Erasmus + meeting in Spain

In March 2015, students from six different countries met up in Ferrol, Spain to discuss news and take part in cultural activities. One of the points of the journey was to get together and create connections between the different nationalities by learning about each other’s cultures, traditions and daily life.

We have interviewed two of the participating students and asked them about what they think the journey has contributed to.

Students from Spain and Sweden who contributed to the project. 

The Great Galicia

By Julia Altsjö, Nathalie Josefsson, Rasmus Flink

Two official languages, 100 rainy days and a special cheese, those are only some of the things typical of Galicia.

Galicia is a region in the north west of Spain. The name Galicia comes from the Latin name Gallaecia. Before the roman invasion multiple tribes lived in the area. During year 800 and 900 Galician greaves had variated power and the coasts did often get attacked by Normands and Vikings. They build the towers in Catoira to protect Santiago de Compostela from the attacks. When general Fransisco Franco died Galicia became a democracy again.

The orange mountains with a golden history

By Elin Magnusson and Victoria Milger
In the Spanish province León, there is a small village that carries a great history. The area is called Las Médulas and is recognized by the orange, spiky mountains that surrounds the village. Las Médulas used to be gold mines and since 1977 the area is listed as a world Heritage site. 

The importance of the Erasmus project

In mars 2015 students from six different countries met up in Ferrol, Spain to discuss news and take part in cultural activities. One of the points of the journey was to get together and create connections between the different nationalities by learning about each other’s cultures, traditions and daily life.