Tourism in Extremadura

Do you want to go on a trip to Extremadura? 

The students of Vocational Trainning of Tourism have explained some destinations.

Laila is talking about Galisteo.

Irene recommends you to visit Coria.

Fátima sells a trip to Guadalupe.

Carmen is promoting Mérida as a tourist destination.

Ainhoa is explaining the most important monuments of Plasencia.

Making a reservation

Tourist informer: Good morning! Lourdes speaking from the tourist information centre.  How can I help you?
Tourist: Good morning, Can you tell me the timetable and the prices of the castle for a group of students?
Tourist informer: Sure, one moment, please... You can visit the castle from 10 to 14 in the morning and from 16 to 19 in the afternoon. It costs 1 euro per person.
Do you want to book it?
Tourist: Yes, I would like to make a reservation for 20 people, on Wednesday 7th February at 10 o' clock. It is possible?
Tourist Informer: Yes, of course, I make the reservation for 20 people, on Wednesday 7th February at 10 o'clock. It is correct?
Tourist: Yes, how much does it cost?
Tourist Informer: It is 20 euros. Do you need anything else?
Tourist: No, thank you for your help.
Tourist Informer: you're welcome, have a nice day!
Tourist: Bye!

The most beautiful villages in Spain

Trujillo is going to celebrate 'The most beautiful villages in Spain' day. Next Sunday, there will be free tickets for visiting several monuments of Trujillo like the Castle, Churches, Museums... The tourists will enjoy the culture, traditions, heritage, gastronomy...

It will be a fantastic day in Trujillo.

Place: Main square

Day: First October 2017

Written by Laila, Lourdes, Ainhoa, Irene, Carmen and Fátima. (Tourism students)

Enjoying our first trip!

Last Tuesday, the Tourism Vocational Training students were our tour managers and explained the most important places that we passed while we were on the bus.

The first stop was the Vostell Museum in Malpartida de Cáceres and thanks to the guide there, we were able to understand more about Wolf Vostell's contemporany art.

Next, we went to Santiago de Alcántara where the guides were waiting to lead us to the Buraco Cave.

Later, we had free time to eat lunch.

In the afternoon, we visited the culture of the Dolmen Interpretation Centre and an actual dolmen called 'Lagunita III'.

We had a great time and had a lot of fun.

Ana Álvarez and Jessica Barras.

Tourism Students.

Tourism students learn about Halloween festivity with Austen

World Tourism Day

The 27th of September is the World Tourism Day. The slogan is 'Tourism for all'.

It promotes accesible tourism: making the world more accesible for people with disabilities. Everyone can enjoy all the resources we have. Everyone needs to travel, meet other cultures, see the world and live a good experience. 

 

 

 

Pablo, Kaula, Carmen, Ainoa, Ana, Jessica, Jennifer and Vanesa (2º GIAT)

The Language Immersion Galisteo-Turgalium is coming soon

The Language Immersion IESO Galisteo - IES Turgalium is coming soon!

Are you ready?

Local handcraft center and Town hall.

On March 17th, the tourism students, their teachers and I all went on an excursion through Trujillo to see the local handcraft center and the Town Hall. It was a fun trip, as we were able to see lots of local artisans' works at the center as well as a ceiling full of old families' coats of arms at the Town Hall. Trujillo has a lot of well-preserved buildings and walking through town was very enjoyable. 

Kelsey Kemp, Language Assistant in IES TURGALIUM.

Trujillo, "Rural wonder of Spain 2015"

We are  Tourism Vocational Training students. Last Wednesday, we went to the main square of Trujillo. We were supporting and helping the people who organized the event to nominate Trujillo as one of the seven Rural Wonders of Spain 2015. You can vote here

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT TRUJILLO?

WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT TRUJILLO?

Good morning, my name is Almudena Acedo and I will be your tour guide.

Trujillo is in the province of Cáceres and it is located in the Trujillo's plain.

The origin of the city dates back to the celtic times, it was called “Turaca” as you probably know. In the prerromanic epoch its name was Turgalium and in the moorish invasion, they changed the name to Taryala.

The most representative monuments are the Conquest Palace, the Duke of San Carlos Palace, Escobar's Palace, Santiago's Church, the statue of Francisco, Pin's Tower, cistern or the water tank and the Castle.

The best monument in my opinion is the castle because it was built as a moorish fortress and one of the most representative element of it, is the horseshoe arch. Later, in the reconquest epoch it became a castle. Here we can find a santuary dedicated to the Patroness of the town. From the castle you have a beautiful view of the town.

The most important conquerors born in Trujillo were Francisco Pizarro and García de Paredes ( Sansón Extremeño) and others... the first of them was very famous because he went to the new world and conquered Peru.

The most significant festivals are “the Cheese Fair” in the month of May and “the Chivirí”that takes place on Easter Sunday.

The typical handicrafts of the region are artistic works using mud as pitchers or wooden buckets.

The typical dishes are “migas”, goat and sheep cheese, roast lamb, stuffed hen as well as pastries like tocinillos de cielo or piñates.

    Written by: Almudena Acedo Báez, 2º Tourism