During our stay in Italy, we saw some nice cities. After Carrara, the next place we visited was Lucca which is a really pretty, medieval city. Some of us were lucky enough to visit Pisa and it's leaning tower which was a great experience to see a world famous building and the great ones that surrounded it.

Another city we had the pleasure of visiting was Viareggio which we happened to hit in carnival season. This meant that we got to see the amazing carnival which is famous for mocking popular people, for example politicians.

Unfortunately, after a packed few days it was time to leave Massa. We found this trip was a well organised programme with a good variety of activities. One of our favourite parts was staying with the italian families, as it was something none of us had done before. We all made some great friends and found it really interesting to meet people from other countries and learn about their ways of life. Being immersed in the italian lifestyle was also a beneficial and enjoyable experience, especially living on masses of italian food. All in all, we all really enjoyed ourselves and felt we had gained something from this experience.