Oracle of Delphi. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 

  Temple of Apolo

     Theatre

Gymnasium

Hippodrome

  Santorini

  Mykonos

Typical Greek dances

 Pentozali

The Pentozali or Pentozalis is a folk dance from the island of Crete.

 It begins at a fast or moderate pace and progressively speeds up. The dancers hold each other by the shoulders and form an incomplete circle, which turns anti-clockwise very slowly, or not at all.

 IKariotikos

Ikariotikos is a traditional dance and song from Ikaria.

First you dance with your arms in a basket and then, as the dance speeds up, you dance with your hands on your shoulders. The dance has three parts. In the first part of the dance we have slow steps, while the second part is faster and then in the third part we move on to fast steps with the mobility of the legs and body.

 Kalamatianos

The Kalamatianós is one of Greece's best-known dances. As is the case with most Greek folk dances, it is danced in a chain with anti-clockwise rotation, with the dancers holding hands.