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!

Tourism Students celebrate Halloween 2017 with Caolan

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)

I am a Tour Guide

“I am a Tour Guide”

Good morning, my name is Ainoa  and I will be

your tour  guide.

We are in Trujillo´s Castle. It is situated in the highest part

of the city to defend it.

It was built by the Moors in the Xth century over Roman ruines. The main gate is set in a horseshoe arch and on top of it we can see the Virgin of the Victory, patron saint of Trujillo. The legend says that Trujillo was occupied by the Moors  and the Christians wanted to reconquer it, then a light appeared that blinded the Arabs, so the Christians won the battle.

Juana la Beltraneja stayed here during the fight of the Castilla´s kingdom.

There are two important defensive elements: 2 watchtowers and the battlements. 

Inside the castle, we can see the courtyard where are a fig tree, Roman gravestones, the “albacara” where the cattle was kept. You can also visit the cistern and the subterranean exit.

From the castle you have a beautiful view of the town… Enjoy it !!!

                                     

Written by Ainoa Moreno, 2º Tourism Student and addapted by Verónica Moreno, Tourism Teacher.

Heraldry of Trujillo

This past Monday, the tourism students of IES Turgalium hosted a walking tour in the old

part of Trujillo. This tour focused on the heraldry of the old city, and the students displayed a

wealth of knowledge about various important families of Trujillo’s past. The tour began with the

Chaves family’s coat of arms and concluded with the Virgen of Victory in the main square. It

was great to see the students display what they’ve learned in class, and it became quite clear that

there is a lot to know in order to give a tour of a city like Trujillo. The way in which the students

described each coat of arms and answered various questions shows the hard work they’ve put

into their studies this year. Going on this walking tour was fascinating, especially as the

Language Assistant at Turgalium. I felt like I had taken a step back in time, and it was

particularly interesting since Trujillo is older than the entire United States. Thank you, Turgalim

tourism students, for a wonderful tour of Trujillo!


Austin Marzano
Assistant teacher.

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)

Welcome to the start of the brand new academic year 2016-2017

Welcome to the start of the brand new academic year 2016-2017

I hope everyone had a wonderful summer full of rest and relaxation mixed in with much fun and some work. It is hard to believe another academic year is here but here we are!

Encuentro entre alumnos del IES Turgalium y de Galisteo en prensa

Encuentro entre alumnos del IES Turgalium y de Galisteo

• Han realizado una inmersión lingüística en la ciudad trujillana

   

   

  

   

   

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.

Describing Monuments

The House of the Royal Weight of Chavez Cardenas

The house is located in the Main Square near the old town hall, next to the palace of the Conquest and the Royal Prison.

I would like to explain this monument because it was a very important building in the Middle Ages and it has a typical medieval architecture.

This building belonged to the Chávez-Cárdenas family and it was built in the XVI^th century. It is famous because it was the ancient house of weight and the most common cereals were wheat, barley, corn and so on.

The reason for its location is that the weekly market took place in the Main Square.

Nowadays, we can’t find the original constructions because in the XVII^th century it was modified.

The most representative architectural elements are: two twisted solomonic columns capped with two gothic pinnacles. It also has gothic Isabelline windows and a balcony with graceful corbels, that are typical in the Moorish epoch.

It is believed that Felipe II slept in this house instead of sleeping in the house of Chains.

Its interior cannot be visited, we can only admire the façade.

Written by Almudena Ácedo

 2^nd year student of Tourism Vocational Training

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