Language and Culture Week in Fiennes on the Côte d'Opale

from 28 June to 5 July 2025

The 16 participants (14 from Germany and 2 from Great Britain) in the Language and Culture Week were welcomed in Fiennes with a warm “Bienvenue” by the organising team of the Lille section.

The program included: an intensive week of French, enjoying local culinary specialties, and exploring the cultural treasures of the region... all in a warm and friendly atmosphere.

At the end of the week, all participants unanimously declared: it was an excellently organized event that will remain a fond memory for everyone.

I hope that many friends of Eurojumelages will be inspired by the following article written by the participants and perhaps take part in next year's Language and Culture Week in France.

Sunday, 29.06.2025
After arriving on Saturday at Gîtes Le Tilleul in Fiennes (Hauts-de-France region) and enjoying dinner together, we planned a hike along the shore of the English Channel for Sunday.
Following breakfast, our French friends drove us to the coastal town of Ambleteuse on the English Channel. There, at around 9:30 a.m., we started our hike in sunny weather with a little fog in the direction of Cap Gris-Nez. The municipality of Ambleteuse is part of the Regional Nature Park Caps et Marais d'Opale and borders the Estuaires Picards et Mer d'Opale Marine Nature Park on the sea side. The approximately 12 km long hiking trail led north along the ‘Côte d'Opale’ with beautiful viewpoints of the coast and the steep cliffs (‘Falaises’).

times. The crowning glory was the panoramic view from Cap Gris-Nez over the Marais d'Opale nature park, the sea, the English coast and the marine nature park.
A wonderful day with our French friends.

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Dear friends of Eurojumelages,

The German poet Johann Wolfgang von Goethe gave us the Italian proverb:
„Vedi Napoli e poi muori ! „during his ‘Italian Journey’ in 1786.
According to this saying, you should have seen Naples at least once in your life. Our friend and board member Franco Mazzarella from the Milan section of Eurojumelages made this possible!
Together with „Viaggi e Miraggi“, he offered us a very interesting and varied programme and brought us closer to Naples and Campania, the region where he grew up.
Experiencing such a trip with friends is more than just a holiday in Italy, it strengthens the friendship and cohesion in the Eurojumelages.
Thankfully, our Jumeleurs Rita Caumettes and Gerhard Hartmeier from the Stuttgart section (Germany) have summarised their impressions of the trip in the attached report, so that those who stayed at home can also share in this wonderful cultural trip.

Naples and its amazing surroundings

 25 Jumeleurs (23 from Germany, 1 Spaniard and 1 Jumeleur from England) met in Naples In May 2025 to explore the city, its surroundings and beautiful Campania.
The planning and organisation was carried out by our friend Franco Mazzarella from Milan, who, with the support of ‘Viaggi e Miraggi’, showed us the city of Naples with all its different facets and offered us an interesting and varied stay.

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Naples is thousand colors

From May 10th to 18th the trip “Naples and its amazing surroundings” took place, organized by the Association of Milan of Eurojumelages, with the participation of 25 people from Germany, the United Kingdom and Spain.
It was the first activity organized by the Association of Milan after the presidency of Nicola de Biase and it is hoped that there will be others in the future.

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Dear friends of Eurojumelages,

A Spanish language course was organised in Tossa de Mar from 24 April to 4 May 2025.
Our Jumeleur and Board member Felipe Romera, together with his team from the Girona section, organised this language course in the best possible way, as well as including an exciting and very interesting cultural programme.
When someone goes on a trip, they have a story to tell’: enthusiastic travellers told me about their impressions of this language and cultural trip (including the power cut). Many of them will remember their experiences for a long time to come.
For those who stayed at home, I would definitely recommend reading the following
travel report.

Muchas gracias Felipe y a todo tu equipo!

SPANISH COURSE IN TOSSA DE MAR - 27.04. TO 04.05.2025

MONDAY 28. 04.

The participants were divided into groups according to their language proficiency level. They were all allocated to three classrooms where the teachers were already waiting for them. At the last minute, one person decided to participate in the beginners' course, even though she initially was not enrolled to undertake a course. Bravo!

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