All about educational travel including school tours to Italy and trips to Europe

It helps to engage pupils and make them enjoy learning more about their chosen topic, so it is proven to boost grades, memory and exam performance, especially if it is needed as a case study within an exam or piece of coursework. If they can live and be there at an educational site then they can process and take in the information much more easily.

School tours to Italy are quite popular as the language is quite popular amongst schools in the UK after French, German and Spanish. Italian can be a fun language to learn and the culture is very vibrant and interesting. Visiting Italy can also be ideal for students studying food as they are famous for fine cuisine and it is perfect for art or design students too as the architecture of the buildings such as the Leaning Tower of Pisa are very unusual and inspiring.

The museums house many famous pieces of work from top artists around the world. Milan is famous for fashion so ideal for fashion students to learn more about the industry and see designer clothing lines in the shops or at exhibitions for themselves. Venice is brilliant for art and historical culture too, because it is all built on water so can be interesting to learn about. It is also ideal for music students because of the musical background and geography again because of the rivers as well as the tourism industry side of things. There are many festivals and exhibitions here too which are well worth going to check out.

School trips to Italy doesn’t take too long to get to by plane either, about 2 hours or so, so it is ideal for large groups travelling together. It doesn’t cost too much and is still within Europe so no Visa is required. Other top places to visit are Rome, Bologna, Naples and Geneva.

School trips to Europe are brilliant as the UK is in the European Union which means you only need a valid passport to travel there if you are a full British citizen. This makes it very easy, cheap and hassle free to organise and get to. Top destinations often include Spain, France, Italy and Germany. Other countries part of the European Union include Belgium, Portugal, Bulgaria, Romania, Austria, Estonia, Lithuania, Slovenia, Finland, Cyprus, Latvia, Czech Republic, Poland, Denmark, Netherlands, Hungary, Greece, Slovakia, Ireland, Malta, Sweden and Luxembourg, so there is a lot of choice to choose from. Each one has different advantages or special qualities about them, such as famous for the cuisine, architecture, geographic phenomenon, fashion, language, art, music or history.

More information about specific countries can be found online and various websites help to arrange school trips for you in order to take the pressure and hassle away from teachers. Research prices carefully before committing to one travel agency.