ESO students have approached Irish culture and traditions and have recorded a podcast that explains who Saint Patrick was and why this feast is
nowadays celebrated by millions of people in many parts of the world,
especially by Irish communities and organizations.
If you want to
find out more about Ireland and its patron Saint, take the quiz below.
The
destination of postcard 53 is Brive-la-Gaillarde, a town located in the French
region of Nouvelle Aquitaine. This is why French students decided to look for
information about Brive-la-Gaillarde and write a postcard to their French
friend, Mathilde.
Their postcard will travel 838 km! It features O
Parque do Toural, the best well-known green area in Xinzo da Limia; click here
to read more about this park.
French students have shared interesting information
about Brive-la-Gaillarde in EXPLORING PLACES. Merci à tous!!
Postcard 53 featuresone of the landmarks in
Xinzo de Limia: o Parque do Toural. If you remember, postcards 14 and 24 featured the Pantalla, Xinzo's most popular fancy dress during Carnival celebrations.
O Parque do Toural is a beautiful park where families go to
spend their afternoons playing and chatting. It has a lovely fountain at its centre, perfect to beat the heat in scorching summer days.
The destination of postcard 53 is Brive-la-Gaillarde, a town located in the French region of Nouvelle L'Aquitaine, in the Southwest of the country, famous for being the subject of George Brassens, "Hécatombe au marche de Brive-la-Gaillarde"
Being a destination in France, French students decided to look for information about Brive-la-Gaillarde and have shared their findings with us. Below you can read their text in French, merci bien!
La
Brive-la-Gaillarde est situé entre le Massip Central et le Bassin aguitan
(causse carrézien) Il se situe au Nord d'Ussac et au sud.
Cette
zone a une population totale de 49.675 dans une zone de 48'59km², les habitent
s'appellent "brivistes". Le climat á Brive-la-Gaillarde est chaud et
temperé. Brive-la-Gaillarde c'est una ville avec une pluviométrie importante.
La température moyenne annuelle est de 12'7°C.
Il y a
beaucoup de lieux á voir dans cette zone, comme par exemple:
Grottes de Saint Antonio
Maison
dite Tour des Tchevins
Collegiale
de Saint Martin.
On peut visiter beaucoup de monuments et de lieux.
Les plus intéressants sont:
