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A group of 18 Classicists from LV-UVI spent the first week of half term (16th-22nd October) touring the most famous Classical sites of Italy with Miss Baig, Mrs Hillier and Miss Laytham. The first three days of the trip were spent in Rome, where the girls visited the Colosseum, the Forum Romanum and the Pantheon. They also took a break from Classical touring and spent a day at the Vatican City, and were stunned by the beauty of the Sistine Chapel and the St Peter's Basilica. The evening was spent strolling around the beautiful city and spending time at the Trevi Fountain (into which they threw a coin behind their shoulders to ensure their safe passage to Rome once again!).
The rest of the trip was spent in Sorrento, from where the girls visited Herculaneum, Paestum and Amalfi, and also got a chance to climb up Mount Vesuvius! Although the cloudy day somewhat obscured the views of the cities below, it was a great opportunity to look into the mouth of the volcano and see all the different types of rocks. The highlight of the trip for all the girls however, was most certainly the trip to Pompeii. This was most relevant for the students of GCSE Classical Civilisation, as one module is entirely focused on Pompeii; they were highy excited at the opportunity to see all they had learnt about come to life. The city is so well preserved that one could imagine walking through the streets, passing along the shops and houses, wandering around the forum, or watching plays in the theatre (which had amazingly effective accoustics - even the drop of a coin could be heard from the very top!). The girls got to even host their own gladiator show in the amphitheatre. They all left for home full of pasta, pizza and (of course!) many scoops of gelato, but also with lots of information and many happy memories.
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