Before you read our sample itinerary a small Spanish language and history lesson…

The true origins of the name España and its cognates “Spain” and “Spanish” are disputed. The ancient Roman name for Iberia, Hispania, may derive from poetic use of the term Hesperia to refer to Spain, reflecting Greek perception of Italy as a “western land” or “land of the setting sun” (Hesperia) and Spain, being still further west, as Hesperia ultima.

It may also be a derivation of the Punic Ispanihad, meaning “land of conies” or “edge”, a reference to Spain’s location at the end of the Mediterranean; Roman coins struck in the region from the reign of Hadrian show a female figure with a cony at her feet. There are also claims that España derives from the Basque word Ezpanna meaning “edge” or “border”, another reference to the fact that the Iberian peninsula constitutes the southwest of the European continent.

The humanist Antonio de Nebrija proposed that the word Hispania evolved from the Iberian word Hispalis, meaning “city of the western world”. According to new research by Jesús Luis Cunchillos published in 2000 with the name of Gramática fenicia elemental (Basic Phoenician grammar), the root of the term span is spy, meaning “to forge metals”. Therefore i-spn-ya would mean “the land where metals are forged”.

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Our tours can be inclusive of a sister school exchange, or complete touring without an exchange portion. Our Japanese staff are ideally positioned to advise you.

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At present, there are more than 100 certified professional Italian Language Schools in the Bel Paese. Our programmes can also incorporate activities such as visual arts, culinary experiences and many others, which will help you to complete your understanding of the Italian culture. According to UNESCO the most of the world’s cultural heritage sites are in Italy

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Due to its geographic location, tours to Germany can easily be combined with visits to other German-speaking destinations such as Austria, Switzerland and even Liechtenstein and South Tyrol. We also offer combined Linguistic Tours for LOTE students of German, French and/ or Italian.

Our extensive expertise and personal travel experience in Germany, Austria and Switzerland means that we can offer you more than just the standard educational tour. We have a wide range of knowledge of Germany as a destination, both the popular south and the less travelled north, offering you the best that this country in the heart of Europe has to offer. We have created a variety of suggested educational travel itineraries including neighbouring Switzerland and Austria as well as one-day visits to Luxembourg and Strasbourg. Based on these and your personal wishlist, we endeavour to create an individual itinerary that meets your specific needs.

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At Passport Travel we offer specialised Linguistic Tours ranging from sister school visits to language school experiences and intensive Homestay sojourns. Working for almost 20 years now with our French Travel Partner, we offer unparalleled continuity of service with excellence for our School Group clients. Our extensive expertise and experience in France means that we can offer you more than just the standard educational tour.  We have a wide range of knowledge of France as a destination, both Paris and the provinces offering you the best that this exceptional country has to offer. This experience leads you beyond the usual tourist areas into a path less travelled to the quintessential heart of the country and its capital.

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The Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development has stressed the increasing importance for Australian students to learn an Asian language in its publication “Languages Learning for the 21st Century:The Victorian Languages Strategy“.

Please choose your tour subject to see a sample itinerary for a trip to China. Keep in mind that this is only a sample and that we will create a tailor-made itinerary just for you.

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