Verona welcomes the 80-year-old Spaniard who, after a massive heart attack and 4 heart operations, decided to resume his studies by enrolling in the university. Then Miguel Castillo decided not to stop there and went to Italian Verona in the framework of the student exchange program "Erasmus".

At the age of 75, Miguel Castillo suffered a massive heart attack and 4 operations, and this experience, as the Spaniard assures, prompted him to fulfill as soon as possible what he always postponed until later: to graduate and live in Italy, getting to know her culture.

So the father of three daughters and grandfather of six grandchildren entered the Faculty of History and Geography of the University of Valencia. Three years later, he applied for the Erasmus program to another European university. On February 19, "Grandfather Erasmus," as his classmates are affectionately called, will begin to listen to lectures at the University of Verona. Why Verona? "I chose Verona in memory of my romantic trip to Italy: 42 years ago I was in Verona with my wife to listen to the divine Maria Callas at the Arena".